Is Life Like This? A Guide to Writing Your First Novel in Six Months, by John Dufresne -- If you've ever thought you had a book in you but had no idea how to start it, Dufresne's guide will help you understand the process of bringing your story into the world ... more...
Platos de Sal, a chapbook by Matthew Hittinger -- A finely-crafted story in verse that deftly explores the subtle ways in which we reveal ourselves to, or hide ourselves from, those we love ... more...
The Doors of the Body, poems by Mary Alexandra Agner -- Whether inventing new myths or reinventing old ones, Agner's poems delight in exploring the emotional landscapes of historic women ... more...
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Featured Book Reviews: August-September 2009
Dumbocracy: Adventures with the Loony Left, the Rabid Right, and Other American Idiots, by Marty Beckerman -- A Molotov coctail of in-your-face satire on the American political system from the author of Generation S.L.U.T. ... more...
Long Corridor, poems by Lisa Sewell -- Incorporating lines from famous works of fiction, Sewell illuminates how integral literature and life are to each other ... more...
Change: Poems, by Shann Palmer -- These poems tautly explore the topic of change from a variety of angles, focused on a short period of time in the life of their female subject ... more...
jubilat, Issue #14, 2007 -- A journal that presents the range of styles of contemporary poetry, along with interviews and
Brownsville: Stories, by Oscar Casares -- A collection of short stories about the inhabitants of this Texas border town. Unique perspectives and characters you won't easily forget ... more...
Ceci n'est pas Keith Ceci n'est pas Rosmarie, by Keith & Rosmarie Waldrop -- An extraordinary pairing of autobiographies from the prolific founders of Burning Deck Press ... more...
Featured Book Reviews: April-May 2009
The Boomer Burden: Dealing with Your Parents' Lifetime Accumulation of Stuff, by Julie Hall -- Hall deals thoroughly and tactfully with the emotionally-charged subject of getting rid of a parent's "things" when they pass away ... more...
Measure: An Annual Review of Formal Poetry, Vol. II, 2007 -- Now published twice a year by The University of Evansville Press, this journal focuses on metrical poetry by contemporary writers ... more...
Rain Taxi: review of books, Vol. 13, No. 4, Winter 2008/2009 -- We're reviewing the reviewers this month, highlighting one of the few remaining print publications dedicated to reviewing titles from a wide variety of presses ... more...
Featured Book Reviews: February-March 2009
Bringing Vincent Home, by Madeleine Mysko -- When Vincent is rushed
from Vietnam to a military burn ward in Texas, his family struggles
to come together despite mixed and far-ranging views on the difficult
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stains: early poems, by Lori A. May. Bohemian Steel Press, July 2009. 88pp. $15.95.
