Review by Nicholas Alexander Hayes

“About twenty years ago, I stole a translation of Jean Cocteau’s The White Book because the owner was homophobic. I suppose I believe (or at least hope) books find the right readers.”

Review by Al Dickenson

“The lyricism of Driscoll’s writing is a trait that brings the reader into the stories: when reading, you feel as though you are standing on the porch or sitting in the fishing boat, hanging on every word the characters say, as you feel not for them, but with them.”

Review by Valerie Fox

The flash fictions in Dan Crawley’s latest collection, Blur, seamlessly go back and forth between his characters’ pasts and presents, between calm and storm.

Review by Peter Kline

“Benjamin Niespodziany’s ambitious and engaging new collection of prose poems, Cardboard Clouds, ushers readers into a world of madcap theater and casual danger where the curtain might rise on all manner of weather and monsters and fantastical impossibilities. “

Review by Valerie Fox

Lynn Levin, accomplished and prolific poet and translator of poetry, has brought her refined aesthetic to House Parties, her debut short fiction collection. As in her poems, she develops characters through distinctive voices and reveals insights by vivid imagery.

Review by John Brantingham

“The idea behind the book is that it is not enough simply to not forget the Holocaust. We must learn from it.”

By Wally Swist

The Hyakunin Isshu can be translated as “one hundred poets (or people), one poem.” It is one of the several venerable anthologies of Japanese poetry. The Hyakunin was compiled by Fujiwara no Teika (1162-1241), and the first full-color edition was published in 1775.

Review by Al Dickenson

“On the Hoof also provides a glimpse into the past, where travelers would ride their horses across great distances for adventure, prosperity, and to test their endurance.”

Review by Alex Carrigan

It’s fairly safe to say that Christopher Columbus ruined the world. The voyage to the New World resulted in colonization, slave trading, and various crimes against humanity that were glossed over when presenting Columbus as this great navigator and adventurer.

Review by Keith J. Powell

Baby is a Thing Best Whispered, the debut collection of flash fiction from Keely O’Shaughnessy, is twenty-two concise tales of frayed familial bonds and bruised but resilient outsiders who really aren’t interested in your pity.

Review by Keith J. Powell

In her new collection, author Dallas Woodburn pairs intimate stories with clever structures to explore grief, ghosts, and how to make do with the pieces still available to us.

Review by Alex Carrigan

The fascination Americans have with serial killers is at multiple times fascinating, haunting, and strangely comical.