About The Frangipani Hotel Hardcover: 256 pages Publisher: Spiegel & Grau (April 1, 2014) A self-assured and stunning collection by an astonishingly gifted new writer, these stories—based on traditional Vietnamese tales—are sure to appeal to fans of Karen Russell, Jennifer Egan, Colson Whitehead, George Saunders, and Téa Obrecht. The Frangipani Hotel blends the old world and the […]
Kodi Scheer, author of Incendiary Girls: Stories, on tour April 2014
About Incendiary Girls: Stories Paperback: 192 pages Publisher: Little A/New Harvest (April 8, 2014) Kodi Scheer’s debut story collection INCENDIARY GIRLS explores our baser instincts with vivid imagination and dark humor. With sharp and tender language, Scheer interrogates our expectations of reality, melding the surreal – visions of humans transforming into animals – with the emotions of everyday. In […]
Anne Leigh Parrish, author of Our Love Could Light the World, on tour January 2014
About Our Love Could Light the World Paperback: 202 pages Publisher: She Writes Press (May 23, 2013) You know the Dugans. They’re that scrappy family down the street. Their five children run free, they never clean up after their dog, and the husband hasn’t earned a cent in years. You wouldn’t want them for neighbors, but from […]
Kristiana Kahakauwila, author of This is Paradise, on tour July 2013
About This is Paradise: Stories Paperback: 240 pages Publisher: Hogarth (July 9, 2013) A visceral, poignant, and elegantly gritty work of debut fiction set in Hawaii, in the vein of Junot Diaz’s Drown and Danielle Evans’s Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self This is the real Hawai`i: life is not the paradisical adventure that honeymooners or movie-goers see. Danger […]
Anne Leigh Parrish, author of Our Love Could Light the World, on tour in June 2013
About Our Love Could Light the World Publisher: She Writes Press Paperback: 202 pages You know the Dugans. They’re that scrappy bunch down the street. Their yard is overgrown, they don’t pick up after their dog. The father hasn’t earned a cent in years. The wife holds them together on her income alone. Their five […]
Jeff R. Spalsbury, author of Merry Christmas Stories, on tour November/December 2011
About Merry Christmas Stories Paperback: 214 pages Publisher: Black Rose Writing (September 23, 2010) Merry Christmas Stories is a collection of 25 Christmas tales that emphasize the value of Christmas love and laughter. These short stories will make you laugh, smile and just feel good about this magical time of year. These delightful stories, written in a variety […]
People Tell Me Things: Stories by David Finkle on tour November, 2011
About People Tell Me Things: Stories by David Finkle Paperback: 256 pages Publisher: Nthposition Press (October 4, 2011) Authors, publishers, reporters, musicians, actors, and artists make up the fabric of the “scene” that is New York City. David Finkle has been a part of this world for years as a critic and writer for newspapers and magazines—a […]
Michael Alenyikov, author of Ivan and Misha, on tour September 2011
About Ivan and Misha Paperback: 212 pages Publisher: Triquarterly/Northwestern University Press (October 30, 2010) In Ivan and Misha, Michael Alenyikov portrays the complexities of love, sexuality, and the bonds of family with boldness and lyric sensitivity. As the Soviet Union collapses, two young brothers are whisked away from Kiev by their father to start life […]
Deborah Willis, author of Vanishing and Other Stories, on tour August/September 2010
About Vanishing and Other Stories • Paperback: 320 pages • Publisher: Harper Perennial (August 17, 2010) A finalist for the Governor General’s Awards, Vanishing and Other Stories is the stunning debut short story collection from Deborah Willis. Evocative and passionately written, Vanishing brilliantly explores emotional and physical absences; the ways in which people leave and […]