It’s sometimes disturbing to think about the ways in which traditions evolve. Nothing, after all, starts out as a tradition. … More
Tag: Clash Books
“Elle Nash’s GAG REFLEX: An (All Too) Human Response to a Nietzschean Sickness,” a review by Charlene Elsby
The first time I saw Elle Nash actually in motion (as opposed to in the static images on social media), … More
What Are You, a new novel by Lindsay Lerman, reviewed by Dave Fitzgerald
In some ways, this feels like the book I’ve been waiting for my whole life. I have been calling myself … More
Alex Carrigan on THE SMALLEST OF BONES, a new poetry collection by Holly Lyn Walrath
The human body is one of the most complex natural structures in the world. Nearly every part of the body … More
PSYCHROS, a CLASH Books novel by Charlene Elsby, reviewed by Alex Carrigan
When a person commits suicide, is it merely the final event of the victim’s life, or is it actually the … More
“Angel Gone Rogue”: Silverfish, a Clash Books novella by Rone Shavers, reviewed by Moazzam Sheikh
I once translated a highly symbolic story by one of the finest modern Urdu writers Intizar Husain, “A Senseless Upheaval,” … More
Tom Griffen Responds to Francesco Levato’s ARSENAL/SIN DOCUMENTOS, a Clash Books poetry title
Francesco Levato’s Arsenal/Sin Documentos is poetic investigative reportage, if there is such a thing. It’s a genre-less amass of official … More
Whispers in the Ear of a Dreaming Ape, a horror short story collection by Joshua Chaplinsky, reviewed by Avery Cook
Joshua Chaplinsky has concocted a collection of disturbing stories told through voices we haven’t heard from before: serial killers and … More
Kat Solomon on Lindsay Lerman’s Debut Novel I’m From Nowhere
Lindsay Lerman’s debut novel I’m From Nowhere is a slim book that packs a powerful philosophical punch. Claire, somewhere in … More
Hillary Leftwich on Monique Quintana’s Debut Novel CENOTE CITY
Monique Quintana’s debut novel Cenote City drowns us in a surreal world of magic, folklore, and modern-day characters with their … More
Marcus Pactor on Brandi Homan’s New Novel Burn Fortune
Holden Caulfield still irritates me, though I have not read The Catcher in the Rye since before the century’s turn. … More