Alyssa Quinn’s debut novel, Habilis, takes place in a mysterious anthropology museum that converts into a disco club at night. When Lucy, … More
Tag: Dzanc Books
STORIES FROM THE ATTIC, previously unpublished work by William Gay, reviewed by Dawn Major
After William Gay’s passing in 2012 a mountain of unpublished work was discovered and Team Gay—a group of artists, authors, … More
“Dangerously Close”: Alyssa Quinn on Nina Shope’s Novel Asylum
Some books refuse to leave you unscathed; they draw you in, grip you tight, and when you get out—if you … More
“The Mystery of Growing Up”: Robert Crooke Reviews WHEN ME AND GOD WERE LITTLE by Mads Nygaard
In this complex and personal novel, dedicated to his father, Mads Nygaard spins a web of mysteries around family secrets, … More
Death and So Forth, scintillating short fictions told and retold by Gordon Lish, reviewed by Nathan Blake
A woman leaves town on business, phones her husband when the plane touches down. “How’s the cat?” she asks. “The … More
And Then the Gray Heaven, a novel by RE Katz, reviewed by Lillian Barfield
And Then the Gray Heaven by RE Katz centers around Jules, a queer young adult who has emerged from foster … More
Maria Judnick Reviews CALL IT HORSES, a Dzanc Books epistolary road novel by Jessie van Eerden
“I write you about the dead. I write you to stay alive and, after all this time, I write you, … More
“Graphical Variations”: My Red Heaven by Lance Olsen, an historical experimental novel from Dzanc Books, reviewed by Daniel Green
In a career that now includes 14 novels and four collections of short fiction (as well as seven works of … More
Noreen Hernandez on Tina May Hall’s debut novel The Snow Collectors from Dzanc Books
Tina May Hall has created a work of storytelling art in The Snow Collectors by weaving the genres of gothic … More
“mother, child : art doesn’t help,” an excerpt from Lance Olsen’s novel My Red Heaven
Set on a single day in 1927, My Red Heaven imagines a host of characters—some historic, some invented—crossing paths on the streets … More
Eric Aldrich on John Englehardt’s New Novel BLOOMLAND
John Englehardt’s new novel, Bloomland, challenges readers to live and relive a mass shooting at a fictional southern university from … More
Joaquin Macias Reviews WOMEN AND MEN, a new edition of Joseph McElroy’s classic novel
In the new edition of Joseph McElroy’s classic novel Women and Men, we follow James Mayn and Grace Kimball, two … More