“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

Bloomland, by John Englehardt. Ann Arbor, Michigan: Dzanc Books, September 2019. 200 pages. $26.95, hardcover. John Englehardt’s new novel, Bloomland, … More

Joaquin Macias Reviews WOMEN AND MEN, a new edition of Joseph McElroy’s classic novel

Women and Men, by Joseph McElroy. Ann Arbor, Michigan: Dzanc Books, May 2018. 1300 pages. $25.00, paper. In the new … More

“Hear the Chorus Underfoot”: Jesi Buell Reviews Alice Hatcher’s Novel THE WONDER THAT WAS OURS

The Wonder That Was Ours, by Alice Hatcher. Ann Arbor, Michigan: Dzanc Books, September 2018. 304 pages. $26.95, hardcover. … More

An Excerpt from the Novel THE COLOR INSIDE A MELON by John Domini

Risto—Aristofano Al’Kair—is a rarity in contemporary Italy, an immigrant success story out of Africa. Born in Mogadishu, he’s earned … More

WHITE DANCING ELEPHANTS, short stories by Chaya Bhuvaneswar, reviewed by Wendy J. Fox

White Dancing Elephants, by Chaya Bhuvaneswar. Westland, Michigan: Dzanc Books, October 2018. 208 pages. $16.95, paper. Chaya Bhuvaneswar’s debut White … More

THE LOST COUNTRY, a posthumous novel by William Gay, reviewed by Michael A. Ferro

The Lost Country, by William Gay. Westland, Michigan: Dzanc Books, July 2018. 368 pages. $26.95, hardcover. One cannot help but … More

THE PAVILION OF FORMER WIVES by Jonathan Baumbach

The Pavilion of Former Wives, by Jonathan Baumbach. Westland, Michigan: Dzanc Books, December 2016. 184 pages. $16.95, paper. It’s easy … More

ARK by Julian Tepper

Ark, by Julian Tepper. Westland, Michigan: Dzanc Books, September 2016. 224 pages. $26.95, hardcover. Julian Tepper’s second novel, Ark, chronicles … More