N.J. Campbell’s Found Audio is the new Pandora’s Box of weird contemporary fiction. It forces the reader to grapple the … More
Tag: Nick Sweeney
Review: Nick Sweeney on The History of the Future by Edward McPherson
I made the mistake of reading The History of the Future before I went to bed. It was a mistake … More
The Gloaming, a novel by Melanie Finn, reviewed by Nick Sweeney
Good writers conjure characters from the dust and ink. Great writers can resurrect them. Melanie Finn can certainly drag a … More
Big Lonesome, short stories by Joseph Scapellato, reviewed by Nick Sweeney
Joseph Scapellato’s collection is a lot of things: risky, honest, and romantic. Big Lonesome will turn your idea of the … More
Review: Nick Sweeney on Mourner’s Bench by Sanderia Faye
This is not a “Civil Rights Movement” novel. This is a novel in which the Civil Rights Movement occurs around … More
Review: Nick Sweeney on Of This New World by Allegra Hyde
All writers want to create new worlds. Good writers want to explore new worlds. Great writers want to expose new … More
United States of Japan, a novel by Peter Tieryas, reviewed by Nick Sweeney
We owe Philip K. Dick a lot. With every sentence he wrote, Dick helped many writers and readers break through … More
The Secret Games of Words, stories by Karen Stefano, reviewed by Nick Sweeney
Writers should excel to be more than simple transcribers of thought and action; they should be the stethoscope of every … More
Nick Sweeney on With Animal, a collaborative short story collection by Carol Guess & Kelly Magee
Fiction shows the humanity of our own nature. It’s a reflection of what is and what could be. With Animal, … More
The Glacier, a cinematic novel by Jeff Wood, reviewed by Nick Sweeney
The blend between novels and other mediums is not new. Prose poems, poetic novels, fictional histories … there is constant … More
The Story of My Teeth, a novel by Valeria Luiselli, reviewed by Nick Sweeney
Translations are often beautiful and alluring for myriad reasons. They offer a glimpse of a different language and structure, they are … More
Review: Nick Sweeney on Upright Beasts by Lincoln Michel
Short story collections, especially those containing a multitude of stories, are difficult to gauge. How much constitutes a good or … More
Coyote, a novella by Colin Winnette, reviewed by Nick Sweeney
Subtly vicious and slowly heartbreaking, Coyote by Colin Winnette is a splinter that strikes a major nerve making your whole … More
Noir: A Love Story, a novel by edward j rathke, reviewed by Nick Sweeney
There is something to be said about authors who manage to publish their first writings. There are always tales of … More