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First Looks, November 2012: <em>She Loves Me Not</em> and <em>Venus in the Afternoon</em>

First Looks, November 2012: She Loves Me Not and Venus in the Afternoon

Erika Dreifus on two new collections: Ron Hansen’s She Loves Me Not: New and Selected Stories and Tehila Lieberman’s Venus in the Afternoon.

Dealing in Radical Truths: An Interview with Steve Almond

Dealing in Radical Truths: An Interview with Steve Almond

The author of the 2011 collection, God Bless America, Almond discusses the author-editor relationship, the death of the American Dream, and Jane Austen. And that’s just for starters.

<em>Little Sinners</em>, by Karen Brown

Little Sinners, by Karen Brown

Brown’s sophomore collection reveals trespasses big and bold in an upscale Connecticut town.

We're All Rogue Warriors: An Interview with Steven Gillis

We’re All Rogue Warriors: An Interview with Steven Gillis

Dzanc Books and 826michigan founder Steven Gillis talks about the “rogue warrior” Renaissance in indie publishing and his new collection, The Law of Strings .

Let Me Write: An Interview with Joshua Cohen

Let Me Write: An Interview with Joshua Cohen

Fiercely protective of his writing time, Joshua Cohen (Four New Messages) makes no apologies for keeping his interview answers pithy: “The book is the oil painting above the grand piano of the future. Certain households have them. We/they know who they are.”

 <em>Rise</em>, by L. Annette Binder

Rise, by L. Annette Binder

Not for the faint of heart. Glitter, doom, and a bracing imaginative landscape await in Binder’s debut collection.

<em>Sorry Please Thank You</em>, by Charles Yu

Sorry Please Thank You, by Charles Yu

A zombie wanders a big-box store, terrifying employees. A company that outsources grief. Yu serves up the human condition with a SciFi twist.

[Reviewlet] <em>Signs and Wonders</em>, by Alix Ohlin

[Reviewlet] Signs and Wonders, by Alix Ohlin

In her thoughtful, entertaining new collection, Signs and Wonders, Alix Ohlin lures readers into what seem like lulls, and then, there it is: a car crash. A coma. A missing child. A man licking a woman’s leg.

Book-of-the-Week Winners: <em>Further Interpretations of Real-Life Events</em>

Book-of-the-Week Winners: Further Interpretations of Real-Life Events

Last week we featured Kevin Moffett’s collection Further Interpretations of Real-Life Events, and we’re pleased to announce the winners:

Duane Poncy (@duaneponcy)
Patrick K. Dawson (@patrickkdawson)
Danielle Oliver (@D__oliver)

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<em>Further Interpretations of Real-Life Events</em>, by Kevin Moffett

Further Interpretations of Real-Life Events, by Kevin Moffett

It’s all about choices in Kevin Moffett’s new collection—Further Interpretations of Real-Life Events—bizarre, unsettling, gut-wrenching choices.