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T C Boyle
Positive Shelf Awareness ... surprising and imaginative stories ... Boyle\'s voice, a mainstay of short fiction for nearly five decades, is distinctive and a bit ornery, giving each tale a particular texture and making even mundane interactions feel meaningful ... a collection that is thought-provoking and quietly funny, even as it serves as an unsettling reminder that no one is ever truly safe.
Barrett Swanson
Rave Shelf Awareness In this eloquent and insightful collection of 14 essays, nothing is simple, and everything has a dark side ... Swanson is adept at drawing incisive and sometimes disturbing connections between the searing, often harrowing, experiences that determine an individual\'s fate within the greater cultural forces and narratives at play ... With clever, elegiac prose that is as thoughtful as it is amusing, Swanson...proves that his is an essential voice in the critique of a simultaneously surreal and vulgar modern age.
Susan Cheever
Positive The Kansas City Star Throughout the book, Cheever addresses serious subjects with casual and at times humorous prose, making this book surprisingly fun to read. You won’t find this booze-filled version of American history in any textbooks, but as with any good barroom conversation, you’ll learn just as much.
Ron Rash
Rave The Kansas City Star ”This haunting backdrop of addiction and despair fuels the drama in Rash’s beautifully tragic story.”