Burning Down George Orwell’s House Author: Andrew Ervin Soho Press, 2015 (publishes May 5th) ISBN: 978-1-61695-494-9 $25.95 (Hardcover) Reviewed by Melanie J. Cordova After countless hours of travel, an exhausted and ill-prepared Ray Welter arrives on Jura,...
American 419 and Other Stories Author: Adetokunbo Abiola Laughing Fire Press, 2013 ISBN: 9780967492230 $16.95 Adetokunbo Abiola’s short story collection American 419 charts a constellation of characters living in Africa from all walks of life as they struggle...
Happiness Ltd. Author: Michael McGhee Laughing Fire Press, 2014 ISBN: 0967492246 $17.95 In the dystopian future world of Happiness Ltd., consumerism is king. People walk the streets of New York City with spending quotas to meet, and opportunities to purchase...
The Secret History of Las Vegas Author: Chris Abani ISBN: 978-0143124955 Penguin Books, 2014 $16.00 Chris Abani’s The Secret History of Las Vegas is part thriller/murder mystery, part indictment against the brutality and injustice of apartheid in South Africa,...
Mayakovsy’s Revolver Author: Matthew Dickman W.W. Norton, 2012 ISBN: 978-0-393-34879-8 $15.95 Matthew Dickman’s Mayakovsky’s Revolver is the follow-up to his award-winning debut and is very much a continuation of his previous work. Many...
A Moody Fellow Finds Love and Then Dies Author: Douglas Watson Outpost19, 2014 ISBN: 9781937402624 $16.00 Douglas Watson’s A Moody Fellow Finds Love and Then Dies follows the protagonist Moody Fellow so closely on his heels that when we finally seem to catch up...
