Monthly Archives: March 2011
Interview with Henning Koch at The Nervous Breakdown
Henning Koch’s Love Doesn’t Work, just released from Dzanc Books, is a collection of seven “dualist” tales that examine the struggles of the human condition with sharp satire but also surprising vulnerability. jmww editor Jen Michalski talks to Koch, an … Continue reading
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INTERVIEW: Ron Tanner
Ron Tanner’s new novel, Kiss Me Stranger, is a short, but powerful exploration of the absurdity of war and of the consumer lifestyle. Its bellicose undertone is dressed in a light-hearted and hilarious arpeggio, allowing Tanner to address serious issues … Continue reading
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storySouth Million Writers Award Nominations
Congratulations to Katrina Gray, Anne Valente, and Franz Knupfer! We have nominated their stories for the 2011 storySouth Million Writers Award! Story 1: “Backstory” – Katrina Gray http://jmww.150m.com/Gray.html Story 2: “Baggage” – Anne Valente http://jmww.150m.com/Valente.html Story 3: “I See You … Continue reading
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INTERVIEW: Jessica Anya Blau
jmww web designer Phuong Huynh flexes her contributor muscles to talk with author Jessica Anya Blau about her latest novel, Drinking Closer to Home, the fine line between truth and lies, family dysfunction, and more! Phuong Huynh: One of the … Continue reading
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REVIEW: And Then I Disappeared Again by Erik Stinson (reviewed by Patrick Trotti)
And Then I Disappeared Again by Erik Stinson, Menthol University Press (2011). http://mentholuniversitypress.blogspot.com/, 96 pages, paperback, $12.00 Menthol University Press released poet Erik Stinson’s latest poetry collection, And Then I Disappeared Again, on March 1. Written in 2010, Stinson’s fourth … Continue reading
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INTERVIEW: Paula Bomer
Paula Bomer (http://www.paulabomer.com) is the author of Baby and Other Stories (Word Riot Press, 2010), which received a starred review in Publisher’s Weekly and O Magazine put as number one in their “Titles to Pick Up Now” calling it a … Continue reading
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