A Foreign Country is the Past by Fernando Sdrigotti
a great collection of short stories that aren’t pretending to not be a collection of short stories
Tag: indie press
In the Shadow of the Phosphorus Dawn by Rob True
some spectacular stuff from UK indie, Influx Press
A Dream Wants Waking By Lydia Kwa
i enjoyed this chaotic novel but never worked out if it was in control or not…
The Earth Is Falling by Carmen Pellegrino
some intriguing Italian fiction about haunting and being haunted
Julian by Fleur Pierets
a deeply moving portrait of grief slowly becomes a cold exercise in self-aggrandisement
Truth & Dare by So Mayer
stories of nb life & literature bring me down down down down down & i don’t think they’re meant to…
Waiting for Ted by Marieke Bigg
a novel about someone on a chaise longue
Getting By In Tligolian by Roppotucha Greenberg
excellent non-realist novella about public transport time travel
Adorable by Ida Marie Hede
reflections-on-a-serious-book-as-i-begin-my-journey-to-the-west
Mermaid Fillet by Mia Arderne
arguable masterpiece from a south african indie press
Pleasure Beach by Helen Palmer
if u love literature like i do you’ll love this
World Running Down by Al Hess
reading too much SF cuz im on a psychological downswing that wont end unless/until i change the material conditions of my life which i am trying to do
Play The Devil by Scott Laudati
i read a fun picaresque novel but remembered how much i hate my name
In The End, It Was All About Love by Musa Okwongo
it’s good flaneur-type stuff so it’s a yes yes yes from me but it did make me think
The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey
flipping your fins you don’t get too far
I, Nerd by Max Sydney Smith
another nice book review descends into dissociated left-wing raving
Mothers Don’t by Katixa Agirre
If you do not feel or even believe in love, then how and why would you bring others into the nightmare that is existence?
Surrender by Joanna Pocock
big post on privilege, re-wilding, ageing; a phenomenal read
Poo Become One
wacky promo video for still-in-production TRUTHER PRESS poo anthology
Passing Ceremony by Helen Weinzweig
flawless 1970s fiction exploring dementia; plus shirtless pic
This Is Where I Get Off by KIRBY
great poetry, i whinge about lockdown innit
Tender Omnibus
exceptional omnibus from NY publisher Tender Buttons
The Unauthorised Biography of Ezra Maas by Daniel James
the emotional cost of working in high end catering
That Lonesome Valley by Melissa Lee-Houghton
some thoughts on a novel you should probably read
Queen Mob’s Teahouse: Teh Book edited by Russell Bennetts
some inevitably biased hagiography
Tell Them Of Battles, Kings and Elephants by Mathias Enard
high grade historical fiction and the blogger hits some snags
Three Dreams in the Key of G by Marc Nash
three split narratives, one of which confused me…
Takeaway by Tommy Hazard
the London Ambulance service gets the Morbid Books treatment
Paymon’s Trio by Colette de Curzon
a short story chapbook that’s fine, no more, no less
Translation as Transhumance by Mireille Gansel
a literary memoir on translation
Safe Mode by Sam Riviere
familiarity breeds affection
Gross In Feather, Loud In Voice by Judson Hamilton
Emotive, bizarre, inventive, stories.
Triumph Of The Now 