Benefiting from vividly sketched characters and striking locales, Paco Strumento's THE LEGEND OF SILAS MCNINES AND OTHER TALES is an absorbing, intriguing read.

The five striking short stories in Matt Snee’s collection LOVE IN THE TIME OF AMERICA share a diversity of vibrant settings, time periods, and character...

A thematically rich exploration of temptation and identity, Sean M. Price's SIGNS OF THE FALL blends adolescent vulnerability with spiritual horror to strong effect.

LAST MOMENTS: The Dark Shadows of Protest in Iran is a memorable, if sometimes harrowing, collection of stories. Hirbod Human’s careful prose is a lasting...

Christopher Eustache's THE ART OF DYING is a fine collection of short stories that take the question of existence to its furthest extreme.

Readers seeking standard narratives may find the fractured realities and linguistic acrobatics of Yarrow Paisley's I, NO OTHER too disorienting. However, those who relish fiction...

In LIFE AND DEATH IN SUBURBIA, author Robb Skidmore captures in clean and precise prose a place and time—exploring several interesting character studies.

A book firmly embedded in its physical space—Ireland's craggy West coast—Mary Heeran White's WILD ATLANTIC WAY ANTHOLOGY is an insider’s exploration of a place that’s...

In THE HISTORICAL LAMENTATION CLUB AND OTHER STORIES, author M.T. Rizzo explores big—and often very clever—ideas. Unfortunately, a lack of interesting characters and abstract plotting...

Michael Glenn's SELECTED STORIES profoundly transform apparently mundane experiences into revelations about human nature.

IR Verdict: Jeffrey M. Feingold writes with tremendous charm and has a gentle, affectionate attitude towards his characters and their situations in THE BLACK HOLE...

An astute observer of the human condition who shows an increasing maturity in FEAR, WEAR AND TEAR, author Shawe Ruckus triumphs in highlighting the ordinary...