Debut Authors and Alternative Presses -- Reviews

As a writer, I favor the 'little guys': first-time book authors and small, indie presses. In 2009, I reviewed a handful of such books, and will continue to do so. My penchant is for books that delve in some form with mental illness and/or substance abuse, explicitly or in a more subtle fashion, but I'll read any book if you rave about it. So please drop me your recommendations. These links take you to the original reviews.


Twenty Stories by Kristin Fouquet

The Ghosts of Belfast by Stuart Neville (Soho Press)

Life Goes to the Movies by Peter Selgin (Dzanc Books)

The Rose Variations by Marisha Chamberlain (Soho Press)

Repeat After Me by Rachel Dewoskin (Overlook Press)

Apologize, Apologize! by Elizabeth Kelly (Twelve)

Mudbound by Hilary Jordan (Algonquin Press)

Sill Alice by Lisa Genova (Simon and Shuster)

All About Lulu by Jonathan Evison (Soft Skull Press)

Hurry Down Sunshine by Michael Greenberg (Other Press)


Other Small Press Reviews:

The Glass Room by Simon Mawer (Other Press)