Fiction Collective 2 Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Out of Nowhere Into Nothing
Caryl PagelCaryl Pagel’s “Out of Nowhere Into Nothing” has been long listed at The Believer Book Awards! Buy the book online or in stores and enjoy this gif of the cover by Sarah Minor. https://t.co/IeDkL9IJIU
Paperback, 2020
$18.95Member price:$18.00 + Free shipping5% off
Messiahs
Marc Anthony RichardsonThe first of Fiction Collective Two's releases today is "Messiahs" by Marc Anthony Richardson. The fiercely ecstatic tale of betrayal and self-sacrifice is available to purchase through the University of Alabama Press. https://t.co/N8myBGi3hR
Paperback, 2021
$18.95Member price:$18.00 + Free shipping5% off
By the Time You Read This: Stories
Yannick MurphyThe second of Fiction Collective Two's releases today is "By The Time You Read This" by Yannick Murphy. These luminescent stories are available to purchase through the University of Alabama Press. https://t.co/fbTNrGcw6X
Paperback, 2021
$18.95Member price:$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Good Word: A Decade of Jewish Thought and Chutzpah
David BornsteinRead a Publisher’s Weekly review of Yannick Murphy’s upcoming book with FC2, “The Good Word” : https://t.co/fz99SvNedj https://t.co/cGQMbLTOCp
Paperback, 2013
$9.95Member price:$4.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Female Trouble: Stories
Antonya Nelson"These stories are gems. Neville’s prose feels sourced from poetry, with its deft metaphors and fleet movement between the real and surreal, leaving the reader in a kind of dream landscape..." -Antonya Nelson on The Town of Whispering Dolls. Order here: https://t.co/zuSIwoFvmj https://t.co/ROiC28JY6m
Paperback, 2003
$17.95Member price:$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Brief Alphabet of Torture: Stories
VI Khi NaoListen to the first episode of FC2's new podcast, Fiction Transmission, on Spotify. Brian Evenson talks with Vi Khi Nao about "A Brief History of Torture: Stories". Look for more ways to listen at https://t.co/3Wsd9xq7yN and stay tuned for our next nine episodes on Fridays! https://t.co/YTM6QtXxPh
Paperback, 2017
$18.95Member price:$18.00 + Free shipping5% off
All Our Families: Disability Lineage and the Future of Kinship
Jennifer Natalya FinkMeet offsite reader Jennifer Natalya Fink, the author of 5 acclaimed novels, including Doctorow Prize winner Bhopal Dance. Her next book, All Our Families: Finding Our Disability Lineages, will be out in 2021. Get your copy of Bhopal Dance @UnivofALPress: https://t.co/LbxPDEisvh https://t.co/uIkr8q8gDL
Paperback, 2023
$18.95Member price:$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Shame
Grant MaierhoferCheck out the book trailer for FC2 author Grant Maierhofer's new release, Shame! https://t.co/wYZ0rVvbgD https://t.co/uKeqLjUS9I
Paperback, 2022
$18.95Member price:$18.00 + Free shipping5% off
The Town of Whispering Dolls: Stories
Susan NevilleCongratulations to Susan Neville for being shortlisted for the Indiana Author Award for Fiction for her FC2 novel The Town of Whispering Dolls!
Paperback, 2020
$18.95Member price:$18.95 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Refrigerated Music for a Gleaming Woman: Stories
Aimee ParkisonMeet @AimeeParkison, the author of Girl Zoo, a story collection co-authored with @CarolAnnGuess. Parkison’s Refrigerated Music for a Gleaming Woman, won the FC2 Catherine Doctorow Innovative Fiction Prize. See her at our onsite & offsite events! Get your copies at @UnivofALPress! https://t.co/uwjHQXrjic
Paperback, 2017
$18.95Member price:$18.00 + Free shipping5% off