Review: The Irreal Reader anthology
The Irreal Reader Fiction and Essays from the Café Irreal Edited by G.S. Evans and Alice Whittenburg Numerous authors including Diploma de Honor Konex winner Ana María Shua (Argentina), Michal Ajvaz … Continue reading
Rivka Galchen, American Innovations: Review
American Innovations by Rivka Galchen Fourth Estate, May 2014 Reviewed by Tania Hershman “I had not always – had not even long – been a daylight ghost, a layabout, a mal pensant, a … Continue reading
Review of Rustblind and Silverbright, edited by David Rix
Rustblind and Silverbright edited by David Rix Eibonvale Press, 2013 Reviewed by Pauline Masurel “Life is a long wait for a train that never comes.” There are twenty-four stories in this … Continue reading
Review of Ethel Rohan’s Goodnight Nobody by Diane Becker
Goodnight Nobody by Ethel Rohan Queen’s Ferry Press, 2013 Reviewed by Diane Becker “As soon as she’s organized, she walks onto the glass bridge and through the warm blue sky, … Continue reading
From the Archives: Review of Collected Stories by Janice Galloway
Collected Stories by Janice Galloway Vintage, 2009 Reviewed by Tania Hershman “She may not speak much but she knows EVERY WORD YOU SAY. Her mother said that. Kind of thing … Continue reading
Review of Death-In-A-Box by Alta Ifland
Death-In-A-Box by Alta Ifland Subito Press, 2011 Reviewed by Annie Clarkson “When the furniture began to sweat, I knew that the world I’d known until then was gone.” Death-in-a-Box is … Continue reading
Review of The Mammoth Book of Body Horror: Twenty-Five Stories of Transformation, Mutation and Contagion (Review Part 2)
The Mammoth Book of Body Horror: Twenty-Five Stories of Transformation, Mutation and Contagion edited by Paul Kane and Marie O’Regan Constable & Robinson 2012 Reviewed by A J Kirby: Review … Continue reading