US Republic of Consciousness Prize reading: A globe-trotting political thriller with heart, a British war photographer and an enslaved Cambodian woman struggle for their lives (and their values) amidst a web of international turmoil. Restless Books USRofC #bookx #usrof

Innovative, powerful, important. Mutafchieva, a Bulgarian writer and historian, reanimates a flashpoint between East and West that lingers to this day. An astonishing achievement. So thankful to Angela Rodel for making such literature available to me! Sandorf Passage #usrofc #bookx

This is the literary event of the century: Horcynus Orca is going to be published in English translation by Deep Vellum! deepvellum.org/news/horcynus-…

Chicago. Gangs. Bookies. Math savants. Mental deterioration. Abandonment, innocence, guilt, shame, consequence, forgiveness. The hardships imposed by biological parents, set against the backdrop of the original sin of our spiritual parents. IPG Insight USRofC #usrofc

US Republic of Consciousness Prize reading: This is epiphanic, evocative prose poetry describing a young woman’s katabasis. McPherson & Company USRofC #bookx #usrofc

US Republic of Consciousness Prize reading: A charming little tale that is sure to invite a new demographic to the pleasures of reading Proust! Gallic Books USRofC #usrofc #bookx

US Republic of Consciousness Prize reading: a fictionalization of the extraordinary and inspiring life of Belladonna Marie Donato. Forest Avenue Press USRofC #usrofc #bookx

US Republic of Consciousness Prize reading: Among many other things, Tudor-Sideri manages to capture the sublime schism that occurs the moment just before the blue ink begins flowing from the artist’s pen. Sublunary Editions USRofC #bookx #usrofc

US Republic of Consciousness Prize reading: How much credit is due to Allan Melvill for young Herman’s development as a writer? Fresán, in his signature playful intelligence, makes a compelling and imaginative case! Open Letter Books USRofC #bookx #usrofc

A delicious Bernhardian rant from what could be a young, espresso-addled William Kohler “trying” to bring his life’s work into being. Coffee House Press USRofC #usrofc

US Republic of Consciousness Prize reading: Don’t be fooled by the feel-good airbrushing of the cover—this is part of the dark, biting irony of these sharp, clever, lacerating “love” stories. Sarabande Books USRofC #bookx #usrofc

This is a book that cleverly, tenderly, and imaginatively teases meaning upon meaning out the concept of crossings and mirrorings from Alice’s looking glass and Escher’s drawing hands. Be receptive and engage in the search. Bellevue Literary Press USRofC #bookx #usrofc

US Republic of Consciousness Prize reading: a cycle of linked stories set in Mexico that covers the full spectrum of a group of humans trying to make sense of life—told in trenchant prose reminiscent of Lorrie Moore. Schaffner Press USRofC #bookx #usrofc

US Republic of Consciousness Prize reading: A psychological novel about a musical prodigy who faces impossible demands that test deep physical and mental scarring. Owl Canyon Press USRofC #bookx #usrofc

US Republic of Consciousness Prize reading: This Icelandic novel concerns multiple generations of secrecy and tragedy and perseverance, brilliantly told from a strange, liminal, roving eye. Biblioasis USRofC #bookx #usrofc

US Republic of Consciousness Prize reading: “Nobody in the métro knows what I’m on my way to do, and this gives me a wild feeling of freedom. I love Paris for its constant collision of secrets.” Fern Books USRofC #bookx #usrofc

US Republic of Consciousness Prize reading: “But this is not true noir. This is a childhood in its shadow, in its shape, inflected, dramatized. A childhood made of illusion.” Baobab Press USRofC #bookx #usrofc

US Republic of Consciousness Prize reading: A drug-addled death odyssey, an homage to Pedro Páramo, William S. Burroughs visits Comala. Oh, and it’s written by the grandson of Gabriel García Márquez. Charco Press USRofC #bookx #usrofc

m.youtube.com/watch?v=sp6aP1… For the third episode of the LxL Author Talks series, I got to have a conversation with Ed Park about his award-winning novel Same Bed Different Dreams, which will be available in paperback this month.  Random House Group #book #bookx

US Republic of Consciousness Prize reading: “Felicelli’s stories sing the world electric and mourn its destruction from the edge of the precipice.” —Elizabeth Gonzales James WTAW Press USRofC #usrofc