Fiction. In the words of some of its reviewers, "AMERICAN VAUDEVILLE vaudevilles the novel" —Lance Olsen. "Told in swift prose fragments," it "explores the life and talent of Zembla Vist, an eccentric and audacious narrator who takes us on a kaleido...
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Poetry. "Rich in rhythm and detail and honest self-reflection, William Boggs' PENNSYLVANIA BLUES takes us on an insightful journey through one hundred choruses and through a complex world of experience. This spiritual meditation on life is grounded ...
Poetry. Writing Reference. THE WORKING POET II is an exercise book and a poetry anthology. It includes writing prompts and instructions from number of poets and an anthology of poems by MAMMOTH books authors.
Fiction. The stories in AGAINST THE HIDDEN RIVER, Michael W. Cox's debut short fiction collection, are "populated by the likes of male prostitutes, burnt-out teachers, Indian-American college students and bi-racial male virgins [who] teem with hidde...
Fiction. What if an eavesdropper were listening to every detail of your daily life through a crafty bugging device? What if, after snooping around, he lay in wait for you? For just the right moment to visit your home? In FARM FOR MUTES, Dimitri Anas...
Poetry. "Victoria Anderson is a poet who searches for signs and portents, warnings and prophecies, harbingers and clues. The wry, deftly crafted poems in VORTICITY travel through time and across cultural borders to create a cabinet of prophetic wond...
Poetry. "Harriet Levin [is] a shining poet in her generation.... The dynamics of her language and her vigorous voice distinguish all her poems. Levin's fearless willingness to tackle any subject combines with her subtle intelligence to produce a rar...
Fiction. HUSH is a novel in which Good vs. Evil = Good + Evil. It traces one character's (Reanne's) struggles for personal redemption as well as her effort to overcome both the limits of language—of which all religion is made—to find a space in whic...
Poetry. "These brilliant poems virtually flash with the life force. They affirm that joy is what we are meant to experience, despite the `low sideboard of grief.' They are rich journeys into the extraordinary, the particular, even the everyday. Jerr...
Poetry. "Erin Murphy's poems delight and teach by poking fun: at poets giving readings, Burger King signs, poetry contests, and men who say I'll take care of those wasps for ya, honey. If you're tired of poems that try to be a little too smart for t...
Literary Nonfiction. Memoir. A collection of essays, interviews, and other prose by esteemed poet William Heyen. "William Heyen is that rare American phenomenon: an undervalued major American poet"--Vince Clemente. "William Heyen is a remarkable poe...
Fiction. Dave Kress draws us into the tale of Ray "Gnat" Smith from a variety of perspectives: sometimes we read Gnat's first-person accounts, sometimes we find his discarded rants; occasionally, Gnat is simply a face in someone else's crowd, or his...
Poetry. A refreshingly accessible collection of narrative poetry describing the love, violence, and fragility of men's lives. Beginning with young adventures on Long Island, the characters take their passions for animals, moons, water and women to l...
Fiction. Jack Ruineux, projectionist at a run-down movie theater in Philadelphia, struggles to reconcile Hollywood imagery with his dreary quotidian existence. Alienated from his family, haunted by dark memories of his youth, Ruineux casts himself i...