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TS PRESS NEWS
Publishers Weekly: Jennifer S. Cheng’s “Moon” in “Best Books of 2018”!
We're grateful to Publishers Weekly for naming Jennifer S. Cheng's Moon: Letters, Maps, Poems (Tarpaulin Sky Press) among the "Best Books of 2018."
TS author Steven Dunn interviewed by Hillary Leftwich at Heavy Feather
Steven Dunn discusses his new novel, drawing on ten years in the Navy, water & power, published this October by Tarpaulin Sky Press.
Seattle Review of Books on Rebecca Brown’s “Not Heaven, Somewhere Else”
At The Seattle Review of Books, none other than Paul Constant does his darndest to describe the genius of Rebecca Brown and her "dangerous and exciting" new book from TS Press, Not Heaven, Somewhere Else.
Rebecca Brown, “Not Heaven, Somewhere Else” (TS 2018) featured in The Stranger
Big thanks to Rich Smith for his wide-ranging Stranger feature on Rebecca Brown and her new book with Tarpaulin Sky Press: Not Heaven, Somewhere Else: "These updated and revised fables satisfied a desire for moral discussion that I didn’t even know I had…. Highly recommended and highly rewarding."
SPD Bestseller! Jennifer S. Cheng’s Moon: Letters, Maps, Poems (TS 2018)
We're tickled to note that Jennifer S. Cheng's hybrid masterpiece, Moon: Letters, Maps, Poems (TS 2018) is now officially a bestseller at Small Press Distribution.
TS Press Editor Elena Georgiou named Finalist for the New American Voices Award from the Institute for Immigration Research
Hernán Díaz, Renee Macalino, and TS Editor Elena Georgiou are finalists for the Institute for Immigration Research New American Voices Award, created to recognize work that illuminates the complexity of human experience as told by immigrants.
Publishers Weekly starred review for Jennifer S. Cheng’s Moon: Letters, Maps, Poems (TS 2018)
“Exhilarating.... An alt-epic for the 21st century... Visionary.... Rich and glorious." -- Publishers Weekly on Jennifer S. Cheng's Moon: Letters, Maps, Poems
Publishers Weekly reviews Piper J. Daniels’ Ladies Lazarus (TS 2018)
"In this beautifully written collection of 11 lyric essays, debut author Piper J. Daniels challenges popular narratives about suicidal ideation, sexual assault, mental illness, and female bodies.... (and) emerges as an empowering and noteworthy voice."
Granta Magazine features excerpts from Steven Dunn’s “water & power”
Granta issue 142 -- "Animalia" -- features an excerpt from water & power Steven Dunn's forthcoming second novel with Tarpaulin Sky Press: "A surreal and compelling indictment of the US military machine."
Los Angeles Review of Books on Amy King’s “The Missing Museum”
At Los Angeles Review of Books, fab poet Emma Bolden examines Amy King's "riotous, rapturous, and radical fifth full-length collection," The Missing Museum (TS Press 2016).
Kenyon Review on Elizabeth Hall’s “I Have Devoted My Life to the Clitoris”
Thanks to Caroline Crew -- who just fucking gets us -- you can hop over to Kenyon Review for a brilliant examination of Elizabeth Hall’s I Have Devoted My Life to the Clitoris (TS 2016).
Lambda Literary Award Finalist! Elizabeth Hall’s “I Have Devoted My Life to the Clitoris”
We're thrilled to announce that Elizabeth Hall's I Have Devoted My Life to the Clitoris (TS Press 2016) has been chosen as a finalist for a Lambda Literary Award in the category of Bisexual Nonfiction.
Kenyon Review on Amy King’s “The Missing Museum”
At Kenyon Review, editor Janet McAdams dives into Amy King's The Missing Museum (TS Press 2016): "A visceral stunner ... and an instruction manual.... King’s archival work testifies to the power—however obscured by the daily noise of our historical moment—of art, of the possibility for artists to legislate the world."
Blake Butler at VICE reviews Steven Dunn’s “Potted Meat” (TS 2016)
"Zero indulgence, all formative. Bone Thugs, underage drinking, alienation, death, love, Bob Ross, dreams of blood: This thin thing is flooded with power."
Lambda Literary Reviews The Missing Museum by Amy King (TS 2016)
The books we publish are often "difficult." Some reviewers have the chops to deal with it. Others, not so much. We get lucky with Heather Seggel at Lambda Literary, who is willing to to tackle Amy King's latest, The Missing Museum, a book that is precisely as difficult as, you know, the rest of life.
The Longlist | 2020 Tarpaulin Sky Book Awards
Offering some flicker of happiness among the Weltschmerz, we announce the Longlist for the Tarpaulin Sky Book Awards.
Steven Dunn’s “water & power” named “Best of Denver”
Huge thanks to Westword for naming Steven Dunn's water & power (Tarpaulin Sky Press) to their "Best of Denver 2019."