New in September: The Other Walk, In Caddis Wood, Coming to That, and Vanishing-Line
The Other Walk by Sven Birkerts
“More than revealing the insights he obtains through
contemplation, Birkerts sheds light on
the process of allowing connections to fuel ruminations that lead to a greater
understanding of self. Readers will delight in the humor and insights
conveyed in these enchanting and well-crafted essays.”
—Publishers Weekly, starred review
In Caddis Wood by Mary Rockcastle
“The natural environment exerts a powerful presence in
Rockcastle’s second novel. . . . Gracefully moving between past and present,
Rockcastle portrays the tangled emotions of a troubled marriage, of a family
struggling to rise above tragedy. A
strong and insightful novel this reader was reluctant to see end.”
Coming to That by Dorothea Tanning
“[Coming to That]
is playful and unrestrained, each poem containing a spontaneous logic of its own.
. . . Tanning’s poems take the reader on unexpected journeys that stray far
from their beginnings, moving with the momentum of sheer joy and restless
artistic energy. Pulsing underneath are larger questions, sometimes almost
bittersweet, sometimes daunting.”
Vanishing-Line by Jeffrey Yang
“The quickness with which this poet can shift among eras of human
history, civilizations, and languages is graceful, exhilarating, dizzying.”
—from
the citation for the PEN/Joyce Osterweil Award for Poetry
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