New novel by folk icon Suzzy Roche debuts
The Town Crazy (Gibson House Press, September 2020), by folk rock icon Suzzy Roche, is set in the fictional town of Hanzloo, Pennsylvania, in 1961. A single father moves…
The Town Crazy (Gibson House Press, September 2020), by folk rock icon Suzzy Roche, is set in the fictional town of Hanzloo, Pennsylvania, in 1961. A single father moves…
In The Cold Last Swim (Gibson House Press, May 2020) by Junior Burke, a televised confrontation between James Dean and Ronald Reagan kicks off a novel of alternate history,…
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By Nancy Burke, in honor of Earth Day. Excerpted from Amazon Watch talk, November 2018: The Pertinence of Real World Storytelling in Today’s Brazilian Amazon When I started writing my…
In We Have Everything Before Us (Gibson House Press, April 2020) by Esther Yin-ling Spodek, a summer party and a thunderstorm bring relationships into focus, as three women must…
Gibson House Press, a Chicago-area publisher of literary fiction, has announced its 2020 list of titles. The novels are: “We Have Everything Before Us” by debut author Esther Yin-ling…
“Author and songwriter Burke’s . . . portrayal of academic arts administration is both good-natured and razor-sharp. Enthusiastically recommended for fans of Julie Schumacher (Dear Committee Members; The Shakespeare Requirement), Jane Smiley (Moo), and Tom Perrotta (Tracy Flick Can’t Win).”
“Singer-songwriter Roche probes the secrets of a small American town in this immersive character-driven tale. . . . Roche’s deep understanding of [the characters] will keep readers engaged all the way to the end.”
“Finally, the great indie-rock novel. . . . A heart-bruising story—like Dostoevsky in a DIY punk space.”
“The writing is exquisite. . . . Wonderful characters, beautiful plotting, and a dramatic finale add up to a splendid novel.”