BLED WHITE AND OTHER STORIES by Brian P. McQuilkin is a dark and gritty collection that engages with our darkest, most self-destructive impulses. Check out what Nicholas Dolern has to say in her book review of this indie short fiction collection.
COMMENDABLE DELUSIONS by Aaron T. French is at once entirely absurd and unsettlingly real. Check out what Joshua Ryan Bligh of IBR has to say in his review of this indie short story collection.
I Am Not Brad Pitt and Other Stories by Ross Dreiblatt is a humorous collection of three short stories focused on America’s obsession with celebrity and fame. Check out what Alexandra Barbush has to say about this Stone Tiger Books story collection.
SOMETHING WENT COLD by Glenn Reschke is a fearless story collection aimed at big topics and big names. Check out what Toni Woodruff of IBR has to say about this short fiction collection.
A GATHERING OF BROKEN MIRRORS: Memories of Survivors in New York by Anthony E. Shaw is a charming story collection about belonging, family, and fate in New York City. Check out what Robyn-Lee Samuels of IBR has to say about this Atmosphere Press book.
YOU’RE PRETTY GAY by Drew Pisarra is a transgressive short story collection that takes the reader on a journey away from heteronormative landscape. Check out what Liam Anthony of IBR has to say about this Chaffinch Press book.
ETERNAL NIGHT AT THE NATURE MUSEUM by Tyler Barton is a writhing portraiture of outcasts across the ever-still landscape of small dusty towns in America. Check out what Alexandra Barbush has to say in her review of this Sarabande Books story collection.
THE STORY YOU TELL YOURSELF by Lisa Attanasio is a collection of intuitive literary fiction that examines human connection and disconnection. Check out what Joseph Haeger of IBR has to say about this indie author book.
BECAUSE THE SKY IS A THOUSAND SOFT HURTS by Elizabeth Kirschner is a short story collection where vulnerability collides with trauma on an artful linguistic landscape. Check out what Joe Walters has to say about this Atmosphere Press title.
NEVER HAVE I EVER by Isabel Yap is a debut short story collection of modern magic, young love, and Filipino folklore. Check out what Allison Manley has to say about this Small Beer Press book in her first review for IBR.