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"The
quiet tone of Smelcer’s text softens the cruelty the Aleutians
suffer, and in the character of Kiska, he gives readers a
strong, resourceful heroine." —-Kirkus
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“Tony Hillerman fans will welcome Medhat’s excellent debut and
series launch… . [U]ses pathos and humor, tragedy and comedy, to
spin an entertaining and original mystery.”
—Publishers Weekly,
starred review
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[S]tories that deftly slip into the lives of
everyday New Yorkers . . . gorgeously nuanced. . . . Moss’
ability to probe the rich, complicated depths of those the city
views as ordinary—its doormen, library workers, waitresses, and
bench-sitters—and capture the profound currents of emotion found
in the everyday animates this collection and makes it uniquely
illuminating. Definitely worth reading.
—Kirkus
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Mara's dogged curiosity and integrity
give the novel an appealing energy. Blauner often reaches for a quirky expression of detail that
sometimes creates a charming image, but when her writing is at its clearest and simplest,
Mara's wonder at her journey and the people she meets springs
off the page and welcomes the reader into her world.
—Kirkus
Washington State Book Awards finalist
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“A taut, compelling portrait of a small town’s underbelly.
With sinister imagery and crisp, evocative prose, Dower
pulls back the cloak of 1950s ‘innocence’ to expose the ugly
secrets that lie in wait, teeth grown sharp in the dark.”
—Billie Livingston,
The Crooked Heart of Mercy
and
One Good Hustle
“Think
Mad Men
but even madder.”
—Toronto Star
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As this book shows, there are many similarities
between Christianity and Buddhism, such as the practices
of compassion, love, contemplation, and tolerance.”
—The Dalai Lama, Nobel Peace Prize laureate
“In a world where the media relentlessly inflames fear and
hatred, here is a quiet voice espousing the triumph of love and
peace.”
—Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize
laureat
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“A poignant story of colonization and assimilation,
something I know a little bit about.
A
masterpiece.”
—Chinua Achebe
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Ligon handles this latticework with
impressive fluidity and dramatic momentum, the disparate voices
lacing the novel with the melancholy of aborted and fractured
love
—New York Times Book Review
“Unsettling.... Ligon’s is a convincing presentation of
human nature. Nikki laments at one point, “We’d end up
getting married … and I would shrink a little every year and
lose pieces of myself until there’d be nothing left. But
wasn’t that what happened to everyone?” Fear is what’s
driven Nikki in the past, and now her past has caught up
with her with a vengeance.”
—Foreword Reviews
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“Smelcer’s poems are for the taking, and he doesn’t want
them back. They’re ours to keep with their satire,
outrageously dark humor, and healing doses of pain.”
—Dale E. Seeds, Midwest Book Review Bookwatch
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"Carlon covers an unbelievable amount of
ground in one novel…. Part jazz panegyric, part world history
tour, altogether readable." --Kirkus
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"The novel's unfiltered lens reveals war's
cost to the human psyche, the amorality of concentrated wealth,
the cancer of racial and ethnic hatred, and the nearly
unresolvable conflict between familial loyalty and moral
responsibility."--Kirkus
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“Smelcer clearly knows
his way around Alaskan mountains.”
—David
Roberts, author of
The Mountain of My Fear, etc.
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“Like Hill’s superb debut,
East of Denver
(2014), this one isn’t really a crime novel, but it surely
is a damn fine, if distinctly peculiar, country noir.
—Booklist
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"David Armstrong is a writer we've been waiting for, and
Going Anywhere is a milestone collection."
—Douglas
Unger
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"A survival story, but one with a strong
heart." —ForeWord
"A thought-provoking and moving
coming-of-age story."
—Publishers Weekly
"More psychological depth than Robinson Crusoe."—Frank McCourt
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News from Leapfrog Press
We are thrilled to announce that
Marie-Helene
Bertino will be our 2018 contest finalist judge. It is a
special honor to have her judging our 10th contest, which will
open on January 15. Please see our contest
page for complete information.
We are excited to announce
the
winners list for
our 2017 contest!
The first place winners are:
Trip Wires
stories by Sandra
Hunter
(June 2018)
Report from a Place of Burning
a novel by
George Looney
(September 2018)
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Forthcoming Titles
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We are sad to announce that Crossborder, our journal of
fiction, will no longer be published. Back issues are available
for $5 each including shipping. Contact us at
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