How extraordinary this book is–dreamy and gritty, restless and free. Like dress, the Mexico in these stories is a series and voices, rendered for us…
Four Way Books I’ve been a serious and devoted fan of Karen Brennan’s work for decades, and her new book is perhaps my favorite. It…
“Monsters takes the form of an extraordinary wunderkammer filled with narraticules…about what can’t stay, what was probably never there to begin with, and the beauty of…
“Karen Brennan’s haunting, provocative stories remind me of the very best of Alice Munro, Doris Lessing, Angela Carter and Kafka…Karen Brennan’s fourteen stories are all…
“Being with Rachel is for readers who want to be reminded why books matter….this is a tough and inspiring and heartbreaking book.”–Antonya Nelson “Being With Rachel is a…
“Whether tragic or comic, haunting or plaintive, realistic or fantastic, these are extraordinary tales told with rare mastery.”–Ron Hansen “These stories have the spin and…