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“This book is written so seamlessly, it is as though it was written in one breath. The characters are so intimately known and flawlessly captured - as though the greater part of them live on outside the frame. Only an author who has truly digested the meaning of each character's trajectory could write this way. …
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"Just finished The Last Summer of Hair. It was so beautiful and evocative. Every paragraph was a pleasure to read. Paul Ransom manages to draw the reader through the book the same way a mystery does, and yet the end was so simple, so everyday. Ransom has captured something very real and authentic about middle …
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Decennia by Jan Chronister has been reviewed by Murphy McCoy for Portage Magazine. "Artfully crafted, Decennia is wonderfully and honestly written. Complex and rich, the collection finds a way to both comfort and haunt its reader." Find the full review by clicking here.
Today is the official release day of The Last Summer of Hair, the “late-coming-of-age” novel by Paul Ransom. This day was chosen, equinox, because of its tie-in with the book’s plot and its astronomic and metaphoric significance. The balance of light and dark, the beauty of eternal flux and great cycles; and of the liberty …
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Decennia, the poetry collection by Jan Chronister, is reviewed by Eric Chandler on his Shmotown website. "The poetry of her life is clear-eyed and unafraid. Yet, somehow, this examination of the decades leaves you stunned and happy at her (and our own) resilience." Find the full review by clicking here.
Ed Ruzicka, author of My Life in Cars, talks and reads his own poetry at Verse Virtual Book Party #3 ... find the online celebration here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PFRgxUQqUU Purchase paperback and eBook copies of My Life in Cars (out now from Truth Serum Press) by clicking here.
One of the silliest vexations of 2020 was the unavailability of various eBook versions of newly-released Bequem Publishing books. This was no fault of ours ... so we are especially pleased to announce that for many of our 2020 releases, a full range of eBooks are now available. They include Kindle, B & N Nookbook, …
Submissions for Pure Slush's Growing Up Lifespan Vol. 2 are now open. They will close on 31st March 2021. For more info, click here. Birth Lifespan Vol. 1 will be available for purchase in paperback and eBook in late January 2021.
Ed Ruzicka (poet) and Charles deGravelles (photographer) were interviewed about Ed's poetry collection (and Charles's photos) My Life in Cars on radio by the The Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge. Find the podcast of the interview by clicking here.
Since December 6th 2010, Pure Slush has been joined by Truth Serum Press and Everytime Press under the Bequem Publishing umbrella. Starting with flash fiction, then expanding into non-fiction and poetry, we have since published 100s and 100s of writers from around the world, and recently published our 100th print book, 100 Lives. Find all …
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