March Madness: Story Collection Bundle

Press 53 is the publisher of all three of my short story collections: In an Uncharted Country, What the Zhang Boys Know, and House…

Happy Birthday to the Zhang Boys!

I am proud of all of my books, but I am especially fond of my second book, What the Zhang Boys Know, which was…

You’re Invited!

Please join me on Wednesday, July 22, at Noon Eastern Time for a one-hour Zoom session with three other writers, Julie Zuckerman, Jodi Paloni,…

Taking my turn as Guest Editor

During the last semester of my MFA program at Queens University of Charlotte, I wrote short stories because I’d finished my thesis manuscript, a…

Happy Birthday to IN AN UNCHARTED COUNTRY!

Ten years ago this month, Press 53 published my first book, In an Uncharted Country, a collection of linked short stories. By the time…

Guest Post: Richard Krawiec

Approaching Grace: Accessibility and Reflection in Poetry Richard Krawiec, author of She Hands Me the Razor There’s often a disjunct between what a writer believes…

Books for Soldiers — Press 53

Here’s a great idea. Go to Press 53. Browse through their catalog of books and buy one or two or three. Like my book, for…

>Prime Number Magazine Print Annual–Coming Soon!

> We are getting close! The first Print Annual edition of Prime Number Magazine is nearly ready to go to print, and we are…

>Books for Soldiers (Press 53)

> Once again, Press 53 (publisher of my collection of linked stories, In an Uncharted Country, and my forthcoming novel in stories, What the…

>Guest Blogger: How I Read a Poetry Manuscript Submission, by Tom Lombardo

> How I Read a Poetry Manuscript Submission by Tom Lombardo Poetry Series Editor Press 53 www.press53.com Slowly for the first 3 poems. At…