Best of the Small Press 2012: Dave Newman

Pittsburgh writer Dave Newman shared two Best of 2012 lists:

Awesome Small Press Books

1. The Collected Works Vol. 1 by Scott McClanahan (Lazy Fascists Press, 2012)

2. Fast Machine by Elizabeth Ellen (Hobart, 2012)

3. Imagining Paradise: New and Selected Poems by Barry Gifford (Seven Stories Press, 2012)

4. Jimmy and Rita by Kim Addonizio (Stephen F. Austin University Press, re-issued 2012)

5. Code for Failure: A Gas Station Novel by Ryan W. Bradley (Black Coffee Press, 2012)

Awesome Small Press Books from Pittsburgh Writers

1. The Trolleyman by Bob Pajich (Low Ghost, 2012)

2. Watch the Doors as They Close by Karen Lillis (Spuyten Duyvil, 2012)

3. Dog Unleashed by Jimmy Cvetic (Awesome Books/Lascaux Editions, 2012)

--Picks by Dave Newman, author of Raymond Carver Will Not Raise Our Children (Writers Tribe Books, 2012) and Please Don't Shoot Anyone Tonight (World Parade Books, 2012). http://www.davenewmanwritesbooks.com

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Best of the Small Press 2012: Laura E. Davis

1. Sink Your Teeth into the Light by Joshua Michael Stewart (Finishing Line Press, 2012)

2. Good Grief by Stevie Edwards (Write Bloody Publishing, 2012)

3. System of Hideouts by Heather McNaugher (Main Street Rag, 2012)

4. Ophelia Unraveling by Carol Berg (dancing girl press, 2012)

5. Women Who Pawn Their Jewelry by Sheila Squillante (Finishing Line Press, 2012)

--picks by Laura E. Davis, author of Braiding the Storm (Finishing Line Press 2012) and founding editor of Weave Magazine.

Best of the Small Press: CAConrad

1. MUSIC FOR PORN by Rob Halpern (Nightboat Books, 2012)

2. SNOWFLAKE / DIFFERENT STREETS by Eileen Myles (Wave Books, 2012)

3. EVERYTHING published in 2012 by TROLL THREAD Press 

    (Free PDF’s of all books) see:  http://trollthread.tumblr.com

4. BRINK by Shanna Compton (Bloof Books, 2012)

5. AS LONG AS TREES LAST by Hoa Nguyen (Wave Books, 2012)

6. THE EMILY DICKINSON READER by Paul Legault (McSweeney’s, 2012)

7. THE BOOK OF MONELLE by Marcel Schwob, translated by Kit Schluter (Wakefield Press, 2012)

8. THUNDERBIRD by Dorothea Lasky (Wave Books, 2012)

9. AUSTERITY MEASURES by Stacy Szymaszek (Fewer & Further Press, 2012)

-- Picks by CAConrad, author of A BEAUTIFUL MARSUPIAL AFTERNOON (Wave Books, 2012)

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Best of the Small Press 2012: Kari Larsen

1. Darling Beastlettes by Gina Abelkop (Apostrophe Books, 2012)

2. Domestication Handbook by Kristen Stone (Rogue Factorial, 2012)

3. Heroines by Kate Zambreno (Semiotext(e), 2012)

4. My Life is a Movie by Carina Finn (Birds of Lace, 2012)

5. Kept Women by Kate Durbin (Insert Blanc Press, 2012)

--Picks by Kari Larsen, web editor of Anobium and author of Say you're a fiction (Dancing Girl Press, 2012), the Black Telephone (Unthinkable Creatures, 2012), and Come as Your Madness (Birds of Lace, forthcoming 2013).

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Best of the Small Press 2012: Lavinia Ludlow

1. The Grievers by Marc Schuster (The Permanent Press, 2012)
Read Lavinia's review: http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/lludlow/2012/06/a-review-of-the-grievers-by-marc-schuster/

2. Wally by Don Peteroy (Burrow Press, 2012)
Read Lavinia's review: http://smallpressreviews.wordpress.com/2012/11/02/wally-review-by-lavinia-ludlow/

3. Variations of a Brother War by J.A. Tyler (Smalldoggies Press, 2012)
Read Lavinia's review: http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/lludlow/2012/08/review-of-variations-of-a-brother-war-by-j-a-tyler/

--Picks by Lavinia Ludlow, author of the novel, alt.punk (Casperian Books, 2012)
Visit Lavinia at: http://ludlowlavinia.wordpress.com/

Best of the Small Press 2012: Charles Rammelkamp

1. Autumn's Only Blood, Willie James King (Tebot Bach, 2012)
   Review: http://chamberfour.com/2012/04/30/review-autumns-only-blood/

2. Watch the Doors as They Close, Karen Lillis (Spuyten Duyvil, 2012)

3. Cannoli Gangster, Joey Nicoletti (WordTech Communications, 2012)
    Review: http://chamberfour.com/2012/10/04/review-cannoli-gangster/

4. The Freak Chronicles, Jennifer Spiegel (Dzanc Books, 2012)

5. The Tall Tale of Tommy Twice, Nathan Leslie (Atticus Books, 2012)
    Review: http://chamberfour.com/2012/10/30/review-the-tall-tale-of-tommy-twice/

~~Picks by Charles Rammelkamp, author of Fusen Bakudan (Time Being Books, 2012)

Best of the Small Press 2012: Nate McDonough

It's that time again, when I ask small press authors and editors to contribute lists of their favorite small press books of the year. Without further ado:

1. Extravagant Traveler by Jeremy Baum (Self Published, 2012)

2. White Clay by Thomas Herpich (Adhouse Books, 2012)

3. Wizzywig by Ed Piskor (Top Shelf, 2012)

4. Afterschool Special by Dave Kiersh (Self Published, 2012)

5. Wild Child by M Young (Smoke Persian Press, 2012)

~~Small Press Picks by Nate McDonough, editor of GRIXLY comics anthology and author of graphic novel DON’T COME BACK (self published, 2012)

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