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Big books from (for the most part) small presses that you’ll want to read in 2014.
Praying Drunk by Kyle Minor (Sarabande)
Building on the critical success of In the Devil’s Territory, Kyle Minor’s latest is a dark collection of intelligent stories that will break your heart over and over again. A mix of Southern gothic, crime, and horror — all with a literary bent — Minor knows that our morality is not not black and white, but shades of gray, and that our actions are often questionable.
Recommended for: those who want to live vicariously through horrific moments but come out the other side alive and intact.
Via kyleminor.com
The Last Days of California by Mary Miller (Liveright)
Mary Miller's debut novel, The Last Days of California, focuses on the thoughts and emotions of 15-year-old Jess as we follow her and her Rapture-preparing family on a road trip from Alabama to California. This is not your mother's or father’s teenage angst. In the face of a world imploding and tension about pregnancy, hope looms large with humor and introspection showing the way.
Recommended for: fans of stories about adolescence that are not watered-down YA narratives, as well as those interested in family and independence.
The Southern Reach Trilogy by Jeff VanderMeer (FSG Originals)
The first book in the Southern Reach trilogy by Jeff VanderMeer is Annihilation, and the other two books, Authority and Acceptance, will also roll out this year (in May and September, respectively). What VanderMeer does best, as in his earlier novel, Finch, is blend the best of crime, fantasy, and science fiction to create smart, original worlds and storylines.
Recommended for: people who grew up on classic speculative fiction such as Ray Bradbury and Robert Heinlein who are looking for something new besides China Mieville and Neil Gaiman.
Beside Myself by Ashley Farmer (Tiny Hardcore Press)
As the name implies, Tiny Hardcore Press publishes tiny, hardcore voices. Car accidents, cornfields, makeup counter disasters, and river water that gives good advice (but damages your reputation) fill Ashley Farmer's fantastic and fantastical debut collection.
Recommended for: folks who enjoy a bit of humor and magic mixed in with their grit and grime.
Via pankmagazine.com
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