by Dan Cafaro | Sep 28, 2013 | Of Literary Interest, Publisher's Thoughts
When I first started Atticus Books, nearly four years ago, my intention was to discover debut novelists. As I became familiar with the small press terrain, I began noticing this unforgiving crack between commercial and literary fiction, a layered netherworld of...
by Atticus Books | Mar 18, 2013 | Of Literary Interest
While we fiction houses love a good book, the writing in literary magazines holds the possibility of discovering snippets of newfound talent and mainstay art. Literary magazines are like a good party host. They connect people–readers to new authors and authors...
by Atticus Books | Dec 18, 2012 | Interviews
It’s easy enough to get a take on a new book from reviews like this one, but nobody knows quite what’s gone into that work of art you’re holding like the author and the cover designer. Luckily for us, when it comes to The Tall Tale of Tommy Twice,...
by Nathan Leslie | Oct 29, 2012 | Book Excerpts
It was still dark when Chelsea rattled my arm, waking me up. “Get up,” she said. She said it was time for me to earn my worth. I wasn’t sure what this meant, but I was about to find out. I didn’t know then what time it was (four in the morning), but this would soon be...
by Nathan Leslie | Jun 4, 2012 | Creative Non-Fiction
During my morning jogs around the neighborhood I used to see a blue Jeep Rav 4 equipped with a pair of tan lifelike testicles dangling from the rear axle. Every time I’d run past the house I’d wonder what the owner of the Jeep was perchance thinking. I’d wonder what...
