Publishers Weekly on Susan McCarty’s Anatomies:
“McCarty’s characters often show poor judgment and make bad decisions, but her affection and sympathy for them is never in doubt….McCarty’s deft blend of drama and humor always rings true; there’s not an out-of-place moment in this resonant collection.”
You can read the full review here, and pick up a copy of the collection here.
Dear DC-area readers, in light of the past two days of good news from SCOTUS, let’s change that old adage to, “Good things come in threes.”
On that note, we hope you’ll join us at The Black Squirrel in Adams Morgan on Monday, June 29 at 7pm to celebrate Susan McCarty’s debut collection, Anatomies! Susan will read alongside Matthew Kirkpatrick and Caren Beilin, and there will be much to celebrate indeed.
Can’t wait to see you there!
It’s been in Kirkus Reviews.
It’s been in Esquire.
Now it can be on your bookshelf.
You can order your copy of Susan McCarty’s debut collection here.
(Available in print, PDF, EPUB, and MOBI!)
June 15, 2015. Welcome to the world, Anatomies!
So proud to announce that Liam Day’s collection, Afforded Permanence has been named a Must-Read book for 2015!
You can follow all the announcements at the Massachusetts Center for the Book’s Facebook page, and order a copy of Afforded Permanence today!
Dear readers, Susan McCarty’s debut collection, Anatomies, is only two weeks away!
Garnering praise from Kirkus Reviews and Esquire, you shouldn’t need another reason to order a copy—but just in case you do, watch the book trailer below, then head over to the presale page! Incentives and presale prices valid through Sunday, June 14!
Susan McCarty’s debut collection received a glowing write-up in Esquire!
“Judging from the wry observations in McCarty’s first short story collection, the author seems like the type of person who would laugh at a funeral–which is a compliment. As McCarty reveals, what’s funny is funny, what’s sad is sad, and personal moments that pang are often both.”
Read the full review here, and don’t forget to order your copy of Anatomies here!
“I knew that I wanted to connect that to the changing face of Boston. I chose the view of Charlestown from the top of Winter Hill in Somerville to make that connection, because from that vantage you can actually see the layers of history: from Bunker Hill Monument to Schraft’s factory to the Tobin Bridge to newer plants. Inspiration can also sometimes stem from all of the above, image, sound, phrase, and idea all working together.”
Liam Day talks about Afforded Permanence, Boston, the MBTA, and more over at the Mass Poetry site! Check out the full interview here!
And it’s going to take your breath away.
Don’t forget: the presale is on through June 14, so you can still order a copy for just $13 (and that includes shipping)!
Readers, we’re less than a week from AWP!
If you’re going to the conference, we hope you’ll swing by table 1920 during the book fair and say hello. We’ll be offering apt subscriptions at a discount and back issues for a song, and we’ll be raffling off an ARC of Susan McCarty’s debut collection, Anatomies, to anyone who buys any AP wares during the conference!
Plus, we’ll be tabling with our friends at Little Fiction | Big Truths, and throwing an offsite reading on Thursday night at Lee’s Liquor Lounge, featuring Angela Palm, Amanda Leduc, and our own Carissa Halston for Little Fiction, and have Gillian Devereux, Dolan Morgan, and Susan McCarty representing Aforementioned! It’s going to be such a great night, so we hope to see you there!
The first review for Susan McCarty’s Anatomies is here! According to Kirkus Reviews:
McCarty, “a gifted purveyor of American short fiction,” offers a “diversity of tone…[in] a promising debut collection.”
You can the full review here, then pre-order your copy of Anatomies today!