Readers change the publishing world with every purchase. That's why I'm so excited about WTAW Press,  a non-profit publisher working to build literary community and publish extraordinary books - just two a year. When you're looking for a good read I hope you'll check them out! Here's a link to their site.

That's where I discovered Sarah Stone's gorgeous new novel. Hungry Ghost Theater takes us from Zanzibar to Santa Cruz through the trials and adventures of a truly complicated three-generation family.  I'm wild for the young girls: Katya, trying to figure out what kind of superhero she is,  and Amelia, the cutter, who's fragility drove me (and her family) mad. The prose is lovely and the book has a brilliant innovative structure. Midway through, we are transported from the Santa Cruz mountains to Hell. The naive reader (me) takes this literally, setting aside the fact that much of the book's action takes place in theaters. It's only later, when I watch the actors struggling to develop their next performance piece,  that I realize the hell I just went through was only make believe. Or was it? I'll be chewing on this one for a while.  It's a great read for anyone interested in family dynamics and beautiful writing!