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Review: THIS BORING APOCALYPSE by Brandi Wells

by Black Warrior Review | Aug 17, 2015 | Archive, Reviews

This Boring Apocalypse Brandi Wells 2014 Civil Coping Mechanisms 124 pages Review by JOE LUCIDO “[Domesticity] is a thing that has not existed for decades. Domesticity is dangerous, like the science or religion. Domesticity has long been eradicated,” the narrator...

2014 Contest: An Interview with Fiction Winner Michael Mau

by Black Warrior Review | Apr 27, 2015 | Archive, Interviews

Michael Mau’s short fiction has appeared in Mount Hope, Firewords Quarterly, Subtopian, Ferocious Quarterly, and other places. His story “Best Launderette” was selected by guest editor Pam Houston for the Fall 2014 edition of Fifth Wednesday Journal....

Review: PREPARATION FOR THE NEXT LIFE by Atticus Lish

by Black Warrior Review | Apr 20, 2015 | Archive, Reviews

Preparation for the Next Life Atticus Lish 2014 Tyrant Books 418 pages Review by ELIZABETH MIKESCH This is what we should be reading right now. Most writers aren’t generous enough to generate books this clean or of heft. Books about what it means to be an American...

41.2 Feature: An Interview with Zach Powers

by Black Warrior Review | Mar 16, 2015 | Archive, Interviews

Zach Powers lives and writes in Savannah, GA. His work has appeared in The Brooklyn Review, Forklift, Ohio, Phoebe, Caketrain, PANK, and elsewhere. He is the founder of the literary arts nonprofit Seersucker Live (SeersuckerLive.com). He leads the writers’...

41.1 Feature: An Interview with Lindsey Drager

by Black Warrior Review | Sep 29, 2014 | Archive, Interviews

Lindsey Drager has recent work published in The Pinch, Caketrain, Gulf Coast, Kenyon Review Online, Zone 3, West Branch Wired, and elsewhere. She serves as assistant editor of the Denver Quarterly and is a PhD candidate at the University of Denver, where she is at...