How is it already the middle of March? What just happened? Where am I?
Okay so mid-month round-up, here we go:
1. Many thanks to Camel Saloon for publishing Humiliation Heap as a part of the International Women’s Day issue. There are tons and tons of good writers in here so please, take a minute to have your mind blown. Unlike some other poems this one is VERBATIM from a conversation I had during radiation. #FuckCancer
2. And many many many thanks to Clockwise Cat for putting together this MASSIVE incredible FemmeWise. Femmewise is the feminist rag to end all feminist rags. The fine kittens at Clockwise not only took a few How To Be An American poems, but they also accepted a little ranty thing I wrote about why Beat Women are largely cut out of modern day interpretations. I thought we were past the lobotomizing, kids (I’m looking at you, Hollywood).
I never get non-fiction published so I’m especially psyched about that.
3. Finally many, many, many, many thanks to Red Fez for accepting Purple Socks and Sonogram. You guys rock.
In other news, my sad little book, This Is Sarah got a shout-out from The Honest Book Club:
That hipster coffee shop: Give a book by an indie author a shoutout
Natalie: Not sure if this is indie, but more people should read it, and that’s ‘Lies We Tell Ourselves‘ by Robin Talley. I recommend that you try this book, it’s wonderfully written and has such a gripping story and heartbreaking moments that really happened in history.
Lexie: So, this isn’t strictly speaking an indie author, because the book was published through a traditional (albeit quite indie) publisher – BookFish Books – but it is nevertheless one that hasn’t gotten enough attention and deserves a shout-out. It is This Is Sarah by Ally Malinenko.
Thanks so much guys! Working with BookFish has been incredible, but man, with so many great books out there it’s hard to get a reader’s attention sometimes. Especially with Sarah being a quiet sad book and not a part of a trilogy or a massive sci-fi space opera/dystopic fantasy series. You know, the stuff they make all the movies out of.
Whenever I talk about it I try to be all casual like oh I’ve got this book and….
But it FEELS like I’m all:
So when people give shout-outs like that, well it just melts me wee little writer heart.
That’s about it.
Other than the novel revision that hasn’t finished yet.
I wonder how many times I’ve written that sentence.
Never mind, I don’t want to know.
Peace, Love, and Starbursts,
Ally
Ally Malinenko 