Small and Independent Press Books discussion

Our own Shane Joseph is a master of both short and long general fiction, written in the Realist tradition with contemporary stylistic features and sensibilities. This particular story collection, Paradise Revisited, highlights his mastery of the short fictional form. Though he's a Canadian writer, Shane was born and raised in Sri Lanka, and these tales are set there. The collection is a wonderfully immersive introduction to an area and a culture that most Western readers know practically nothing about. My five star review is here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... .

Thanks for your kind words, Werner. I have a new collection of short stories coming out this summer, titled "Crossing Limbo," i.e. travels through the dark side into hope, we hope. All of these stories, except one, are set in North America and cross a wide section of our society that I have observed and studied at length, from despotic dictators to swingers, to writers, to tantric sex instructors to dog narrators, its been a wild expedition.

You're welcome, Shane! I hope to soon start a thread for In the Shadow of the Conquistador, too (unless someone else beats me to it).

Be sure to give this group a heads-up when Crossing Limbo is published. And don't forget to add it to our bookshelves --in fact, I encourage all members to add any self-published or small press fiction/poetry books you've written, or read, and feel deserve the recognition!

Werner wrote: "You're welcome, Shane! I hope to soon start a thread for In the Shadow of the Conquistador, too (unless someone else beats me to it).

Be sure to give this group a heads-up when Crossing Limbo is p..."

Will do, Werner. Thanks again for picking up our cause.

Shane wrote: "Thanks again for picking up our cause."

Well, if small-press writers won't promote the cause of small presses and independent authors, who will? :-)