Literary Fiction Books That Are Punk AF
Indie lit has always been counterculture. Check out Nick Gardner’s list of seven literary fiction books that are punk AF.
Indie lit has always been counterculture. Check out Nick Gardner’s list of seven literary fiction books that are punk AF.
AN UGLY WORLD FOR BEAUTIFUL BOYS by Rob Costello is a poignant story about how true freedom lies not in escaping the past but in embracing the present journey. Reviewed by Samantha Hui.
AUTUMN IN WOLF VALLEY by Ed A. Murray is an emotionally wrought tale about lost love and learning to move on. Reviewed by Haley Perry.
Poetic and inventive, Fiston Mwanza Mujila’s THE VILLAIN’S DANCE sees—and mourns—the Angola that could have been. Reviewed by Eric Mayrhofer.
GREENWICH CONNECTION by Richard Natale is an expertly woven story collection about love and identity in a fully fleshed Greenwich Village. Reviewed by Addison Ciuchta.
A GOOD DAY AND OTHER MOSTLY HUMOROUS STORIES & LISTS by Radu Guiaşu is a smartly funny collection of lists, quips, and critiques. Reviewed by Toni Woodruff.
THE CAFE WITH NO NAME by Robert Seethaler is a beautifully crafted portrait of a sorrowful dreamer, a café, and the city that surrounds them. Reviewed by Lauren Hayataka.
THE DREAMER’S QUARRY by Michael A. Luksch is an authentic rendering of a writer’s angst and melancholia in a time where the American Dream has become a falsehood. Reviewed by S.A. Evans.
REUNION by the Lake by James Gilbert is about an emotionally fraught novel in which a family is forced to face their longstanding issues. Reviewed by Elizabeth Reiser.
SONGS MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME by Helen Winslow Black is a journey through parenthood in lyrical sentimentality. Reviewed by S.A. Evans.