The Weekly Atticus

This Week at Atticus Review

A recap of the week's writing at Atticus Review. Intro by Christopher Linforth.

It was a pleasure this week to announce our nominees for the Pushcart Prize! You can read their pieces here.

On the Attic this week, Susanna Skelton reviews The Pretend Life by Michelle Brooks. I also interviewed our flash fiction contest judge Sara Lippmann. Take a look at what she's looking for when she chooses the winner. You can submit to our flash fiction contest here!

We also have a new episode of our terrific podcast--Atticus After Dark--for your auditory pleasure. This week Sam Slaughter interviews James Tate Hill about his memoir.

Remember you can always visit the Atticus Headquarters in Arizona. For holiday season shopping, stop by to pick up a book or record or other gift at Atticus Books & Music.

Until next time, thanks so much for reading.

Christopher LinforthEditor-in-Chief

THIS WEEK AT ATTICUS

NEW FROM THE ATTIC

AN INTERVIEW WITH SARA LIPPMANN

by

CHRISTOPHER LINFORTH

"I knew I wanted to write a book about predation. How we prey and are preyed upon, how they feed each other. Also parasitism. And the fucked up but beautiful cycle of life and death."

BOOK REVIEW

THE PRETEND LIFE by Michelle Brooksreviewed by

SUSANNA SKELTON 

"At the heart of the work is an overarching narrative around living as a young woman in the city, grappling with the ending of relationships, violence and threatening situations in everyday life, and the pervasive concrete grey environment."

NOMINATIONS

We are thrilled to announce our Pushcart nominations!

NOMINATIONS

We are also pleased to announce our nomination for Best Microfiction:Read

, published back in January!

FLASH CONTEST

We are OPEN for the 2022 Atticus Review Flash Contest!

NEW FROM ATTICUS AFTER DARK

James Tate Hill is the author of a memoir, Blind Man’s Bluff, released August 3, 2021 from W. W. Norton. His fiction debut, Academy Gothic, won the Nilsen Literary Prize for a First Novel.

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