Two Conundrum Press authors will take part in a poetry and fiction reading—“The Waves: A Feminist Retrospective”—presented by Women Write the Rockies today at Wolverine Farm Letterpress and Publick House. The reading will take place today (Jan. 16) from 7 to 9 p.m., at 316 Willow Street, Fort Collins. Rebecca Snow, author of Glassmusic, and […]
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Women Write the Rockies Presents “The Waves: A Feminist Retrospective”
January 16th, 2016 | by Ashley Teatum | published in Blog, Fiction, Poetry, Press, Rebecca Snow | Leave A Comment »
Reading Annie Proulx’s Wyoming Stories…Seventeen Years Later
December 11th, 2015 | by Elena Sorensen | published in Blog, Fiction | Leave A Comment »
Annie Proulx is perhaps most famous for her 1997 short story, Brokeback Mountain, made into the Oscar-winning 2005 film of the same name. What many people don’t remember is that it is embedded in a three-volume set of short stories, The Wyoming Stories about nineteenth and twentieth century cowboys and frontiersmen. The Stories are grim, […]
The Western Lonesome Society
July 3rd, 2015 | by caleb | published in Fiction, New Releases, Robert Garner McBrearty | Leave A Comment »
Now available everywhere fine books are sold! IndieBound Tattered Cover Bookstore Powells City of Books Amazon Read a sample chapter here. Evoking the Western drama of Cormac McCarthy, the family sensibility of Kent Haruf, and the wacky, magical humor of Christopher Moore, McBrearty displays his storytelling prowess and wit in his debut novel. In this hilarious, […]
The Antichrist of Kokomo County
July 2nd, 2015 | by caleb | published in David Skinner, Fiction, New Releases | Leave A Comment »
A Novel by David Skinner Available October 2015 (actual street date November 9, 2015) Click here to preorder. WHAT IF YOUR SON WERE THE ANTICHRIST? Frankie Horvath is not happy. He’s almost forty. He’s fat. His wife is dead. He designs forks for a living. And his son? Well, he might just be the Antichrist—which is […]
Peter Anderson awarded the Bennett Fellowship
June 22nd, 2015 | by caleb | published in Blog, Fiction, Peter Anderson, Uncategorized | Leave A Comment »
On June 1st, author Peter Anderson released First Church of the Higher Elevations with Conundrum Press and before the upcoming academic year will be driving cross country to Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire with his wife, his two daughters, his fifteen-year-old dog, and, “only because [his] lovely wife insists on it,” two cats. […]
Doug Worgul: Writing the Conundrum
June 5th, 2015 | by caleb | published in Blog, Doug Worgul, Fiction | Leave A Comment »
Doug Worgul - novelist, journalist, and barbeque connoisseur - tells us all about his inspirations and his love of beautiful writing and shares his excitement at giving his book “an honest shot at finding an audience.” His premier novel, Thin Blue Smoke, was released June 1st and can be purchased at the Conundrum Press bookstore […]
First Church of the Higher Elevations: Mountains, Prayer and Presence
June 2nd, 2015 | by caleb | published in New Releases, Non-fiction, Peter Anderson | Leave A Comment »
Purchase a copy here. by Peter Anderson In these contemplative essays written for seekers and adventurers, Peter Anderson explores the scripture of place, the topography of memory, and the landscape of the imagination. Praise for First Church of the Higher Elevations: This reissue of Anderson’s thematically connected essays (originally published in 2007) offers a spiritually […]
The Year the Eggs Cracked
April 2nd, 2015 | by caleb | published in J Diego Frey, New Releases, Poetry | Leave A Comment »
Click here to purchase. by J Diego Frey Like a blindfolded fool who stands on a street corner giving out free hugs, this poetry collection has many oddly shaped gifts to offer. Maybe you’ll come away with a feeling of affection, maybe with some type of infection, but your relationship with modern poetry will be […]
Lost Songs & Last Chances
April 2nd, 2015 | by caleb | published in Chris Ransick, New Releases, Poetry | Leave A Comment »
Click here to purchase. by Chris Ransick This collection from Denver’s former poet laureate pulses with surprising turns and playful language. The book’s complex weave of individual, highly readable pieces collected into suites presents an invitation to the reader to absorb the book as greater than the sum of its parts. Tom Ferril’s Mandolin From […]