Novels
Rudy Ruiz recommends
Hollow Out the Dark (2024)
James Wade
"If John Steinbeck and Cormac McCarthy have a present-day successor, it must be James Wade. As intoxicating and robust as its subject matter, Hollow Out the Dark is a Prohibition-era tale that poignantly reminds us although times may change, the human spirit remains frighteningly and unflinchingly the same. Wade distills language with the artistry of an expert craftsman and the fearlessness of a bootlegger.At once heartbreaking and hopeful, this book cements Wade's growing stature as a standard-bearer of Southern-gothic literature while proving yet again that he is one of the most distinctive voices of our time."
A Haunting in Hialeah Gardens (2023)
Raul Palma
"Evocative and insightful, Raul Palma's writing explores the soul-crushing burden of debt, both financial and emotional. A Haunting in Hialeah Gardens masquerades as a humorous supernatural tale while reflecting deeply on the immigrant experience and daring to question the unsustainable human costs of the illusory American dream."
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