IN THE MORNING, THE CITY IS THE PRAIRIE

IN THE MORNING, THE CITY IS THE PRAIRIEFiction. Belle Point Press, 2023. Paperback, 182 pages. 5. 5" x 8. 5" From NMB: What got us loving this book right away was its sharp, observant, funny, and frequently beautiful prose. Its a conventional novel in the best sense of the termfull of rich, loveable, flawed characters. It would make a great indie movie, except the utter charm of its realer than real interior monologue would be lost. A coming of age story about challenges we continue to

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Sigmund Freud described dreams as a “royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the mind

Stevie Smith

is one thing made up of many: It's science-fiction

Gabrielle Octavia Rucker's debut collection of poetry

and musical rhythms

" —Pamela Lu

or glitchy writing

From NMB: We love Nakayasu’s pared-back form

Made up of Rosa's observations

one-of-one reading scenario

An intricately crafted jewel of a book that possesses the strange radiancy of dreams