Beth Castrodale

Marriage and Other Monuments - Small Press Picks Sometimes, individuals and communities seek change. Other times, change is forced upon them, gradually or in what can seem like a sudden turn of events. Either way, the people affected must make choic...

MARRIAGE AND OTHER MONUMENTS: A smart, sweeping novel that explores change-sparking upheavals in two marriages, and the long reach of racial injustice. Check out the Small Press Picks review at smallpresspicks.com/marriage-and....

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There are only 2 MONTHS until the release of @wendyjfox.bsky.social's upcoming novel, THE LAST SUPPER!

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Thanks so much for your kind words, Laura!

The Meaning of Fear - Small Press Picks This riveting, perceptive, and richly layered novel explores the lasting effects of trauma, and how it can limit our ability to trust or love. It’s also a compelling mystery story, one that considers ...

THE MEANING OF FEAR is a riveting, perceptive, and richly layered novel that explores the lasting effects of trauma, and how it can limit our ability to trust or love. Check out the Small Press Picks review at smallpresspicks.com/the-meaning-....

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Interview with Wendy J. Fox, author of The Last Supper - Small Press Picks Through Small Press Picks, I’ve had the pleasure of reviewing–and highly recommending–four works of fiction by Wendy J. Fox: the novels If the Ice Had Held and The Pull of It, and the story collection...

Small Press Picks had the pleasure of interviewing Wendy J. Fox about her forthcoming novel, THE LAST SUPPER, about a stay-at-home mom who is facing a reckoning. smallpresspicks.com/interview-wi...

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Duet for One - Small Press Picks Duet for One is a profound and multilayered meditation on love, loss, and grief, with a passion for music resonating throughout. With empathy and insight, the novel also explores the complicated relat...

The novel DUET FOR ONE is a profound meditation on love, loss, and grief, with a passion for music resonating throughout. Check out the
Small Press Picks review at smallpresspicks.com/duet-for-one/.

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100 Notable Small Press Books of 2025 The idea of 100 Notable Small Press Books was born November 2024, after The New York Times’s annual 100 Notable Books list featured eighty-two books from the Big Five publishing houses (Pengu…

Need a gift for someone who's read everything?

Check out LitHub's roundup of 100 Notable Small Press Books of 2025!

I'm glad to have contributed a handful of reviews of books I loved this year. Thanks @miriamgershow.bsky.social for putting it together.

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Before Baker Street: The Adventures of Teenage Sherlock Holmes - Small Press Picks Sherlock Holmes, the beloved fictional detective created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is so preternaturally brilliant that it’s tempting to picture him having sprung into the world fully formed, like At...

BEFORE BAKER STREET: THE ADVENTURES OF TEENAGE SHERLOCK HOLMES vividly imagines Sherlock’s origins while telling captivating tales of the budding sleuth. Check out the
Small Press Picks review at smallpresspicks.com/before-baker....

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Resonant Blue - Small Press Picks In these perceptive, richly observed stories, characters arrive at major turning points in their lives through conflicts in relationships or other circumstances, often leading them to a greater unders...

RESONANT BLUE: A collection of perceptive, richly observed stories about characters at turning points in their lives. Check out the Small Press Picks review: smallpresspicks.com/resonant-blue/.

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Sunshine Girl - Small Press Picks As a former journalist, and as a citizen who is deeply concerned about the multiple threats facing the news media today, I was heartened and moved by Sunshine Girl, which can be seen as an extended tr...

It was a pleasure to review SUNSHINE GIRL, a loving tribute to newspapers and a captivating story about a family connected to the news biz. smallpresspicks.com/sunshine-girl/.

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You are so welcome, Nancy! Your book was so powerful.

From Beth Castrodale's review of my debut novel Sunshine Girl in Small Press Picks.

I had made myself a note (so many notes!) to circle back around to the wonderful @bethcastrodale.bsky.social in November to see if she'd had time to read my debut novel Sunshine Girl. She beat me to the punch with this amazing review! Thank you, thank you, Beth.

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I'm deeply grateful to Whale Road Review for publishing a conversation about occult fiction between me and the insightful novelist Ellen Birkett Morris.

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You are so welcome!

Last Night at the Disco - Small Press Picks I’ve long been a fan of escapist entertainment, never more so than in these deeply troubling times. So I was delighted to learn about–and read–Last Night at the Disco, a rollicking and hilarious thril...

I thoroughly enjoyed LAST NIGHT AT THE DISCO, a thrill trip of a novel helmed by the endlessly scheming clubber/poet Lynda Boyle. Look out for the book in October, and check out my review:
smallpresspicks.com/last-night-a....
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I'm so grateful to @michellehooverauth.bsky.social for hosting me on the 7am Novelist and for asking so many thoughtful questions. It was a delight!

It's No Fun Anymore - Small Press Picks The stories in this unflinchingly frank and emotionally resonant collection explore multiple effects of the traumas that women face, whether from abusive or emotionally absent partners, from the physi...

IT’S NO FUN ANYMORE is an unflinchingly frank story collection that explores multiple effects of the traumas that women face. The result is a haunting and deeply relevant book. Check out my review: smallpresspicks.com/its-no-fun-a....

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Behind The Book Caged With CC Robinson - Book Notions Newsletters Behind The Book Caged With CC Robinson New Information about Upcoming Book Related News Behind The Book Caged With CC Robinson Mickey Mikkelson has once again graciously connected me with ...

Another great Behind The Book Q&A!

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Thanks so much for conducting such a thoughtful interview, @booknotions.bsky.social!

All This Can Be True - Small Press Picks As we approach or make our way through middle age, many of us ask some difficult questions of ourselves: Are we truly living the life our earlier selves envisioned? What dreams, or great loves, did we...

I really enjoyed ALL THIS CAN BE TRUE, a novel about second chances in love and life, told through the points of view of two women who’ve been put to the test by personal trials. Check out my review: smallpresspicks.com/all-this-can....

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AFTER PEARL by @stepheneoannou.bsky.social was included in @electricliterature.com's "15 Small Press Books You Should Be Reading This Summer" list! buff.ly/kEV02jJ

Treat yourself to AFTER PEARL: bit.ly/3D0sW7q
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You are so welcome, Emily!

Thank you for including THE INHABITANTS in this thoughtful essay, Beth!

Alternative Facts - Small Press Picks The stories in Alternative Facts feature notable real-world figures (for example, political consultant Kellyanne Conway, psychologist B. F. Skinner, photojournalist Burhand Ozbilici, novelist Thomas P...

The short stories in ALTERNATIVE FACTS take us where no journalist could ever tread: deep into the psyches of notable figures–from B. F. Skinner to Paris Hilton–in ways that are insightful and entertainingly absurd. smallpresspicks.com/alternative-....
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#17 Beth Kephart Interview Dec 2024 YouTube video by In the Reeds (Podcast)

So very grateful to the exquisite Noelle Gibbs of @reedmagazine.bsky.social for this conversation about the making of Tomorrow Will Bring Sunday's News: A Philadelphia Story. @tursulowepress.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVzA...

Donna Baier Stein As a child, Donna Baier Stein wrote her first story, “Melissa in Book World” about a little girl who lived underwater in a world of books. As an adult, she’s happy to have had that foreshadowing co…

We are delighted to welcome Donna Baier Stein to our RHP family and to bring you her novel COURTESAN TO THE BUDDHA as part of our stellar Summer 27 Frontlist Season! Welcome Donna! regalhousepublishing.com/donna-baier-...

How COOL is this???? Miriam Gershow's CLOSER is one of Bookshop.org's "50 Preorder Picks: Books We Can't Wait to Read." #happydance @miriamgershow.bsky.social regal-house-publishing.mybigcommerce.com/closer/

THREE GUESSES, a revelatory novella-in-letters, considers how a willingness to be open–even vulnerable–with others can lead to lasting friendships. Look out for the book in June, and check out my review:
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Oh please read this beautiful artwork from my beloved friend @melostrom.bsky.social.