Gambler’s Quartet by Brad Summerhill

Gambler’s Quartet follows the tragic story of an estranged mother and son trying to survive their own demons and defects … More

Northline by Willy Vlautin

Vlautin’s The Motel Life and Lean on Pete are both heart-wincing novels about downtrodden young people who make mistakes, struggle, … More

The Phantom Limbs of the Rollow Sisters by Timothy Schaffert

After reading a short story by Timothy Schaffert that I loved I wanted to try some of his longer fiction. … More

The Awful Possibilities by Christian TeBordo

The only “awful possibility” is that you pick this book up and read it. Ok, now that’s out of the … More

Richard Yates by Tao Lin

Tao Lin’s name has been sprinkled about in reviews, newspapers, and online a fair amount in the past year. He’s … More

Review: The Man Who Never Returned by Peter Quinn

I am about to give a bad review of The Man Who Never Returned. In order to be perfectly honest, … More

Golden Handcuff Review

This issue of Golden Handcuffs Review featured writing from Leslie Kaplan, Augustus Young, Pierre Senges, Ken Edwards, Francesca Duranti, Joseph … More

Review: Fitting Ends, collection by Dan Chaon

I went on a serious Dan Chaon kick and ordered all of his books. That is why after this one … More

Oldies but Goodies Part 1: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers

About the Author: Dave Eggers is a writer, publisher, and editor. He is the co-founder of the literacy project 826 … More

Among the Missing, collection by Dan Chaon

About the author: Dan Chaon is the author of two novels, Await Your Reply and You Remind Me of Me, … More