The List List: Hub City Press 2018 Book List Round Up

It's that time of year again! Everyone's got a list of what they read and loved, and we realize that making our own list isn't helping the pile of lists, but that's beside the point. Here's all the lists that feature our favorite books: Hub City Press authors. Bookmark this page! We'll update as the praise comes in!

 

Whiskey & Ribbons: Leesa Cross-Smith

Bustle's 31 Debut Novels From 2018 That You Seriously Shouldn't Miss

"This touching debut from Leesa Cross-Smith is told in three voices: Evi, raising her son alone in the wake of her husband's death; Eamon, Evi's husband, in the moments before his murder; and Dalton, who stands in for his brother Eamon to help raise Evi's child."

Entropy's Best Fiction of 2018

Southern Living's Best Southern Books of the Year 2018

 

Rodeo in Reverse: Lindsey Alexander

Chicago Review of Books' Best Poetry Books of 2018

"A one-of-a-kind collection that crosses great swaths of geography and genre."

Kenyon Review's Holiday Reading Recommendations

"Lindsey Alexander’s debut collection, Rodeo in Reverse, is marvelous. The final poem, “Homestead, Sure” is worth the cover charge alone. Does anyone else feel like they need a few more chuckles this year? This poet’s wit and wonder will get you there."

 

What Luck, This Life: Kathryn Schwille

AJC's Best Southern Books of 2018

"The residents of the one-horse east Texas town of Kiser don’t know what hits them when debris from the Columbia shuttle disaster rains down one winter day in 2003. But the tragedy proves to be a catalyst in the lives of those who populate this collection of linked stories by Kathryn Schwille. During the recovery process, buried secrets rise to the surface, dreams take flight and sad realities come into sharp focus. “The gruesome carnage that embeds itself in bales of hay, in briar patches and schoolyards, forces this quiet community to grapple with its newfound national attention and reckon with uncomfortable truths,” writes AJC book critic Anjali Enjeti. "