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Holly Wren Spaulding
paperback
published by Alice Greene & Co, 2017
“If August is an astonishing work of beauty, stunning moment by moment. I was affected by and loved the white space and spareness, which is not so much spareness as a kind of marvelous focus, all of which to me seemed chosen and arranged with such care. The interludes, if you will, between pages. It gives an image a kind of vivid immediacy, and I want to absorb each image, page, before moving to the next. And the image, moment, becomes astonishing.”—Brad Watson, author, Miss Jane
“It’s like a 300-page novel in 100 words and I keep thinking about how inviting this book is — that the reader is invited in as a partner but without being expected to do all the work. A work of such generosity. I guess I continue to puzzle over the fact that there is so much in so little. I haven’t admired any new book as much in years, or to that effect. It’s true! It’s riveting! I cannot say more about the book than Holly does in the book!”—Elinor Nauen, author of My Marriage A-Z: A Big City Romance
If August is an extended luminous poem evoking the sensuality of late summer entwined with unexpected narrative and rhythm. Spare and suggestive, the work’s innovative form creates a new and singular experience for readers.
Holly Wren Spaulding
paperback
published by Alice Greene & Co, 2017
“If August is an astonishing work of beauty, stunning moment by moment. I was affected by and loved the white space and spareness, which is not so much spareness as a kind of marvelous focus, all of which to me seemed chosen and arranged with such care. The interludes, if you will, between pages. It gives an image a kind of vivid immediacy, and I want to absorb each image, page, before moving to the next. And the image, moment, becomes astonishing.”—Brad Watson, author, Miss Jane
“It’s like a 300-page novel in 100 words and I keep thinking about how inviting this book is — that the reader is invited in as a partner but without being expected to do all the work. A work of such generosity. I guess I continue to puzzle over the fact that there is so much in so little. I haven’t admired any new book as much in years, or to that effect. It’s true! It’s riveting! I cannot say more about the book than Holly does in the book!”—Elinor Nauen, author of My Marriage A-Z: A Big City Romance
If August is an extended luminous poem evoking the sensuality of late summer entwined with unexpected narrative and rhythm. Spare and suggestive, the work’s innovative form creates a new and singular experience for readers.
