Jan/Feb Bestseller!

The Story of How All Animals Are Equal & Other Tales spent another two months on Small Press Distribution's Fiction Bestsellers list! Learn more about the book (hanging in there at lucky #13!) HERE.

Making Lists

So excited that The Story of How All Animals Are Equal & Other Tales made Small Press Distribution's Bestsellers List for Nov/Dec 2014!

Also, check out this list from G(&)LIT, who asked 16 authors to name their favorite books of 2014. Poet/zinester Oliver Bendorf (whose collection, The Spectral Wilderness, also came out last year!) mentioned The Story of How All Animals Are Equal & Other Tales, as well as titles by Emerson Whitney, Herve Guibert, Lucas de Lima, and Meg Day. Thanks, Oliver!

Click HERE to order the book from SPD.

Heavy Feather Review

There is a great, thoughtful review of The Story of How All Animals Are Equal & Other Tales by Mike Jacoby over at Heavy Feather. 'The images,' Jacoby writes, 'in addition to the sentences, are crystalline, pretty, and border on bizarre. On the sentence level, readers will be driven forward by language that feels like one of Runkle’s texturized collages.' And this:

The impact of isolation continuously evolves in Runkle’s collection, culminating in a devastating yet satisfying final tale. Hang out with Runkle’s stories long enough to become oriented in them, and you lean in little by little until you’re absorbed. 

You can buy the book from Small Press Distribution, where it's now on their 'SPD Recommends' list!

IT'S OUT!!!

Today is the official release date of The Story of How All Animals Are Equal & Other Tales! Buy it now from Small Press Distribution!

And if you're in Iowa City, stop by the book's release party at the Paper Nest this Friday, Dec 5 between 5-7 pm. I'll have collages and broadsides of select stories on display and will give a brief, informal reading at around 6. The Paper Nest is at 220 E Washington St, across the alley from Studio 13.

The Story of How All Animals Are Equal & Other Tales at SPD!

Though its official release date isn't until December 1, you can now find The Story of How All Animals Are Equal & Other Tales at Small Press Distribution! I once spent a summer helping in SPD's warehouse, where I picked orders and saw a lot of beautiful books. I'm excited to have my book (its cover image was created by the brilliant Alicia DeBrincat) keeping company with the many fantastic titles sitting on those warehouse shelves.