November 19, 2024
Introducing The Flat Woman Today, we’re excited to share an exclusive excerpt from The Flat Woman: A Novel by Vanessa Saunders. This thought-provoking novel, out today, takes readers on a… READ MORE
October 8, 2024
February 6 (morning)Yesterday, toward evening, I returned to the schoolhouse. I searched the teacher’s desk and discovered a notebook. I stayed up late into the night reading it. It contains… READ MORE
September 18, 2024
The University of Alabama Press is thrilled to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Fiction Collective Two (FC2). An author-led press, FC2 has been a hub for artistically adventurous, non-traditional fiction… READ MORE
August 22, 2024
STOP IN FOR A FREE COFFEE IF YOU’RE FROM ARKANSAS The apartment turned out to be a crash pad on concrete behind a garbage-filled courtyard. Her sons rode their bikes… READ MORE
June 28, 2024
From Sophie Klahr: Experiences of gender and sexuality shift continuously from one first-person voice to another throughout the vignettes of There Is Only One Ghost in the World; no expression of one… READ MORE
June 24, 2024
White Wedding follows an enigmatic woman wandering from a pleasure mansion to a backyard wedding, upending the lives of everyone present. From Kathleen Woods: In this excerpt, a girl struggles… READ MORE
June 20, 2024
As a part of our Pride Celebration, we’re excited to highlight two captivating books by Vi Khi Nao that delve into the complexities of identity, love, and resilience: A Brief… READ MORE
June 14, 2024
Today The University of Alabama Press reveals the cover of The Flat Woman, an experimental novel by Vanessa Saunders, which looks at climate change through the lens of feminism. Winner of… READ MORE
January 5, 2024
She said things like “Everyone wants to belong to a witch,” and“A name is a carnivorous animal.” Her penmanship lifted off andvibrated. She had incredibly long toes and she’d killed… READ MORE
October 17, 2023
In this blog post, Co-author Sophie Klahr shares her insights on the book cover for her new book, There is Only One Ghost in the World I have not concealed… READ MORE
Excerpt: The Flat Woman by Vanessa Saunders