As I was drinking my morning coffee and getting ready for work today, I checked one of my very favorite   book blogs and found a review of TWO University of Nebraska Press titles featured prominently on the homepage. Which was a great way to start the day.

In her short story collection Call Me Ahab, Anne Finger explores disability and the way it affects (and doesn’t) art, relationships, legacy and a host of other topics. It’s a powerfully and beautifully written book, which has gained it much notice.  Including from Millions reviewer Amy Halloran, who calls Finger “a talented storyteller, delivering voices and situations with smooth conviction.” Well said.

In the same review, Halloran also mentions Peggy Shumaker’s book, Just Breathe Normally, which she describes as “a captivating and lyrical memoir.” The full review is here.

In other news:

–  The Feminist Review, one of the first outlets to review Call Me Ahab, has posted a review of Keeping the Campfires Going, which is a collection of essays by indigenous women living in urban areas on the challenges of remaining connected to their heritage while integrating into their urban homes as well.

— Enemies author John Christgau was interviewed on Radio Goethe.

— I don’t have a link for this next tidbit, just wanted to share anyway: Two chapters from Floyd Skloot’s The Wink of the Zenith, were recently singled out for notice. "When the Clock Stops" was named a Notable Essay of 2008 in The Best American Essays 2009 and "Into a Maelstrom of Fire: On Having a Feeling for Thomas Hardy" received Special Menion in The Pushcart Prize XXXIV, 2010.