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Soft Skull Press http://softskull.com “Tara Ison’s stories locate the pleasure in pain, the victory in betrayal, the beauty in depravity—they walk the line between love …

Shelf Unbound: You say that Newton’s and Einstein’s theories of space and time are mutually exclusive and you have proposed a new lunar theory. What’s …

Shelf Unbound: What interested you in writing a novel about a family?  Owen Thomas: Setting the action for a novel in a family context helps …

Shelf Unbound: Your main character Molly is a quirky original, deemed by a faith healer as an “Angel of Death.” How did you come up …

Shelf Unbound: What fueled your interest in the Civil War? J. Arthur Moore: When I was in high school my parents got a monthly magazine, …

Shelf Unbound: Your main characters Rachel Lyons and Chase Cohen try to solve the mystery of the theft of a valuable collection of paintings from …

Shelf Unbound: You came to an epiphany in 2012, which inspired this book. What can you tell us about the epiphany? Joseph Kazden: I have …

Shelf Unbound: The book begins with Max, an unremarkable guy out on an evening walk, suddenly being engaged in conversation by an angel named Bill. …

Shelf Unbound: Your main character is an aging theoretical physicist who has been rather alone for many years since losing his young wife in an …

Shelf Unbound: Aftermath is a science fiction novel about humans banding together in small groups to survive after an apocalyptic alien invasion. How did you …