Two new numbers in Frayed Edge Press' Street Smart Series of Short Fiction are coming in November!

#6 - "Make the Bear Be Nice" by Stephen St. Francis Decky launches on November 2, 2021 and is available at a special pre-sale discount price now! Both poignant and funny, this story concerns a homeless teen working nights cleaning movie theaters at a South Jersey cineplex. He forms an unlikely friendship with a former high-school classmate and his sister, while also struggling to come to terms with his estranged father. The story culminates with a chaotic uprising during a screening of an annoyingly ubiquitous summer blockbuster kids’ movie.​ 

#7 - The Day is Gone by Shelonda Montgomery launches on November 9, 2021 and is also available at a special pre-sale discount price now! In this story, a Chicago family’s lives are disrupted when two young brothers and their friend discover the body of a local store owner in a ditch. The children are so used to seeing violence in their neighborhood that they don’t bother telling anyone. When their mother finds out, it sets in motion a plan to move the family to a safer neighborhood. Complications arise when their father loses his job and abandons them, leaving their mother to ensure the safety of the family on her own.  

 Read more about all of the Street Smart Series titles here!

Nidhi Ajay of the lafammeabsurde blog recently interviewed Yearning for the Sea translator Selma Marks and the FEP publisher about Mexican author Esther Seligson, and translating and publishing her work.

Nidhi's post is entitled "Esther Seligson and a feminist retelling of Homer's Odyssey: A Mexican feminist scholar/writer, and the women who brought her voice to the English-speaking world." You can read entire the interview here. 

Frayed Edge Press is proud to have published the first English-language translation of Seligson's Sed de mar. Find out more about the book here: ​https://www.frayededgepress.com/yearning.html.

"Ere the Cock Crows is a thoughtful and affecting novel about the psychological impacts of Nazism."

We're thrilled to report that Ere the Cock Crows, the first English-language edition of Norwegian author Jens Bjørneboe's novel, translated by Esther Greenleaf Mürer, has received a "5 out of 5" Clarion rating on Foreword Reviews. 

This edition contains a re-creation by the translator of the original play, as well as an essay by the translator and an introduction by Joe Martin of Johns Hopkins University.

The reviewer notes that "...the novel, play, and essay operate together to contextualize the work in its original post-war form, as well as in its new form." Read the full review here: 
https://www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/ere-the-cock-crows/

Now Available!

Frayed Edge Press is pleased to announce the publication of the first English-language edition of Mexican author Esther Seligson's novella, Sed de mar. 

Seligson’s feminist retelling of Homer’s Odyssey centers Penelope and her feelings of loss and desire. Yearning for the Sea picks up the story at the point of Ulysses' return to his wife Penelope, twenty years after the destruction of Troy. Seligson draws us into a confessional world of the senses, of sexual desire, of love and its absence, of loneliness, and of nostalgia for lost time and lost youth.

This first English-language edition also includes a Note on the text by translator Selma Marks, and an Introduction by Naomi Lindstrom, University of Texas at Austin.

For more information, see: 
https://www.frayededgepress.com/yearning.html

Cover Reveal for Forthcoming Novel!

We're pleased to present the cover reveal for the forthcoming experimental novel by Douglas Anderson, In Madison's Cave. 

In a series of chapters that mimic those of Thomas Jefferson's infamous book, Notes on the State of Virginia, an epistolary dialogue unfolds between Jefferson and Adams in old age. Their reflections, ranging from shocking to humorous, shed light on early American history, government & politics, education, race relations, and other themes that still resonate in modern American life.

In Madison's Cave will be published on September 14, 2021. For more information, see: 
https://www.frayededgepress.com/madisons_cave.html

20% Off list price for two forthcoming titles from Frayed Edge Press!

Yearning for the Sea by
Esther Seligson; translated by Selma Marks. 

The Ghettobirds -- speculative poetry by Bryant O'Hara.

​Yearning for the Sea will officially launch on June 15; The Ghettobirds will officially launch on June 22.

Frayed Edge Press will be publishing the first-ever English-language editions of two early works by the acclaimed Norwegian author Jens Bjørneboe: Winter in Bellapalma and Ere the Cock Crows on May 25, 2021. Now for a limited time only, these titles may be pre-ordered at a 20% off discount. 

Winter in Bellapalma is a comic novel presenting the exploits of a community of expatriates living off-season in a small Italian fishing village, while Ere the Cock Crows is a chilling novel that follows the ethical quandaries--or not--of Germans involved in Nazi concentration camps and human medical experiments in World War II. Learn more and find links to order  here .

Jens Bjørneboe (1920-1976) was a Norwegian poet, playwright, essayist, and novelist who was arguably one of the most important writers of the mid-twentieth century. Although little known in the English-speaking world, his work has been translated into a number of European and world languages and remains highly regarded in Scandinavia. His last major work was The Sharks (Haiene, 1974) and his most critically acclaimed were the three volumes making up The History of Bestiality trilogy; all have been translated into English by Esther Greenleaf Mürer.

Louise MacGregor's New Adult novel, Right Guy, Wrong Time: A #MeToo Love Story launches February 23, 2023!

When the perfect guy turns up at the worst possible time, Edie has to figure out what romance and sex mean to her in the aftermath of rape. This offbeat feminist romance moves beyond “girl meets guy,” dealing empathetically with sexual dysfunction, the ubiquity of rape culture, and what recovery can look like in the #MeToo era. Although it tackles a difficult subject, Right Guy, Wrong Time does so in a way that empowers the reader. The protagonist of this New Adult novel is a relatable character who in many ways provides a good role model for others.

​"...skillfully portrays the reality of assault from a woman’s perspective. [S]ome readers...may find solace in seeing this topic addressed in a romance novel."-- Library Journal

Frayed Edge Press is happy to Announce:
​Coming in Early 2021!
The first English-language translation of Mexican author Esther Seligson's "Sed de Mar."
"Yearning for the Sea," translated by Selma Marks. 
More details here:
​ https://www.frayededgepress.com/yearning.html 

"Addiction, loss, and loneliness are just a few of the struggles characters navigate in Ambushing the Void, the debut collection by James McAdams. Outliers search for salvation from a syringe or the Internet, but what they really want is to find it in other people....

If the ongoing pandemic has you feeling isolated, anxious, and disconnected, Ambushing the Void, while not comforting, assures you that you are not alone."

Kirsten Bowen reviews James McAdams' Ambushing the Void in the Broad Street Review.

​Now Available! Ambushing the Void

FEP Intern Ellis Kelsey interviews author James McAdams about his forthcoming short story collection, Ambushing the Void, and his writing process. Find out more about what makes James tick and how both technology and human relationships drive the stories in this collection. 

Ambushing the Void is now available at a specially discounted pre-order price.