How did one of America’s most gifted fabulists come to write a collection of poetry? For thirty years, Ron Carlson has joked about writing one poem a year, and to look for his book of them in 2012. Th
"Ron Carlson is a master of the contemporary short story. In The Blue Box, he extends that mastery to the short short story, offering us a captivating glimpse of a writer at play. With that voice of h
Returning after a successful 30-year career as a novelist, Jimmy returns terminally ill to his 1999 hometown in Wyoming and reconnects with three former bandmates from his high-school years including
The author of eight books of fiction, Ron Carlson has been praised as "a master of the short story" (Booklist). In this essay, he offers a full range of notes for the writer and gives rare insight in
Returning after a successful 30-year career as a novelist, Jimmy returns terminally ill to his 1999 hometown in Wyoming and reconnects with three former bandmates from his high-school years including
Welcome to the short stories of Ron Carlson, where strange beach towels turn up in your suburban living room; where the ordinary son of a family of geniuses spins a rollicking tale of happiness and di
In the title story, a young man waiting in the Hotel Eden discovers—as others have—that Eden is not a permanent domicile. In "Zanduce at Second," a baseball player turned killer-by-accident undergoes
Here are men and women in the middle--of life, of relationships. There is a difference between what they set out for and what they get. A single mother keeps house on an aircraft carrier. A new father
Ron Carlson's stories come at us from all directions. Sometimes wicked or bittersweet, often zany, they are rich with a hard-earned hopefulness frequently absent in contemporary fiction. In this gene
Beloved story writer Ron Carlson's first novel in thirty years, Five Skies is the story of three men gathered high in the Rocky Mountains for a construction project that is to last the summer. Having
"The Signal accelerates like an avalanche...If men can't be brought back to fiction by books as fine as this one, it's their own damn fault." -The Washington Post Ron Carlson, author of the criticall
World-renown cult experts Ron Carlson and Ed Decker combine their extensive knowledge to give readers quick, clear facts on the major cults and false teachings of today. Short, informative chapters co
In a tale that also looks at food webs and habitats readers can join the Humpback Whales in their exciting ocean journey migrating through seasonal changes.
When an orphaned piglet named Angelo is adopted by very special old man, he learns of love, friendship and the little things that make life truly worthwhile. Angelo discovers his new life with wide-
In a tale that also looks at food webs and habitats readers can join the Humpback Whales in their exciting ocean journey migrating through seasonal changes.
