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Book reviews are extremely important to small presses. It's hard to get the word out to a small diverse reading audience about a small press book, and a kind word in a journal can translate to sales as well as greater author and press recognition. To that end, Chatoyant will be posting reviews written by our editors as well as reviews written about our books.

Chatoyant publisher, writer Suki Wessling, has written the following reviews of books by other presses. If you would like her to consider reviewing your book, please send it to POBox 832, Aptos, CA 95001. Include an e-mail address for correspondence.

Pleasure by Gary Young (Heyday Books, 2006)
[Published in caesura, fall 2006] [Order from Heyday Books]
Funny by Jennifer Michael Hecht (The University of Wisconsin Press, 2005)
[Not yet published]
Rhapsody in Plain Yellow by Marilyn Chin (W.W.Norton & Company, New York, 2002)
[Published in caesura.]
Life Stories: Two books by Maude Meehan - Washing the Stones and As If The World Made Sense (Papier Mache Press, 1996 and Many Names Press, 2003)
[Published in caesura.] [Order Washing the Stones online from Bookshop Santa Cruz. Order As If The World Made Sense online from Bookshop Santa Cruz or Many Names Press.]
Rosicrucian in the Basement by Robert Sward (Black Moss Press, 2001)
[Published on The Constant Reader] [Order online from Bookshop Santa Cruz or Amazon.com]
Mules of Love by Ellen Bass (BOA Editions, 2002)
[Published on The Drunken Boat] [Order online from Bookshop Santa Cruz or Amazon.com]
The Bandsaw Riots by Arlitia Jones (Bear Star Press, 2001)
[Published on Rattle.com.] [Order online from Bear Star Press or Amazon.com]

Some reviews of Chatoyant's books:

Comstock Review did a lovely review of Virginia Chase Sutton's Embellishments.
The Santa Cruz GoodTimes loves the Anthology of Monterey Bay Poets!
Be nice to your students --- they might write about you! A review of Some Grand Dust by Dan Miller of the Pacific Grove Press.
Elliot Ruchowitz-Roberts has written an in-depth review of Some Grand Dust for caesura, The Journal of Poetry Center San José.
Midwest Book Review writes of Some Grand Dust: "These are superbly crafted verses of life, longing, loving, family, and neighbors --- both real and imagined."
A lovely review by The Constant Reader of Some Grand Dust. Be sure to scroll down past my review of Rosicrucian (see above).
Not quite a review, but please read the lovely introduction Al Young wrote for William Minor's Some Grand Dust.
The Constant Reader loved both of Penny Cagan's books: http://www.constantreader.org/v2/books39.html
Literal Latte not only loved Penny Cagan's poetry, but also Rick Chapman's wonderful cover photo (view): http://www.literal-latte.com/jmb6-5.html
The Comstock Review's website has a short review of And Today I Am Happy as well: http://www.comstockreview.org/group/reviews.html
One of our local weeklies gave some space not only to Joseph McNeilly's poetry but his life as well: http://www.metroactive.com/papers/cruz/10.04.00/mcneilly-0040.html
Of McNeilly's "Out Here," The Midwest Book Review wrote: Joseph Keller McNeilly's Out Here showcases this remarkable poet's best work over the past decade. Many of these poems reflect back to his first thirty years as a farm worker and an outsider within Northern Indiana's Amish community. McNeilly's verse speaks directly, honestly, and memorably to the reader's heart, soul and imagination.

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