In a tense moment near the climax of The Ordinary Truth, a woman in her seventies wades across a rocky creek in a remote forest in the dark of night. As she feels her way, her senses heightened by danger, she conjures for readers the feeling of finding their way in the dark by the...
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David Kranes on KUER
For our Sunday literary post we have a bit of listening for you rather than reading. Playwright, teacher, novelist and short story writer David Kranes sat down to talk with KUER’s Doug Fabrizio this week. In May Kranes’s new collection of short stories, The Legend’s Daughter, will be published by Torrey House Press. Set in...
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An Interview with Mark Bailey, Publisher of Torrey House Press
Mark Bailey and Kirsten Allen, the duo behind Utah-based Torrey House Press, have had a steep learning curve, including moving from a print-on-demand model to a traditional distributor of product through Consortium. Since 2010, when they launched Torrey House Press here in Utah, they’ve kicked out seven titles beginning with Maximilian Werner’s slim but...
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Torrey House Press and the New West at Weller Book Works
The authors and publishers of Torrey House Press descend on Weller Book Works Saturday to discuss their work and what it's like to write and publish books in the "new" West.
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The Scholar of Moab by Steven L. Peck
We’ve always thought Sundays are a great day for reading — whether in an easy chair with your favorite paper, curled up on a couch with a good book or out in the park with your favorite ereader. With that in mind, we’re going to be running a regular Sunday feature about books and writing....
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Utah Book Award Finalists
Maximilian Werner’s Crooked Creek
The Utah Center for the Book has announced the finalists for the 2011 Utah Book Award (the date refers to the year of publication rather than then year of the award). Winners will be announced jointly by the Salt Lake City Main Library and the Utah Humanities Council at a program held on October 5th,...
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