Slow Motion Heroics by Joshua James Amberson
Two Plum Press
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Slow Motion Heroics by Joshua James Amberson
Two Plum Press
$12.00
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Slow Motion Heroics reads a bit like a mixtape plays, and this is no accident. Shortly after Joshua’s first book for Two Plum, Everyday Mythologies, we talked about doing a book that was a compilation of sorts, using material previously published in journals or performed at readings. He has been widely published and his pieces resonate with casual readers or listeners, so this would have been a fine approach; but I could tell the idea didn’t wholly satisfy him. When he submitted the manuscript, it was both a surprise and a delight to find his signature style of personal essay (which I know and love so well) peppered with super compelling short fiction pieces. What we have is a book written over the course of several years, a truly exciting “full length debut” of contrasting prose, painting for us a broader picture of a writer who can give you a glimpse into his past with film-like clarity, tell you the story of the person sitting next to you on the bus, and make you think about why the world turns the way it does within the same few pages.

Author: Joshua James Amberson
Year: 2022
Cover: Softcover
Language: English
Found in: Poetry