Pamela Erens

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Selected Works

1. Novel

The Understory
Winner of the Ironweed Press Fiction Prize

A Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist

A finalist for the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing

2. Short Stories

Gaarg. Gaarrgh. Gak
Originally published in The Literary Review

The Things You Don't Know
Originally published in Redivider

3. Essay

Breastfeeding
Originally published in Michigan Quarterly Review

Press

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Publisher's press release for The Understory (63 KB)

Announcement of Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalists

Announcement of finalists for William Saroyan International Prize for Writing

Author interview (The American Chronicle)

Author interview (The Elegant Variation)

REVIEWS OF THE UNDERSTORY

Publishers Weekly, June 11, 2007 (scroll down; it's the ninth review)

Chicago Tribune, December 22, 2007

BookList, October 1, 2007

Small Spiral Notebook, October 8, 2007

Books For Readers, issue 100, fall 2007

ForeWord magazine, September/October 2007

El Paso Times, October 28, 2007
(Note: to access this review, which is no longer accessible for free, click on the PDF file below.)

The Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide, September/October 2007

Rain Taxi, Winter 2007/2008
(Note: to access this review, which appeared only in print, click on the PDF file below.)

Mary Akers's literary blog, December 5, 2007

Capone's Hit List, November 1, 2007

The Small Press Review (UK), Issue Five (Spring 2008)

The Understory has also received reviews on Goodreads.

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Readings and appearances for The Understory have taken place at bookstores, libraries, and book clubs in New York City, Chicago, and New Jersey.

review in El Paso Times, October 28, 2007 (219 KB)

review in Rain Taxi, Winter 2007/2008 (304 KB)

book cover (548 KB) (photo by Michael Marquand)

author photos

color (139 KB)

color (230 KB)
(photo by Gina Plaitakis)

black & white (152 KB)
(photo by Gina Plaitakis)

Click here for photo (from Galley Cat ) of author at book party for The Understory.

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