Nic Brown is the author of the novels Doubles (Counterpoint, 2010) and Floodmarkers (Counterpoint, 2009), which was selected as an Editor’s Choice by The New York Times Book Review. His writing has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and appeared in the Harvard Review, Glimmer Train, Epoch, and The New York Times, among many other publications. A graduate of Columbia University and the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, he now teaches at the University of Northern Colorado.
Lystra, North Carolina. A fictional town full of very real people who survive the attack of Hurricane Hugo and then find their bearings in the aftermath—often in wild and hilarious ways. The days leading up to the impending disaster are not at all unusual—no portents of disaster, no signs of impending calamity. Bryce …
Slow Smith is in a slump. He’s a professional tennis player stuck in his hometown, serving to an empty court. His wife is in a coma and he’s afraid he’s to blame. Left behind are her Polaroids, obsessive daily records of their life together. Meanwhile Kaz, Slow’s lifelong doubles partner, is traveling the world while pl…
Michael walks the line between our world and the world of the supernatural. He handles problems that other can’t. He’s a werewolf for hire. But if he’s not careful he might bite off more than even a werewolf can chew.