Sarah Stark’s new novel, Out There, is one of the recommended small press titles in the recent issue of the Colorado Review: “Think of Stark’s work as an homage to magical realism itself, a lyrical and lush work about the meaning a book can bring into our lives. Bet your friend hasn’t read it yet.” Read the full article here: Small Press Books for the Obscure and Difficult People on Your Holiday Shopping List
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Alex Trimble Young Remembers a Writer of “Unbrandable” Books When I met Stanley Crawford in 2005, he was, by the estimation of my twenty-three-year-old self, already old. I was working at the reception desk of the chaotic Soho offices of the Overlook Press when Stan, a gray-bearded giant (at 6’3″) […]
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“A farmer-writer who loves garlic as much as words” is how the New York Times described Dixon writer and farmer Stanley Crawford in a 2011 story, and one might be hard-pressed to improve upon that characterization. Crawford, whose 11 books included the seminal and award-winning memoirs Mayordormo: Chronicle of an […]
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The Santa Fe International Literary Festival will take place May 19–21, 2023, bringing together world-renowned authors, thinkers, and passionate readers in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Visit Santa Fe International Literary Festival (sfinternationallitfest.org) for more info. STANLEY CRAWFORD has lived since 1969 in the Embudo Valley of northern New Mexico, where he […]
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Evan and the Skygoats centers on how young Evan grieves over a loss – the death of his elder sister, Sky. Evan hugs the trees because “that made everything feel better.” His mom said Evan doesn’t have to see her to feel her presence. She tells him that she and […]
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A Book Review by Historic Santa Fe Foundation’s Executive Director Pete Warzel. “After planting and harvesting crops for over forty years, you would think a being might finally comprehend the ephemeral nature of all things. Not, alas, this one.” — Stanley Crawford, The Garlic Papers: A Small Garlic Farm in […]
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By Monica Roman Gagnier / Journal staff writer. Among the residents of Dixon, New Mexico, Stanley Crawford has long been known as a gentleman farmer and a thoughtful man of letters. He’s the author of such books as “A Garlic Testament: Seasons on a Small New Mexico Farm” and “Mayordomo: […]