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Alternating Current Press Books Catalog

Alternating Current Press Catalog New Releases

New Releases

A Gospel of Bones
A Gospel of Bones:
Poems
by Suzi Q. Smith
2020 Electric Book Award
Uncity Lean
Uncity, Lean:
Poems
by Michael Cooper
A Room in Dodge City 2
A Room in Dodge City, Vol. 2:
The Blut Branson Era
A Novel-in-Vignettes
by David Leo Rice
Remapping Wonderland
Remapping Wonderland:
Classic Fairytales Retold by People of Color
30 stories by 27 authors




Preorders

Preorders

The Uncertainty Principle
The Uncertainty Principle:
Essays on Conception, Infertility, Birth, and Quantum Mechanics
by Joel Wachman
2017 Luminaire Prose Award
Footnote 5
Footnote #5:
A Literary Journal of History
Various Authors
2019 Charter Oak Award




Footnote Literary Journal of History

Footnote: A Literary Journal of History

Footnote 4
Footnote #4:
A Literary Journal of History
48 pieces by 33 authors
2018 Charter Oak Award
Footnote 3
Footnote #3:
A Literary Journal of History
45 pieces by 24 authors
2017 Charter Oak Award
Footnote 2
Footnote #2:
A Literary Journal of History
43 pieces by 30 authors
2016 Charter Oak Award
Footnote 1
Footnote #1:
A Literary Journal of History
Various Authors
2015 Charter Oak Award
Footnote Bundles
Footnote #1-4:
A Literary Journal of History
Various Authors
Discount Bundles




Novels and Single Novellas

Novels and Single Novellas

A Room in Dodge City 2
A Room in Dodge City, Vol. 2:
The Blut Branson Era
A Novel-in-Vignettes
by David Leo Rice
A Room in Dodge City
A Room in Dodge City:
A Novel-in-Vignettes
by David Leo Rice
2016 Electric Book Award
Silt
Silt:
A Novella
by Chris Geier




Short-Story Collections and Collected Novellas

Short-Story Collections and Collected Novellas

What Shines from It
What Shines from It:
Stories
by Sara Rauch
2017 Electric Book Award
Second Acts in American Lives
Second Acts in American Lives:
Flash Stories
by Ryan Ridge & Mel Bosworth
The Girl Wakes
The Girl Wakes:
Stories & Fairytales
by Carmen Lau
2015 Electric Book Award
Moon Up, Past Full
Moon Up, Past Full:
Novellas & Stories
by Eric Shonkwiler
2015 Luminaire Prose Award
2016 Luminaire Prose Award
The Poor Man’s Guide to an Affordable, Painless Suicide
The Poor Man’s Guide to an Affordable, Painless Suicide:
Stories
by Schuler Benson
2015 Luminaire Prose Award




Memoir and Collected Essays

Memoir and Collected Essays

Eats of Eden
Eats of Eden:
A Foodoir
by Tabitha Blankenbiller




Single Collected Poetry Books

Single Collected Poetry Books

A Gospel of Bones
A Gospel of Bones:
Poems
by Suzi Q. Smith
2020 Electric Book Award
Uncity, Lean
Uncity, Lean:
Poems
by Michael Cooper
Wyatt Earp
Wyatt Earp:
Longform Poetic Narrative
by Larry Beckett
2019 Electric Book Award
20
20,:
Erasure Poems of Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues under the Sea
by Jennifer Roche
We Meant to Bring It Home Alive
We Meant to Bring It Home Alive:
Poems
by Armin Tolentino
2018 Electric Book Award
Portraits
Portraits:
Poems
by B. Z. Niditch
Solstice to Solstice to Solstice
Solstice to Solstice to Solstice:
A Year of Sunrises in Poetry
by Allison Boyd Justus
Girl Friend & Other Mysteries of Love
Girl Friend & Other Mysteries of Love:
Poems
by Charles P. Ries




Themed Anthologies

Themed Anthologies

Remapping Wonderland
Remapping Wonderland:
Classic Fairytales Retold by People of Color
30 stories by 27 authors
Undeniable
Undeniable:
Writers Respond to Climate Change
65 pieces by 52 authors
Spectral Lines
Spectral Lines:
Poems about Scientists
69 poems by 62 authors




Luminaire Award Anthologies

Luminaire Award Anthologies

The Sky Is a Free Country
The Sky Is a Free Country:
Luminaire Award Anthology, Vol. 1
28 pieces by 23 authors
2014-2016 Luminaire Awards




Journals and Non-Themed Collections

Journals and Non-Themed Collections

Poiesis Review 7
Poiesis Review #7:
A Literary Journal
Various Authors
Poiesis Review 6
Poiesis Review #6:
A Literary Journal
Various Authors
2013 Luminaire Award
Poiesis Review 1-5
Poiesis Review #1-5:
A Literary Journal
Collected Poetry Archive
119 poems by 73 authors
2008-2012 Luminaire Awards
Of Small Things
Of Small Things:
Collection of 4 Chapbooks
22 Authors
Stephanie Hiteshew
Dave Church
B. Z. Niditch
The Art of Arranging
The Art of Arranging:
Collection of 5 Chapbooks
Paul Weinman
Joseph Verrilli
Harry Calhoun
Or How We Stopped Warming Up for 20 Years
; Or How We Stopped Warming Up for 20 Years and Learned to Exit the Green Room:
Poetry Archives 1993-2013
147 poems by 34 authors



Wardenclyffe Series

Wardenclyffe Series

Portraits
Portraits:
Poems
by B. Z. Niditch



Violet Ray Series

Violet Ray Series

Of Small Things
Of Small Things:
Collection of 4 Chapbooks
22 Authors
Stephanie Hiteshew
Dave Church
B. Z. Niditch
The Art of Arranging
The Art of Arranging:
Collection of 5 Chapbooks
Paul Weinman
Joseph Verrilli
Harry Calhoun
Or How We Stopped Warming Up for 20 Years
; Or How We Stopped Warming Up for 20 Years and Learned to Exit the Green Room:
Poetry Archives 1993-2013
147 poems by 34 authors
Poiesis Review 1-5
Poiesis Review #1-5:
A Literary Journal
Collected Poetry Archive
119 poems by 73 authors
2008-2012 Luminaire Awards








Forthcoming Titles Coming Soon

Forthcoming Titles Coming Soon

2021

The Uncertainty Principle
Mar 2, 2021
Footnote 5
Mar 2, 2021
Tall Tales from the Ladies' Auxiliary
Mar 2, 2021
Self Portrait with Inner Child
Mar 16, 2021
Carefully Peeled Edges
Mar 30, 2021
Forthcoming Little Pigeon Chapbook Series
Apr 6, 2021
Footnote 6
Apr 13, 2021
Yellow Fevers
Apr 27, 2021
Strange in This Season
May 11, 2021
Lives & Times
May 25, 2021
Lower East Side
Jun 8, 2021
The Tertiary Lodgers
Jun 22, 2021
Forthcoming Violet Ray Series
Jul 6, 2021
Forthcoming Little Pigeon Chapbook Series
Jul 13, 2021
Forthcoming Manuscript
Jul 20, 2021
Forthcoming Violet Ray Series
Aug 3, 2021
Breathing While Black
Aug 17, 2021
Footnote 7
Aug 31, 2021
Forthcoming Violet Ray Series
Sep 14, 2021
Forthcoming Translation
Sep 28, 2021
Forthcoming Little Pigeon Chapbook Series
Oct 5, 2021
Forthcoming Violet Ray Series
Oct 12, 2021
Christmas Horror Anthology
Oct 26, 2021
Forthcoming Violet Ray Series
Nov 9, 2021
Forthcoming Violet Ray Series
Dec 14, 2021



2022

Him or Her or Whatever
Feb 1, 2022
Forthcoming Violet Ray Series
April 26, 2022
Forthcoming Violet Ray Series
May 17, 2022
Forthcoming Little Pigeon Chapbook Series
May 31, 2022
Forthcoming Violet Ray Series
Jun 14, 2022
Riding Fences
Jun 28, 2022
Forthcoming Little Pigeon Chapbook Series
Jul 5, 2022
Footnote 8
Jul 19, 2022
Fragments Thereof
Aug 2, 2022
Forthcoming Manuscript
Aug 16, 2022
Maintain the North
Aug 30, 2022
Forthcoming Manuscript
Sep 13, 2022
Forthcoming Translation
Sep 27, 2022
Forthcoming Little Pigeon Chapbook Series
Oct 4, 2022
A Room in Dodge City 3
Oct 18, 2022
Forthcoming Manuscript
Nov 8, 2022
Forthcoming Manuscript
Dec 13, 2022



2023

Forthcoming Little Pigeon Chapbook Series
Jan 24, 2023
Forthcoming Little Pigeon Chapbook Series
April 11, 2023
We've Always Done It
April 25, 2023
Forthcoming Manuscript
May 9, 2023
Forthcoming Manuscript
May 23, 2023
Bottomland
Jun 6, 2023
Forthcoming Manuscript
Jun 20, 2023
Forthcoming Little Pigeon Chapbook Series
Jul 11, 2023
Footnote 9
Jul 25, 2023
Forthcoming Manuscript
Aug 15, 2023
Forthcoming Translation
Sep 12, 2023
Forthcoming Manuscript
Sep 26, 2023
Forthcoming Little Pigeon Chapbook Series
Oct 10, 2023
Forthcoming Manuscript
Oct 24, 2023
Forthcoming Manuscript
Nov 7, 2023
Hear & Now
Dec 5, 2023



2024

Footnote 10
Spring 2024
Mother Goose Is Sometimes a Father and Sometimes Both
Fall 2024




Some of our chapbooks from 2008 through 2013 are currently temporarily unavailable. Most of them will soon be reprinted in the Violet Ray Series. If you wish to inquire about a book that was published pre-2013, please email alt.current [at] gmail.com.