My 2010 Lit Midget list of forthcoming small press books

The Millions recently posted a list of 2010 books forthcoming from literary giants. I’m looking forward to quite a few on that list. But, I think we are due a list from literary midgets, too, right?

So here they are (the ones I can think of right now, anyway. I reserve the right to add more):

Sawako Nakayasu’s Texture Notes and Travis Nichols’s Iowa from Letter Machine Editions. I only recently heard about Letter Machine Editions, and, other than a few excerpts from the above titles, I have no reason to think these books are worth anticipating. But I like the press’s simple webpage and their equally simple book design. I never said the lit midget list had to be supported by my knowledge of a press or its authors, did I?

Noah Cicero’s The Insurgent from BLATT Books. Lot’s of people don’t like his stuff. I do. Will I ever look back on a Cicero book as a pivot point in my life? Probably not. Will I continue to read his stuff anyway? Yes.

Scott C. Rogers’s Love Like a Molotov Cocktail to the Chest from Black Coffee Press. The potential here is all in the title. How could you not read that and sense at least a hint of potential? You can’t.

Tim Hall’s One Damn Thing After Another from OW Press. Yeah, I’m partial. I have a hand in bringing this one to life. But know this: I would never have gotten my hand involved if I didn’t respect Mr. Hall, and more importantly, his writing. He’s good. Real good.

Joshua Mohr’s Termite Parade from Two Dollar Radio. I’ve followed Two Dollar Radio for a while. Everything they release could be worthy of a spot on this list. They have a style in both literary and visual aesthetics that works for me. This title in particular looks enticing.