Berlin Red, Sam Eastland, Opus

The Goat Fish and the Lover’s Knot, Jack Driscoll, Wayne State University Press

Heavy Metal, Andrew Bourelle, Autumn House Press

Invisible Men, Eric Freeze, Outpost 19

Long Stories Cut Short, Frederick Luis Aldama, University of Arizona Press

Magic for Unlucky Girls, A.A. Balaskovits, Santa Fe Writers Project

Murder on the Red River, Marcie R. Rendon, Cinco Puntos Press

Our Dolphin, Joel Allegretti, Thrice Publishing

The Reef, Juan Villoro, George Braziller

States of Motion, Laura Hulthen Thomas, Wayne State University Press

Stephen Florida, Gabe Habash, Coffee House Press

When he sprang from his bed, staggered backward, and fell dead, we clung together with faint hearts, and mutely questioned each other, Christopher Kang, Green Mountains Review Books