Best Indie Books of 2021!

Semiotic Love [Stories] was named one of the Best Indie Books of 2021 by Kirkus Reviews. Click the image to see the list and read the review.

 

On Influence: a conversation.

Click the image to read my interview with Ed Schwarzchild in The Lit Pub.

 

A Year in Reading.

Click the image to check out Matt Seidel’s review of Semiotic Love [Stories] in his year-end round-up at The Millions.

 Hear actor Benjamin Curns read my flash fiction story “Hindsight” from Semiotic Love [Stories]. Learn more about Ben here.

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“Spread the word. These love stories are the bomb.”

Click on the image to read a review of Semiotic Love [Stories] from RHINO.

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“…a rich ecosystem of love and loss."

Click on the image to read my interview with Maddie King for Bloom.

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“Alluring, enlightening, and unforgettable stories.”

Click the image to read the starred review of Semiotic Love [Stories] from Kirkus Reviews.

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“The Conversation” series at the New York State Writers Institute.

Click the image to watch my interview with novelist Edward Schwarzschild.

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“This book hurts. It will hurt you. But you’re just grateful Whalen is delivering the tender punches.”

Click the image to read Becca Yenser’s review of Semiotic Love [Stories] from Heavy Feather Review.

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"[R]eading Brian Phillip Whalen’s Semiotic Love is like eating a multi-layered trifle..."

Click the image to read Meera Parasuraman’s review of Semiotic Love [Stories] from The Masters Review.

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Click the image to hear my song list and read liner notes to accompany Semiotic Love [Stories].

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Click the image to hear me read “The Father Bell” from Semiotic Love [Stories] on the Micro podcast.

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Click the image to see my conversation with Edward Schwarzschild. Hosted by Johnstown Public Library (NY) on April 14, 2021.

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Click the image to watch me read from Semiotic Love [Stories] and chat about writing with Amy Lorraine Long and Richard Z. Santos. Hosted by Malvern books (Austin) on March 13, 2021.