we certainly value the perspectives of critics and other writers who have read and reviewed in the media the books that we have published. Here is what people have said about authors at WordsworthGreenwich Press:
On Gary Anderson
"Reminiscent of John Barth’s The Sotweed Factor – and equally accomplished, Gary Anderson’s Best of All Possible Worlds is a sustained comic delight. Masterful, outrageous, teeming with exotic incidents and characters, Anderson’s novel is a richly inventive elaboration of a small detail in Voltaire’s Candide. Candide’s chance encounter with a charitable Anabaptist blossoms, in Anderson’s novel, into the story of the pious Jakob Onderdonk and his family of 18th-century Dutch eccentrics. The two main characters are the good-hearted Jakob and his evil brother Robrecht, whose interweaving narratives establish a counterpoint between an ineffectual idealism and an extravagantly depraved pragmatism...Don’t miss it." – Terry Richard Bazes, Novelist
Best of All Possible Worlds was named by Goodreads as one of the Best Indie Books to Read in 2012. Goodreads voted Anderson’s debut novel, Animal Magnet, among the Best Books of the Decade and Best Literary Books of All Time.
"In Best of All Possible Worlds Gary Anderson recreates Voltaire’s narrative style, but with a conceptualist’s eye. He takes a small fragment from Candide and builds a rich story upon it that is full of comedic turns of phrase...I continue to be impressed with Anderson’s literary genius and highly recommend Best of All Possible Worlds to anyone looking for a critical and fresh look at the world." -- Jacqueline Valencia, Author of Tristise
“This work (Animal Magnet) is a knockout and is the most original piece I have read since the early 90's.” – Jessica Visconti, Goodreads
“I love this book (Animal Magnet). As soon as I finished it, I wanted to start it, again. The sort of book I wished I could forget so I could read it again for the first time. It is one of the best novels I have read in a very long time and I look forward to reading Mr. Anderson's next book, which I hope will come out soon. In this era of dull derivative novels isn't it nice to stumble across a book that makes you go "WOW!"? Do yourself a favour and read this book!” – Chico Picante, Goodreads
On John H. Sibley
Being and Homelessness was voted by Goodreads among the Top 25 Books on President Obama's Summer Reading List.
“There is an undulating jazz beat that courses through the work of John Sibley.” – Mary Houlihan, Chicago Sun-Times
“Sibley jolts us from our comfort zone, and for that alone, this is a powerful book worth reading.” – Matthew Brennan, Aurora Beacon-Journal
"His words paint a stark picture of what that reality is for those who have to sleep on the street or in homeless shelters. He is able to give us a glimpse into a world that most of us hope and pray we will never see... This book was a reminder that the situation in which John Sibley found himself was not all he was... I recommend that you read John Sibley’s book Being and Homelessness." -- Lisa Sachs, Recipesforabetterworld.com
“John does a fantastic evocation of the space in his stories and really makes me understand why Maxwell Street was so important to so many people.” – Jason Pettus, Owner of the Chicago Center of Literature and Photography
“It grieves me terribly that one in three black males are incarcerated, on probation or on parole. John points out that contemporary African Americans were slaves 105 years longer than they've been free.” – Rev. Dr. Jude Arnold
“Sibley writes clearly, and his thinking is lucid. He concludes that homelessness has taught him that he is a man before he is an artist... I absolutely devoured this one!...Thoughtful and well done.”– Goodreads
“I am white, social conservative, from a small town in the Southwest. So, reading this book had a bitter-sweet feel for me. I have never been in a minority. I have never been homeless. This book will challenge a reader to re-examine your beliefs, biases, and positions. It will cause inner reflection… I recommend this book for anyone who has lived to walk in the same paths as the author. But, more importantly, I recommend this to everyone who has never experienced any of these things. If you have never been homeless, unemployed, discriminated against, or arrested, then you must read this… A must read! A brilliant treatise on the human condition!” – Stephen Perigo, Amazon
"His words are filled with dimension, texture, colour, grit, focus, and realism. He shows us the side of homelessness from the perspective of a man held hostage, a fighter, an educated mind, a thinker, a mover and a shaker, and most importantly a person of dignity and great worth. Our society is so quick to cast off the homeless and attach a label to them… It isn't sin that made them homeless, it is a broken system… Chicago is not an easy city...especially on the streets. I have felt "The Hawk", and it is not forgiving at all… We all bleed the same colour of blood and shed the same tears." -- Rev. Mysterium Sicarius
“Urban fiction novelist, John H. Sibley, gives us a glimpse into the future.” -- Tony Patrick, (Bookshelf) Black Men Magazine
“With creative writers like Sibley the sky is the limit.” – Rob Kenner, Vibe, Fiction Editor
“To keep me reading is truly saying something.” – John W. Fountain, New York Times
“Sibley shows us that a futuristic Chicago is not for the timid.” – Rollie Welch, Library Journal
On David B. Lentz
Goodreads voted Bloomsday: The Bostoniad among the Top 10 Books for Style as Text, the Top 40 Boston Books and the Top 75 Most Difficult Novels.
“This novel (Bloomsday) is a wow… with a humorous, shrewd, heightened language, like Oscar Wilde on crack. At times the novel reminded me of the best of J. P. Donleavy… I am a little in awe of what Lentz attempted here—and accomplished! This is a grand achievement.***** (Five Stars)” -- Corey Mesler, Author of Following Richard Brautigan
“This novel (Bloomsday) was a delight and I didn't want it to end. Ulysses is a masterpiece, but I enjoyed reading this book much more than Ulysses… I grew to like the characters, to care about them and it was their plain humanity that I loved… A literary masterpiece… Laugh out loud comic moments, moments of touching tenderness and the language is a delight. You must read it. ***** (Five Stars)” -- Paul Raymond Smith, Goodreads Top 100 Reviewer
"The dream sequences (For the Beauty of the Earth) threw me from the flow, alerting me very early on that this is not your typical, passive read. I became very attached to the character and the reality that he, too, couldn’t distinguish between what was and wasn’t real. Add to that a window into the scandalous nature of the financial industry and the Faustian dilemmas of Everyman. Is life a zero-sum game? Interwoven throughout the intensity of the plot were gems of thought provocation. To quote from the book, my favorite line among many is, “I have learned that at some point in one’s life, sooner or later, one is destined to become what you once criticized.” How true that rings for those of us willing to admit it. Overall, a big win! ***** (Five Stars)" -- Emma J. Stephens, Author of For a Dancer: A Memoir
"When I began reading this book (AmericA, Inc.), it was a little difficult to get to used to. It's written in a stream-of-consciousness kind of way... However, after I got used to that, I found myself really enjoying the book. It's an excellent criticism of modern American companies and how greed means more to them than morals. It was funny at some points, serious at others. It's like the Occupy Wall Street movement in one book, and I honestly don't really support that movement. So take it from me, if I enjoyed the book, then you probably will, too. *****(Five Stars)." -- Nicki Rows, Goodreads Librarian
“This (Bloomsday) is an astonishing book… Lentz has accomplished this feat not only with prodigious erudition, but also with a delicate whimsy and an exquisitely chiseled poetic language. For this is a poetic prose of the first order – lyrical and learned, but brought down to earth by the real particulars of modern life and enlivened by punning, rapid-fire repartee… But here’s the crux of the matter: this is a major work by a major writer and sophisticated readers will relish it… A masterpiece. *****(Five Stars)” – Terry Richard Bazes, Novelist
“Lentz's approach to writing is soul driven.” – The Weston Forum
“A curious, appealing novel... picaresque and picturesque, Bloomsday succeeds... The dialogue is masterful. It will have you smiling.” – Joe Connolly, Times Chronicle
“Lentz intended Bloomsday to challenge readers seeking a richer literary experience outside the mainstream, as Joyce did.” – The Greenwich Post
“His pixilism is a sort of 21st century, digital metaphor that has similarities to French Impressionist paintings.” – The Redding Pilot
"This was an excellent book (Bloomsday)... This is just such a striking read. I definitely would recommend it." -- Kyrsten Burroughs, Goodreads
“Lentz especially likes to explore how creative people survive and contribute in a large and often impersonal environment.” – New Canaan Advertiser
“I'm sitting in my kitchen transfixed! It (Bloomsday) is hilarious... It is so good, I hate to have it end... Totally delicious.” – Agnes Potter
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