Jackalope Dreams (Flyover Fiction) - Softcover

Mary Clearman Blew is the author or editor of numerous books, including three books of short stories and the memoir This Is Not the Ivy League (Nebraska 2011). She is a professor of English at the University of Idaho and has twice won the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Award, once in fiction and once in nonfiction, as well as the Western Literature Association’s Distinguished Achievement Award.

"In Blew's commendable fiction debut . . . [the author's] distinctive narrative voice and knack for description keep the story on track."—Publishers Weekly (Publishers Weekly)

“[Jackalope Dreams] gives us an example—if any is required—of why fiction is still necessary and what it uniquely offers. . . . Sentences seethe with urgent, unhurried energy, and the description of the land the author so clearly loves is in service of the story, not showing off. You come to care deeply about these people, caught between an uncapturable past and an uncertain future. Jackalope Dreams is a small masterpiece.”—Paul Wilner, Los Angeles Times Book Review (Paul Wilner Los Angeles Times Book Review 2008-03-16)

“Blew knows how to fuse the rugged with the delicate—some readers may be reminded of Plainsong author Kent Haruf’s no-nonsense approach.”—John Mark Eberhart, Kansas City Star (John Mark Eberhart Kansas City Star 2008-03-29)

“Engrossing. . . . Blew gets so much right, from her beautiful, clear prose to her sharp humor to her rich characterizations. . . . Jackalope Dreams satisfies.”—Jenny Shank, NewWest.net (Jenny Shank NewWest.net 2008-03-31)

“Nothing less than stunning: a story beautifully told, characters richly conceived and developed, lessons subtly delivered. . . . It is the poetry and preciseness of Blew’s writing that set Jackalope Dreams apart from others of its ilk. Hers is storytelling of the highest order.”—Sherry Devlin, Missoulian (Sherry Devlin Missoulian 2008-04-20)

"When Mary Clearman Blew reaches her stride, I dare you to put this book down."—C. K. Crigger, Roundup Magazine (C. K. Crigger Roundup Magazine 2008-10-01)