I just got back from AWP14 in Seattle, and I brought home a ton of interesting books, journals, chapbooks and things in between: from perfect bound books from emerging presses to hand-made zines. I’m going to try to writer about as many as I can over the next few weeks. Number one on the list is A Secondary Landscpae by Aaron Gilbreath. I’ve been reading a lot of Aaron’s work lately in places like Harper’s, Vice and River Styx. A Secondary Landscape is a quiet mediatation about figuring out one’s place in the world imbued with the recklessness of youth. The format is perfect: Scout Books makes little Books for Big Ideas. This 3.5”x5” literary object is made with recycled paper and vegetable inks and is a collaboration with Kevin Sampsell’s micro-press Future Tense Books. It’s so small I was afraid it would get lost in all the books, fliers and cards I brought home, so I read it on the plane. A Secondary Landscape is a great read for in-between places.