A treasure-trove, an adventure trail and a cabinet of wonders

It's a brilliant concept and should give a lot of pleasure to all ages

Poem for the Day Two is the poetry book I read every day. It is a total joy

Praise for Poem of the Day: 'This book is a dream, a revivalist campaign, a challenge, a fundraising vehicle, a book of days and an anthology, all in one'

Superb

Like being dragged backwards through a briar patch by William Faulkner and Flannery O'Connor while Nick Cave howls hosannahs at a blood-black moon

Braiding his plotlines into a taut narrative, Pollock is poised to emerge as a new hero of fans of the American gothic literature

If Pollock's powerful collection Knockemstiff was a punch to the jaw, his follow-up ... feels closer to a mule's kick

Sticky, violet and exhilarating - Pollock's southern gothic tale of thrill killers, pervy preachers and vengeance is best read on a long road trip or at a seedy model poolside

Riotously high in laughs and glamour. I defy a festive grump not to be cheered by it

Fast-paced and funny

Influenced by magical realism and the cool prose of modernism, first-time author Chloe Aridjis takes the best from each