Ashley Mayne & Will Lytle, “Something Wild”

Ashley Mayne lives and writes all four seasons in the woods of upstate New York. Her first two novels, Tiger and Mankiller, have been published by Dr. Cicero Books. Mary Caponegro calls Tiger “a novel of such vivacity, authority and complexity that you would never guess its author could be at the start of her career. Ashley Mayne creates a universe of intrigue, sensuality and psychological richness; of deities and wild beasts, of Jesuit fervor and primal urges, all played out on an international canvas, driven by a plot that never flags. Even without a tiger in the middle, this is that rarest of artifacts: a literary page turner. Open it up; I guarantee you won’t be able to stop.” Read Nina Shengold’s Chronogram profile.

Will Lytle is the author and illustrator of Thorneater Comics, distributed as guerilla-style zines, limited-edition handsewn chapbooks, and by the Woodstock Times/Saugerties Times/Kingston Times. He also illustrated Clark Strand’s Waking Up to the Night (Spiegel & Grau, 2015), and has designed murals and graphics for businesses throughout the Catskills and in Paris. Read Nina Shengold’s Chronogram profile.