KP McCarthy

Available Sept 2023

Mortal Weather is about a story junkie who discovers that people are dying after telling him their stories. It’s the first book of a planned quartet. The remaining titles are Tangerine Starward, The Cobalt Edge, and Enough Sky. All titles come from the epigraph poem, “Enough Sky” —

Not getting enough sky now that
it’s pindrop dusk and Venus
flirts with a slabby moon

Spalls of silver flush livid –
I cannot flank desire
and all this reaching

KP McCarthy
full poem

“Brilliant. The narrative combines two first person perspectives in stream-of-conscious style immersed in magical realism and archetypal portrayals, which elevates everyday occurrences. The impact is analogous to seeing out of one eye, then the other, then both gaining a profound depth of field.”
Neil Katz: Author Outrageous: Rise to Riches, the Victoria Woodhull Saga

“Common dialogue rises to memorable aphoristic expression with such empathy as to invite the reader to enter contemplative meditations along with the protagonists. This creates a very personal relationship with the characters that lasts well beyond the last page.”

Neil Katz: Author Outrageous: Rise to Riches, the Victoria Woodhull Saga

“The story’s colloquialism and local color are reminiscent of Twain, its allusions and philosophical references — with erudite explication — recall Murakami, and its joyful play in magical realism brings Gabriel Garcia Marquez to mind. Nurtured and properly supported, Kevin’s literary impact should become a real gift to the status of American literature.”

Neil Katz: Author Outrageous: Rise to Riches, the Victoria Woodhull Saga