Hub City Press Novel named one of best in nation
November 18, 2015
SPARTANBURG, SC—A novel published by Spartanburg’s Hub City Press, Minnow by James E. McTeer II, has been named to Kirkus Reviews’ “Best Books of 2015.” It also was among 18 books on the Kirkus list of best debut fiction in 2015.
Kirkus Reviews is one of the leading book review publications in the nation, reviewing more than 7,000 books annually. Its reviews are aimed at publishing insiders: bookstore and library buyers, literary agents, newspaper and magazine editors, as well as film industry rights people.
Minnow was the 2014 winner of the South Carolina First Novel Prize and was published in May 2015 by Hub City Press of Spartanburg. Since publication it has been the recipient of the following honors: Longlisted for the 2016 Crook’s Corner Book Prize, included on the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s “Ten Southern Summer Books That Sizzle,” Okra Pick from the Southern Independent Booksellers Association, as well as being reviewed favorably in trade magazines including Publisher’s Weekly, Foreword, and Library Journal (Starred Review).
McTeer, who grew up in Beaufort, is a media specialist at Polo Road Elementary School in Columbia.
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