Bookworm, no. 95

David Venn reviews Michael DeForge’s “Holy Lacrimony.” Susan Huebert on Sarah Selecky’s “Story Is a State of Mind.” A cover photographer Q&A. Poetry by Laura Matwichuk. The Digital Publishing Awards.

Another World of Pain

Holy Lacrimony
Michael DeForge
Drawn & Quarterly
120 pages, hardcover

One evening, an alien ship that looks like three concentric mouths appears in a starry sky. Its pointy tongue slithers through an unnamed town, enters an apartment, and abducts Jackie, a young musician. He regains consciousness next to Kara, a being who resembles Ghos…