Following the success of The Lounge Companion: A Collection of European Creative Writing, Lion Lounge Press is proud to present this follow-up title: The Lounge Companion Vol. 2. As its predecessor, this Lounge Companion houses the works of established, critically acclaimed writers, such as Ian St. James Award winner and Writer’s Digest Award winner A. S. Penne, Turkish writer Yekta Kopan, whose latest novel won the Dunya Kitap 2007 Fictional Book of the Year Award, and fiction writer, poet and playwright J. J. Steinfeld, whose list of literary achievements seems endless, and whose short stories have previously attracted such publishers as Gaspereau Press. And published right alongside these and many more are the poems and short stories of writers and poets that you may not have heard of before, but that you are sure to hear more about in the future.

The Lounge Companion Vol. 2 contains 14 short stories and 19 poems by 25 people from 10 different countries on 3 different continents. Its impressive lineup of international writers and creative writing in genres ranging from soulful introspection and satirical mastery to classic horror and suspense, this collection is a must-have for the adventurous reader and anyone who enjoys discovering new literary voices.

Featured Entries are (alphabetically, by author):

Prose:
Elizabeth Akroyd // Masquerade
John Björling // The Monument
Shoshi Breiner // The Cousin from Jablonka
Colin Clancy // The Wheel
Isaac Coleman // The Brick, The Blood, and the BMW
Sabra Farmand // Revolve
Mitra Hooshiar // The Conscience of the Clothes Moth
Alireza Mahmodi Iranmehr // Feminine Sonata
Mehrnoosh Mazarei // Sylvia
Beatrice J. Murphy // Delicatessen
A. S. Penne // A Year of Coming Home
Lee Richmond // The Engineered
Garcia Perez Samango // El Toreador
(translated from the original by Yekta Kopan)
Saskia Sarginson // The Fur Coat
Gwilym Scourfield // A Time To Remember
J. J. Steinfeld // A Ninetieth-Birthday Present
Jonathan Tromane // Bright Moon
Bruce Turnbull // Circuit Crash

Poetry:
Richard Bennett // Valerie
George Chopping // 5 Poems
Drew DeGennaro // Double Shot
Simon Leyland // Ramblings of an Unkempt Man I, II, III
S. Mohammad Mozaffari // Metempsychosis
Beatrice J. Murphy // Blasting Off, Apart
Heidi Quist // Illustrating How to Fight Smoke
Christopher Roberts // Time
J. J. Steinfeld // This Rain-Unending Weather