Starlight and Moonshine

Joseph O'Malley's short fiction has appeared in such magazines as Glimmer Train, Cimmaron Review, and A Public Space.  He is the author of a collection of short stories entitled Great Escapes from Detroit.  He was born in Detroit and lives in New York City.

“A brilliant debut [novel]. . . . O’Malley toggles between the perspectives of each family member, shining light on what they know about one another and themselves while also illuminating their blind spots. It’s an exemplary domestic drama.”—Publishers Weekly (starred) “Joseph O’Malley’s Starlight and Moonshine is a poignant panorama of the way grief devastates and changes an entire family, separately and together. With evocative prose and astute psychological insights, O’Malley offers a compelling story and characters that will stay with you long after the final page.”—Jessica Treadway, author of Infinite Dimensions  "Grief manifests itself in unique ways throughout this sharp novel. . . .Each character is united in free fall, searching for whatever’s next, linked by a sadness that’s nearly palpable.”—Kirkus Reviews  “A kaleidoscopic portrait of a family perpetually on the verge of disintegration, Starlight and Moonshine is as unflinching as it is tender in its quietly radical vision of love, loss, and the secrets we all keep. O’Malley’s characters are so persuasively alive, they will follow you out of the novel, lingering in your heart and mind long after the final page.” —Antoine Wilson, author of Mouth to Mouth