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Coffee House Press, based in Minneapolis, has an enviable track record for being a publisher where quality holds sway. May not sound all that remarkable on the face of it, but look at just how much inanity and vapidity makes it to market these days. CHP authors include the likes of iconic novelist John A. Williams (Clifford’s Blues), celebrated poet Patricia Smith (Teahouse of the Almighty), award-winning essayist Clarence Major (Necessary Distance), and more. The idea, says the Coffee House Press Web site, is to “[produce] books that present the dreams and ambitions of people who have been underrepresented in published literature, books that shape our national consciousness while strengthening a larger sense of community.” Accordingly, presented for your consideration is The Last Communist Virgin, a collection of stories by Minnesota Book Award winner Wang Ping. MORE »