Recent Publications

Allison Renner’s hybrid chapbook with Janet Dale, Green Light: A Gatsby Cycle, was published April 10, 2025, on the 100th publication anniversary of The Great Gatsby – from Alien Buddha Press.

“The dissolution in these stories is the kind you want to float in for a while, and Renner’s brilliance is that she lets you. Like all great short fiction, Won’t Be By Your Side employs its deep understanding of voice and detail to immerse us in the fabric of its relationships. You’ll feel every ripple here, every fold, every piece of dust suspended just above the surface.”

–Brett Biebel, Author of 48 Blitz

Allison Renner’s debut flash fiction chapbook, Won’t Be By Your Side, published with Alien Buddha Press.

Allison Renner’s first book, Library Volunteers: A Practical Guide for Librarians, was published by Rowman & Littlefield on May 15, 2019.

This work was inspired by Allison’s history as a volunteer for various nonprofits, but especially by her library background. After starting in libraries as a volunteer herself, she has worked as a teen services librarian in a large public library system, and as a school librarian in public and private elementary schools. She has used volunteers in all of these settings, and is grateful for the chance to help others learn how they can maximize volunteers’ efforts.