Denise S. Robbins

Denise S. Robbins is a Pushcart-nominated author from Madison, Wisconsin. Her debut novel, The Unmapping, will be published with Bindery Books in June 2025. Her interviews and writing have also appeared in Chicago Review of Books, Creative Independent, Gulf Coast Journal, The Normal School, Barcelona Review, and more.

“What Doesn’t Kill You Opens Your Heart”: Denise S. Robbins interviews author Max Hipp

Introduction The author, teacher, and musician Max Hipp is a creature of the South, which becomes immediately clear in the first sentence of new debut short story collection—and every sentence after that. What Doesn’t Kill You Opens Your Heart (Cool Dog Sound 2024) is an honest, brutal, and necessary dive into the heart of the […]