Praise for Smoke City: Powell's Best Fiction of 2018 - ""Rosson tackles the big life questions in this book, picking apart themes of purpose, redemption, suffering, forgiveness, addiction, passion, talent, guilt, the unknowable nature of life and death, the ways in which we help each other and the ways in which we hinder, the joy of living and the anticipation of death, and the absolute necessity of an examined life. His talent is staggering, his craft is meticulous, and his story is one of the quirkiest but most heartfelt I have ever read. He will clench your heart and drag you through his landscape of horror and bliss. You'll be so utterly grateful for it." Foreword Reviews (starred review) - "A brilliantly haunting tale of forgiveness and redemption even in the face of abject failure . Depravity and grace meet in a powerful, profound, and lavish banquet for the soul." Linda Hepworth, Nudge-Book Magazine - "[A] story about hope, about love and about the essential decency of people . hugely satisfying .

the literary quality of Keith Rosson's writing is truly remarkable and, at times, quite breathtakingly beautiful." Kirkus Reviews - "A surreal road novel about misfits on a journey to Southern California . An offbeat, strangely satisfying adventure through a land full of (literal) ghosts." New York Journal of Books - "Keith Rosson has a remarkable talent. He's created an enjoyable story, an offbeat, occasionally absurd but haunting tale of life, death, heartbreak, and ultimately, redemption--if not in the way expected.".