"At once wry and compassionate, these crisply written vignettes impart a spirited, substantial nourishment as they describe a particular American landscape."
(Booklist) "A fine, gracefully written combination of bird-watching, people-watching, and regional history."
(Kirkus) "Purple Flat Top may sharpen our sense of wonder and respect for the wide open spaces east of here and the people who inhabit them."
- Mike Dillon (City Living) "Nesbit writes in a simple and clear voice, but also with a powerful gift for observation and reflection. . . . Purple Flat Top is worth revisiting if it has been read before or experiencing fully anew if it has not."
- Roni K. Devlin (Shelf Awareness) "With humor and poignancy, Purple Flat Top is a fine assortment, very much recommended for any literary short fiction collection."
(Midwest Book Review)
