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My review of THREATS by Amelia Gray is live at The Nervous Breakdown
Posted on March 22, 2012 Leave a Comment
My review of the debut novel THREATS by Amelia Gray is now live up at The Nervous Breakdown. This is a sly, subtle, unsettling and touching novel. I remember the first time I heard Amelia read, at Blake Butler’s Scorch Atlas release party here in Chicago. It was the first time I’d met her, or […]
Warmed and Bound: A Velvet Anthology releases TODAY—go get it!
Posted on July 22, 2011 Leave a Comment
Warmed and Bound is out. And for a LIMITED TIME, until 7/30 it is 38% off at Barnes and Noble ONLY. Amazon and eBooks will be out later. So it’s only $9.74 right now! Buy two or three! Table of Contents Intro: Steve Erickson Death Juggler by Axel Taiari Click-Clack by Caleb J Ross The […]
Warmed and Bound Cover Art
Posted on June 28, 2011 1 Comment
Finally revealed, the cover and back of the Warmed and Bound (Velvet Press) anthology. Looks SO good. I’m honored to be in here. Great job, Pela. Also, just announced that Steve Erickson has written the foreword. WOW. Who ELSE is in here? Oh man, where to start? Amanda Gowin Anthony David Jacques Axel Taiari Blake […]
The Orange Eats Creeps: A discussion between Richard Thomas and Blake Butler
Posted on January 12, 2011 Leave a Comment
The Orange Eats Creeps (Two Dollar Radio) by Grace Krilanovich is one of the most challenging and simultaneously rewarding books I read in 2010. I knew that I would have difficulty with this unique debut novel, so I decided to have a conversation with fellow dark and surreal author Blake Butler over a couple of […]
QUICKIES! Chicago
Posted on October 14, 2009 2 Comments
QUICKIES! Chicago – October 13, 2009: JAC JEMC ELIZABETH WYLDER BEN TANZER KATE DUVA CAROLINE PICARD AARON PLASEK GRAY CASEY BYE ZACH DODSON RICHARD THOMAS AARON BURCH BLAKE BUTLER AMELIA GRAY Wow, so what a great night. I was thrilled when Mary and Lindsay invited me to read at QUICKIES! Chicago, but little did I […]
SCORCH ATLAS by Blake Butler release party with Featherproof Books
Posted on October 13, 2009 2 Comments
So last night I fought traffic for an hour and a half to just barely get down to the SCORCH ATLAS book release by Blake Butler and Featherproof Books on time. It was at No Coast Collective @1500 W. 17th St, Chicago so if you’re in the Pilsen area, check them out. I love Pilsen, […]
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