false <![CDATA[Demons in the Spring]]> 2109935 1 <p>In a limited hardcover printing of four thousand copies, new stories from the best-selling author of <i>Hairstyles of the Damned</i>, with illustrations by artists from the fine art, graphic art, and comic book worlds.</p><p>Contributing artists include Daniel Clowes, Marcel Dzama, Chris Ware, Tony Fitzpatrick, kozyndan, Evan Hecox, Cody Hudson, Jay Ryan, Paul Hornschemeier, Anders Nilsen, and more.</p><p><b>Joe Meno</b> is the best-selling author of the novels <i>Hairstyles of the Damned</i>, <i>The Boy Detective Fails</i>, <i>How the Hula Girl Sings</i>, and <i>Tender As Hellfire</i> (all available from Akashic Books). He was the winner of the 2003 Nelson Algren Award for short fiction and is a professor of creative writing at Columbia College, Chicago.</p> 2115340 1 9 2008 Demons in the Spring total:153|5:53|4:55|3:34|2:8|1:3| 153 606 317 47 5 3 false false Mon Oct 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 24 20:57:51 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 13 18:45:01 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Oct 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 06 08:06:07 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 08 06:47:09 -0700 2008
first off, i got the audiobook only to discover that the real deal was more of an "event" book with different fonts and illustrations by some of my favorite ar...more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Aug 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 25 13:09:52 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 28 10:29:33 -0700 2008
While I enjoy the different fonts and illustrations, I prefer the latter to actually pertain to the story at hand. Many do, and are great, but some are too random for my tastes.

Stories I like: "Frances the Ghost," "The Sound before the E...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jan 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 18:59:26 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 19:03:29 -0800 2009 1 1 false false Mon Mar 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 09 16:21:07 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 09 16:21:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Nov 18 08:21:43 -0800 2007 Tue Sep 09 13:14:36 -0700 2008
Highlights included: Frances the Ghost, It Is Romance, What A Schoolgirl...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 12:27:34 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 15:40:08 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 17 20:55:54 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 20:54:40 -0800 2008
8 hrs and 18 mins

PUBLISHER Audible, Inc.

AUDIBLE RELEASE DATE 07-29-08

Publisher's Summary
This is an Audible IndieFirst selection.

Demons in the Spring is a collection of 20 short stories by Joe Meno, author of t...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Mar 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 16:00:35 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 08:38:00 -0800 2009 can judge a book from its cover....from its concept....from its design. Yet none of that works without the writing, and as always, Meno's writing is brilliant in this collection of short stories. (Although I couldn't really get into "Iceland Today," which I just thought was.....more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Sep 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 05:32:36 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 05:33:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Nov 18 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 06 08:19:31 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 18 09:19:18 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Wed Mar 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Feb 24 10:40:27 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 19 10:11:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Sep 15 16:45:37 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 15 17:54:43 -0700 2008 1,945
Joe Meno, a fascinating layman, puts dreams into dining rooms and ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Dec 03 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Aug 28 10:29:58 -0700 2008 Wed Dec 03 09:01:53 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jun 21 18:00:33 -0700 2008 Fri Dec 05 21:12:19 -0800 2008 this close to unbearably sad, most of it. The stories are incredible, incredibly moving. The book itself is as gorgeous as the stories. The illustrations (minus one or two artists) are beautiful, and beautifully com...more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Aug 27 14:53:21 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 07 11:37:02 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 27 14:53:21 -0700 2008 Audible.com enticed me with their "indie first" promotion so I took a chance on this one. I think short stories aren't suited to the audio format the way novels often are; the "one voice for every story" thing wasn'...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Dec 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 19:31:25 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 27 21:04:39 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 04 08:14:37 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 08:16:05 -0800 2009
My favorite story has to be about the little elephant. ]]> 3 0 false false Tue Aug 04 10:01:15 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 14:41:11 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Feb 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Aug 31 15:59:18 -0700 2008 Tue Feb 24 21:48:03 -0800 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2109935