false 6033372 1 Novel about a war waged by a group of balloonists against the month of February. Jones's startingly imaginative voice is like some winged thing -- brave, victorious, and solitary. LIGHT BOXES is a beautiful, heartful work. -Deb Olin Unferth, author of Vacation. In his debut novel Shane Jones achieves a glittering clearness that allies it to Brautigan’s IN WATERMELON SUGAR. There is sense that curiosity and hope are the qualities we most require, that we must resort to in our peril. Balloonists, aloft! – Jesse Ball, author of The Way Through Doors. 6208864 book 11 2 2009 Light Boxes total:116|5:68|4:33|3:11|2:3|1:1| 116 512 515 39 5 4 false false Sat Jan 03 19:20:21 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 19:22:09 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 6 false false Wed Apr 15 11:31:56 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 11:38:04 -0700 2009
Please don't read it.

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I understand the idea that this is a fable and pe...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 12:08:05 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 12:19:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Mon Feb 02 14:11:48 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 15:39:04 -0800 2009 4 1 false false Wed Mar 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Feb 28 22:57:59 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 11 19:01:30 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Aug 17 10:04:06 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 10:17:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Mar 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 01:09:19 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 04 05:16:59 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Apr 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 05:51:22 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 11:35:34 -0700 2009
i learned that there is at least one author who can capture grief on paper.
i learned that green isn't always better.
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You will have to search high-and-low to find it - the first printing run is done and sold; bn.com was where I found my copy (although Pomegranate Books does have another copy). The second printing run starts in 2010. The scuttlebutt is that Spike Jonze (Being...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 06:46:10 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 11:21:49 -0700 2009
"Light Boxes delights in the landscape of childhood fantasies and literature; there are balloons, kites, teacups, parchment letters, secret passages, and ghosts. This is the kind of book that is best digested in one sitting...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 23:57:23 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 00:04:43 -0700 2009
I started this book in Los Angeles and brought it with me to Book Expo America 2009, an annual book conference in New York where booksellers, publishers, authors, agents, etc. all get together. Booksellers often leave with bags full of new (...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Feb 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 18:43:05 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 20:37:58 -0800 2009 Light Boxes isn’t the typical novel. For instance, not only are there multiple fonts and font sizes, but there are a variety of first person narrators, and a third person narrator. There are also several numbered and bulleted lists such as “Six Reports from the Priests” (27), “The Catalog of...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Dec 29 09:58:44 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 10:04:32 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Aug 18 20:30:50 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 20:33:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Feb 04 21:26:09 -0800 2009 Sat Jul 25 13:48:08 -0700 2009 more...]]>