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November 21, 2018
Book Review: The King Of FU by Benjamin Davis
Thank you very much to Jen for her review of The King of FU, check it out.
Title: The King Of FU
Author: Benjamin Davis
Genre: Memoir, Poetry, Magical Realism, Young Adult
Release Date: May 25, 2018
Blurb:The King of FU is a magically realistic poetic memoir about growing up in America in the nineties on the cusp of the age of the internet. It is a voyage that navigates through family tribalism, supervisors, white-gloved Sheriffs, bullies, sex, suicide, dead prisoners, dru...
November 14, 2018
Review: The King of FU
The Fail Book Review just did a really great in-depth review of our book The King of FU. I greatly appreciate it and am glad to share a few excerpts of it here:
“The illustrations are brilliant. Full credit to Nikita Klimov, because it reflects the protagonist (we’ll call him V)’s inner demons so well. Without spoiling the plot, I especially loved the one where he waits by the telephone, Maggie’s death and the shower illustration.”
Click HERE, to read the full review
“In the early years of...
November 8, 2018
Book review: The King of FU by Benjamin Davis
Thank you very much to Sara at THE BIBLIOPHAGIST for her review of The King of FU. Both Nikita and I greatly appreciate it.
Links: Amazon • TBD • Goodreads
Publication Date: May 25, 2018
Source: Free copy from author
The King of FU is a magically realistic poetic memoir about growing up in America in the nineties on the cusp of the age of the internet. It is a voyage that navigates through family tribalism, supervisors, white...
November 6, 2018
The Babushka Society | Radio Drama
The Babushka Society!
Last month we worked with She’s in Russia, a podcast based out of Saint Petersburg to create a Radio-Drama rendition of The Babushka Society. Written by me, artwork by Nikita Klimov and featuring my brother Elliot as BABA YAGA.
What exactly would happen if you ran into Baba Yaga in present day St. Petersburg? Come along with B and N on their adventure through the city.
November 5, 2018
Being an American Expat in Russia
I have been writing articles about life in Russia for Russia Beyond over the past few months, so I thought I’d leave them here for anyone who is interested:
Why Russians and Americans Are NOT that different“The U.S. president is a bombastic, overweight businessman. Russia’s president is a lean and tough looking former intelligence officer who allows himself to be photographed shirtless. The preposterous manner how media portray these two leaders have fueled misconceptions that are ubiquitou...
October 24, 2018
Don’t Be a Dick
There is a new story up on Hijacked Amygdala. It is somewhat of a joke between my brother and I. He thinks that the world needs systemic change and I believe the only way to fix everything is if some omniscient alien came down and zapped all of the people being dicks…
What do you think?
Link to story below:
DON’T BE A DICK
September 26, 2018
Editorial Review – The King of Fu
New review of ‘The King of FU’ is on Book Review Directory.
Title: The King of Fu
Author: Benjamin Davis
Genre: Memoir / Magical realism / Coming of age
The kingdom of Fu is the unique backdrop Benjamin Davis uses to share the beginning of his life story. Divided into three parts–umbilical cords, childhood, and adolescence–The King of Fu is a reflection of his feelings about everything from his relationships with his family members to death, sex, and pornography...
September 24, 2018
Let’s Freelance this Bitch [Part 3]
Let’s Freelance This Bitch (week 3)
The Good, the Bad, and the fuck it.
Hello! It’s Elliot, Ben’s brother who decided to also say fuck it and quit his job to try living off of freelance work.
For this update, I wanted to highlight some of the habits you pick up when you start trying to work as a freelancer. Some are good. Others not so much.
The Good:
Reading: I am actually reading books again. Yeah bookS, with an S. Oh. Have I finished them? No. Baby steps. Sleeping: Getting a solid 8 hours...September 18, 2018
Collage reading
Thank you to Collage Lounge for having Nikita and I come and speak last week, and thank you for everyone who turned up
September 15, 2018
New Article for Russia Beyond
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New article up on Russia Beyond about why Russians don’t find me very funny
https://www.rbth.com/arts/329095-american-humor-fun-russia
