Ross E. Lockhart's Blog, page 50

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Wed, 17:00 : RT @MarcyRockwell: I just bought @GiniKoch's Alexander Outland & @Nathan_R_Long's Jane Carver books from Night Shade for 50% off! Why ha ... Wed, 17:16 : Working on @thexmedic's YESTERDAY'S HERO, just one of the many awesome titles you can get for 50% off from NSB: http://t.co/XwCqMeBJ Wed, 17:54 : I <3 squashing typos. Wed, 20:09 : RT @nightshadebooks: Today you can win a Signed 1st Edition of The Windup Girl!: http://t.co/1em6yyut Wed, 21:44 : RT @GenusUnknown: Title for an HPL documentary: The Shadow Over Pop Culture Thu, 00:59 : RT @Richard_Kadrey: An ebook anthology with no table of contents is like having to hotwire your new car. Thu, 03:29 : RT @thedoubleshadow: Now available on iTunes! - Just a quick update to say that you can now subscribe on iTunes, either by... http://t.c ...

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Tue, 17:47 : While I think it's cool that @torbooks is selling DRM-free e-books, @nightshadebooks has been doing so for years: http://t.co/a1igTdFh Tue, 18:28 : At @nightshadebooks even our PAPER books are DRM-free. And on sale right now for 50% off! Buy 4 or more and save! http://t.co/m50lydPi Tue, 18:44 : RT @marthawells1: Night Shade's ebooks have been available DRM-free for a long time through http://t.co/a0UXv6Vu Tue, 19:25 : RT @nightshadebooks: Win a 1st Edition Copy of Pump 6! http://t.co/B2yeh2KH Tue, 19:55 : RT @Oatmeal: Yahoo's genius content strategy http://t.co/hOpDbzj2

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Mon, 18:12 : Half price books & daily door prizes. If you haven't ordered from @nightshadebooks yet, what's holding you back? http://t.co/jSz6rqTC Mon, 19:24 : RT @nightshadebooks: Today's Sale raffle give away is NSB Managing Editor @lossrockhart, well a little bit of his genius anyway! #NSB50 ...

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Mon, 01:52 : Mooky the Mouse was here. Graffiti spotted in San Rafael. http://t.co/hzZtKQXo

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Sat, 18:28 : RT @phantasmagor13: Thank you, Laird, for all of your hard work and patience on the journal. Good luck on your continual success and we ... Sat, 20:36 : Peanut, visiting Jan and Randy this weekend, says it's a very hot day to be a little black dog. http://t.co/6pMrkvxs Sat, 21:22 : Listening to Record Store Day discoveries, wondering why there isn't a Book Store Day. Now Playing: Of Monsters and Men, Little Talks 10". Sat, 21:44 : And now for The Flaming Lips (and Heady Fwends). http://t.co/A6XtTzpR Sat, 23:35 : Moving on to birthday boy Iggy Pop's Raw Power (1973 Bowie mix). "Look out Honey, 'cause I'm using technology!" http://t.co/xtp9pYW6 Sat, 23:56 : Iced espresso, Iggy Pop, and Broken Piano for President, by @Patrickwensink are adding up to a well-spent Saturday. http://t.co/pEjO5GCq Sun, 02:23 : RT @LOLGOP: RT this to let all Americans with Stafford loans know that the GOP is about to let your interest rates DOUBLE. http://t.co/5 ... Sun, 02:49 : RT @glorioushubris: Huh. Nice one, cookie. #fb http://t.co/N45uEnH2 Sun, 06:01 : Sitting in the dark backyard, watching for meteors. Drunks shamble by on the sidewalk. "Woah! Wazzat a shootin' star?" #Lyrids Sun, 06:09 : "Naw, dude. That was just my cigarette." #Lyrids

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Fri, 16:53 : RT @EricKleefeld: How did it take the right so long to find something in Obama's book? Did they just now learn to read it? Fri, 18:04 : RT @PrinceJvstin: A @bookwormblues review of The Cloud Roads by @marthawells1 :http://t.co/jzRylI8O Fri, 20:54 : RT @borderlands_sf: "Olde English" book-lovers motto found in antique store, Petaluma, CA. If it wasn't $400, it'd be decorating B'lands ... Fri, 23:14 : Wandered down to @petalumataps to check out @lagunitasbruhws Waldos' Special and watch the @SFGiants with @iffer23 -- Wish you were here. Fri, 23:22 : Where's Waldos'? At @petalumataps! A skunky, grassy hop bomb with delicately balanced bitterness and plenty of bite. http://t.co/xWOIoiJ4 Fri, 23:42 : RT @JRMurdock: http://t.co/GQerTm8n oh hell yeah! @nightshadebooks Fri, 23:53 : Just ordered a vintage 2010 Lagunitas Brown Sugga. Oh, how I missed this one last winter. http://t.co/NT2IhUWO Sat, 00:10 : A couple high-octane brews at @petalumataps and I'm ready to go see @TheAuthorGuy at Copperfield's. Too bad I've got another couple hours. Sat, 00:43 : RT @CameronPierce: 5 new poems at New Wave Vomit http://t.co/zOy1JPb4 Sat, 00:48 : Jan has joined our party. And I'm on to another Waldos'. And I'm ready to tell @TheAuthorGuy that the world needs a Minty Fresh novel. Sat, 01:03 : Jan and Randy just joined us at @tapspetaluma http://t.co/ZQlxBDTN Sat, 01:45 : I've got my copy of Sacr� Bleu in hand, just waiting for @TheAuthorGuy to show up, say something pithy & sign the book. http://t.co/kdtYeTKX Sat, 02:00 : Got to like the klezmer/hot jazz trio playing before the @TheAuthorGuy event at Copperfield's Petaluma tonight. Sat, 02:04 : ...and the fact that they asked who had heard about the signing through WebBlast, e-mail, Facebook, word of mouth, or Ray. Sat, 02:34 : I gotta say @TheAuthorGuy makes a great argument for blue being the color of the Impressionist movement, but I still prefer absinthe green. Sat, 03:01 : It's always 4:20 somewhere. And on that tip, I recommend... http://t.co/5M9mDRfl Sat, 03:03 : Listening to the couple behind me at the @TheAuthorGuy signing. She reads, he doesn't. How can someone exist without reading? Sat, 03:15 : My lovely wife, @iffer23, snuck off, leaving me to deal with the wolves at the @TheAuthorGuy signing. I may have to jump ahead in line. Sat, 05:33 : Broke out the absinthe after getting home from the @TheAuthorGuy signing at @Copperfields Totally blaming @ZeroTiki. Sat, 05:54 : RT @NealJansons: Everything Neal Jansons! is out! http://t.co/aZNd4wWs ▸ Top stories today via @ed_kurtz_bleeds @markmayhew @joelyrighte ...

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Thu, 16:00 : RT @JoePulver: An Interview with Laird Barron http://t.co/vpqtb4xP Thu, 16:15 : RT @CameronPierce: Ass Goblins of Auschwitz "blew up" on Reddit yesterday. 500,000+ views on the cover in one day (click on "Oh dear"). ... Thu, 17:10 : This week at Bizarro Central, Thirsty Thursday celebrates 4:20 with a Humboldt Brown Hemp Ale and howling at the moon: http://t.co/5M9mDRfl Thu, 17:16 : RT @nightshadebooks: Win a Limited Edition set of… #: http://t.co/bI1FZaIa Thu, 18:22 : RT @nightshadebooks: Interview (& Giveaway): GJ Koch, author of Alexander Outland: Space Pirate: “I’m thrilled to have GJ Koch on the... ... Thu, 19:32 : RT @BWeezysBeard: Our Melkshake sends all the boys home from the yard. Thu, 19:46 : RT @khyungbird: Today's Lovecraft Sketch: Cats on the moon! (Tenuously Lovecraftian...) http://t.co/rupAFYah #dreamquest #kadath Thu, 19:47 : RT @God_Damn_Batman: Spent the better part of three hours trying to convince Joker that Obama has nothing to do with the high laughing g ... Thu, 19:53 : RT @Ed_Kurtz_Bleeds: Wow, I'm racking up crazy points in my celebrity death pool lately. #insensitive #sorryboutthat #notreallysorry Thu, 20:24 : RT @nightshadebooks: The Qwillery: Interview with Carol Wolf and Giveaway: “Please welcome Carol Wolf to The Qwillery as part of the ... ... Thu, 21:34 : RT @misanthropemike: Neil deGrasse Tyson and his Lovecraftian "Disturbing Thought": http://t.co/hrt9I4rm #science #lovecraft #cthulhu #p ... Thu, 21:35 : RT @PhilAthans: A nod to one of the masters: Fritz Leiber: http://t.co/GSvO0QhZ #Arron #fantasy Thu, 22:21 : RT @NoraAdrienne: Enter to #win ALEXANDER OUTLAND: SPACE PIRATE by GJ Koch @mybookishways! #giveaway #scifi http://t.co/7UNS1uRk Fri, 00:00 : It's five o'clock on a Thursday night. What are you drinking? http://t.co/5M9mDRfl Fri, 00:49 : RT @LianaBrooks: There's a giveaway for ALEXANDER OUTLAND by @GiniKoch - Do Not Enter! That book is mine! http://t.co/cre82i1k #iWillFig ... Fri, 02:16 : RT @charlesatan: RT @BrigidAlverson: PW talks to Phil and Kaja Foglio: http://t.co/eLvQ3RYs via @publisherswkly

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Wed, 13:53 : RT @DigiBookWorld: What does an e-book really cost to produce? Probably a lot more than you think http://t.co/RRHrFfzA Wed, 13:54 : RT @JMMcDermott: I tried to download a pirate copy of my own book, out of curiosity, and now my antivirus software is working... http:// ... Wed, 15:59 : Visit Dogsland! Order @JMMcDermott's Never Knew Another, When We Were Executioners, & 2 more, save 50%. http://t.co/xGRtceD5 Wed, 16:09 : RT @nprbooks: Huh. This is surprising. RT @mcleod Ebooks cost only 10% less to produce than print books http://t.co/ycEeWWWW Wed, 16:13 : Visit the Grand Duchy of Anuskaya! Buy two books by @bbeaulieu plus two more, get 'em for half price. http://t.co/TmstGU4R Wed, 16:13 : RT @changinghands: @nprbooks If readers understood the economics of publishing, behemoth corporations posturing as consumer advocates wo ... Wed, 16:18 : Visit scenic Nasheen! Order @KameronHurley's award-winning Bel Dame Trilogy (+1 more) and get 'em for half price. http://t.co/B3zGyc26 Wed, 16:30 : Too many tourists on Barsoom? Visit Waar! Buy two Jane Carver books by @Nathan_R_Long plus 2 more, save a bundle! http://t.co/bB6z4Yl1 Wed, 16:45 : Visit picturesque Mechanicsburg. Order the Agatha H (Girl Genius) trilogy & one more, cut your price in half! http://t.co/VOCxbkXx Wed, 16:48 : Surf R'lyeh! Order the BOOKS of Cthulhu, plus two more titles, get 'em for half price. http://t.co/bR5bysHu #Cthulhu #Cthulhufhtagn Wed, 17:07 : RT @TuffWarrior: Just started reading Lovecraft. WHERE HAS HE BEEN MY WHOLE LIFE?! Wed, 17:07 : RT @mythosfox: @lossrockhart Well I just made the plunge, preordered Book of Cthulhu 2 and the Croning, plus a couple of other books I d ... Wed, 17:11 : RT @mikecane: The Big Six are the 1% of Publishing. They will be #Occupied. Wed, 18:13 : RT @Nathan_R_Long: At last I can reveal the cover of the second #janecarver book, Swords of Waar! http://t.co/kdbRlcGp Wed, 18:13 : RT @nightshadebooks: Prefer your books with less paper? Then you should totally read this… #NSB50: http://t.co/ZqFEm1oj Wed, 23:42 : RT @nightshadebooks: PREVIEW: PREPARE TO DIE! BY PAUL TOBIN: “Everynow and then, the worlds of comic books and prose novels collide a... ... Thu, 00:36 : Mister Charles, dancing for a treat. http://t.co/3g4bnBCh Thu, 00:41 : RT @TeresaFrohock: Emily Dickinson: "And I dropped down, and down— / And hit a World, at every plunge." Or, might we say Woerld ... #Do ... Thu, 00:41 : RT @StinaLeicht: RT @paulgoatallen: @StinaLeicht’s Superb Reimagining of the Realm of Fairie is Dark and Bloody and Downright Cool http: ... Thu, 01:26 : Mushroom Choir. http://t.co/comQHPZW Thu, 04:09 : RT @Betwixt_: On my radar! @lossrockhart RT @gavreads: New post: Coming Soon: The Book of Cthulhu II edited by Ross Lockhart http://t.c ...

Book Review: Anatomy Courses: A Skin Dictionary, by Blake Butler and Sean Kilpatrick

Mined from the same vein as the cut-up experiments of Acker, Burroughs, and Gysin, Blake Butler and Sean Kilpatrick's Anatomy Courses: A Skin Dictionary (Lazy Fascist Press, 2012) is an intoxicating word salad drenched in cloacal dressing. Under layers of scintillating glossolalia, brand-name invocations, ethnic epithets, anatomic cornerstones, and alien parental angst, the careful reader will find a poetic cycle of bawdy body horror, narrated by a young woman apparently forced into breeder-sow servitude to a tyrannical, godlike bad daddy and indifferent, perhaps even nonhuman, multi-wombed mommy-force forced to dwell in dark, occulted holes. Nightmare images abound: childlike bedrooms equipped with paneled bleachers, gynecological stirrups, and frightening puppets; bodies reworked into armchairs; specialized organs, pumping, dripping, and spewing weird fluids in cruel parodies of bodily functions; crushed skulls, knee boots, and white gloves. Not an easy or conciliatory read by any means; however, Anatomy Courses is handsomely packaged, evocative, daringly experimental prose certain to reward readers seeking a systematic derangement of the senses.

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Thu, 14:41 : One or two minor technical glitches in the big NSB sale, but I expect the web team to get them sorted out today. http://t.co/jSz6rqTC Thu, 15:36 : RT @molly_the_tanz: Btw, for the morning crew, I have a story--new Ivybridge--in BOOK OF CTHULHU II coming out from Night Shade! http:// ... Thu, 16:03 : RT @LiviaLlewellyn: The Book of Cthulhu II - a ToC with lots of ridiculously famous & talented people, and also ME! http://t.co/CtBqdbuZ Thu, 17:49 : If you ordered THE CRONING, but found AGATHA H AND THE CLOCKWORK PRINCESS in your shopping cart, the problem is fixed. http://t.co/m50lydPi Thu, 17:53 : In this week's Thirsty Thursday column, I talk about comfort food. Brown ale is comfort food, right? http://t.co/zmDNF7wD Thu, 18:02 : RT @PaulTobin: My book publisher, @nightshadebooks is having a nifty 50% off sale. Get books! Win prizes! http://t.co/uN8OkQWa Thu, 18:05 : RT @orringrey: More about @lossrockhart'sBOOK OF CTHULHU 2 over on my website: http://t.co/NSw3OC08 Thu, 18:05 : Damn, do we have some great stuff coming out this year, or what? @nightshadebooks http://t.co/qsLo7jaa Thu, 18:22 : RT @Paul_Genesse: Night Shade Books is having a 50% off sale! http://t.co/Mydy9pln Thu, 18:23 : RT @RogueAles: National Grilled Cheese Day - sandwich filled with @ROGUE_CREAMERY chez along with @RogueAles #deaguyale sounds like an ... Thu, 18:23 : RT @KameronHurley: You can now pre-order RAPTURE & other fine current & forthcoming titles from Night Shade @ 50% off (4 bk min) http:// ... Thu, 18:37 : RT @SpikeMarlowe: It's Thirsty Thursday at Bizarro Central, and the focus is on comfort food, ale and reading. http://t.co/gntzHsci Thu, 18:38 : RT @graphickal: In case you didn't know, Night Shade Books is having a 50% off sale (min 4 books), includes pre-orders! http://t.co/zkc3sBkv Thu, 18:38 : RT @MarcyRockwell: Night Shade's having a 50% off sale! Get books by @GiniKoch, @Nathan_R_Long, @MikeStackpole & more. 4 book minimum. G ... Thu, 23:32 : RT @JESilverstein: Night Shade Books' 50%-off sale is going on right now! Fine books, great authors, good prices. http://t.co/PHx2wGYB # ... Thu, 23:33 : RT @jlassen: Night Shade's 50% off Sale! http://t.co/O7Sl9LxU Please retweet far and wide. For those of you who already have helped, Th ... Thu, 23:33 : RT @ac_wise: Eeee! My contributor's copy of the Best Horror of the Year 4 from @nightshadebooks was waiting for me in today's mail! http ...