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July 14, 2017
July 10, 2017
Book Review : Brian Alan Ellis - Failure Pie in a Sadness Face (2017)
“If pop culture is the connective tissue of a society raised on mass media, the world of Brian Alan Ellis is a forgotten subterranean kingdom that lies under a metropolitan city. It’s filled with wonders from the past and problems from the present. Ellis’ books are becoming can’t miss literature for me. I enjoy his work because it shows a playful self-awareness that’s hard to find in the age of social media [and] what makes [him] more interesting than [your] run-of-the-mill white guy writing about his life is that he doesn’t try to draw a greater meaning from it. He doesn’t see a potential to live up to and doesn’t feel entitled to a better situation.”
Benoit Lelievre gives a thoughtful review of my latest story collection, FAILURE PIE IN A SADNESS FACE, over at Dead End Follies
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July 2, 2017
Prints and Paintings from yours truly by TheArtofDanialRyan
NATURE DOCUMENTARY, the forthcoming book from Noah Cicero (via yours truly) will feature amazing cover art by Danial Ryan, who is currently selling prints 30% off till July 5th. Use coupon code: JULY4TH
June 20, 2017
June 13, 2017
YOU CAN CATCH SADNESS AND DEATH LIKE A FEVER: An Interview with Scott McClanahan
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Scott McClanahan is an award-winning author from West Virginia best known for writing several autobiographical stories and novels, the most recent of which (The Sarah Book, out this month from Tyrant Books; Talking Book is doing the audio version) chronicles the unraveling of his previous marriage in devastatingly kinetic albeit humorous fashion. McClanahan also makes documentary films. He even recorded a folk/country single for Fat Possum Records, and has collaborated with artist Ricardo Cavolo on a graphic novel about Daniel Johnston, a singer/songwriter/artist struggling with mental illness. The dude also digs soap operas and has had guns pulled on him.
June 10, 2017
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June 1, 2017
RECENTLY ADDED IN SHIT YOU WATCHED ON MOM’S CABLE WHEN YOU WERE DEPRESSED WHILE ‘BETWEEN JOBS’ AND LIVING AT HOME IN YOUR EARLY-TO-MID TWENTIES | BULL
“…my current crush is the Internet tech support woman who made me feel like I mattered for 10-15 minutes, so I now pronounce us husband and Wi-Fi…” // I have a NEW STORY up at BULL: Men’s Fiction //
May 24, 2017
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Peep this hot excerpt from FAILURE PIE IN A...
Peep this hot excerpt from FAILURE PIE IN A SADNESS FACE, from a piece originally published in Lost In Thought // For a limited time you can get FAILURE PIE for only $5 when you pre-order Brian Alan Ellis’s novel, SOMETHING TO DO WITH SELF-HATE, at houseofvlad.bigcartel.com // Both books will ship on June 1, which is 20 days before the novel’s official release date // NOTE: Brian Alan Ellis wrote both books while laying on a mattress covered with cat hair and old garbage, so there’s that.
May 20, 2017
YOU AND I WILL ONE DAY FEEL THE JOY OF DESTROYING AN ENTIRE BATHROOM WITH OUR BARE HANDS: An Interview with Benjamin DeVos
Brian Alan Ellis: The protagonist in your latest book, Lord of the Game, smashes up the bathroom of the bar he works at, and there’s a whole scene where the boss tries getting him to admit to smashing up the bathroom, even pulling a gun on him at one point, and it’s beautiful. Have you ever smashed up a bathroom IRL?
Benjamin DeVos: The closest I’ve gotten was when I tripped in my buddy’s bathroom and accidentally cracked his toilet seat. I was pretty drunk and probably could have caught myself, but thought that drilling my elbow into the toilet to break my fall would be more fun. It left a bruise that I couldn’t figure out how I got until a day or so later. Proud moment.
May 1, 2017
These Books Will Change Your Life - Failure Pie In A Sadness Face and Something To Do With Self-Hate by the Brian Alan Ellis. - Book.
Ben Tanzer, author of Be Cool, reviews Failure Pie in a Sadness Face and Something to Do with Self-Hate, both of which can be purchased @ houseofvlad.bigcartel.com //
