Ben Tanzer's Blog, page 150

We are Powell's Books on Hawthorne. The shelf edition.

We were page, we are now shelf, and we are quite appreciative of the John Longstocking for that.

Laundromat happiness. Or maybe more accurately, new Bosworthian literary loveness which is somehow involving laundromats in someway is coming soon.

 Here.

We are Lucky Man - Anniversary Edition Largehearted Boy Book Notes.

And endlessly digging it yo. Big thanks to the Largehearted Boy and David Gutowski for the opportunity to Book Notes, not to mention all the ongoing support over the years; and drinks on us for sure, whenever and wherever we next cross paths. Now, how about some excerpt?

"There is looking back and then there is looking back on looking back. Which is to say that it is somehow the five-year anniversary of the release of my debut novel Lucky Man and I have this new anniversary edition coming out. The release is forcing me to look back, and I have an endless array of feelings associated with doing so, especially because it is Lucky Man , which like so many debut novels, involves looking back itself, to the people we once were, how we changed, what happened along the way, and the music we were listening to as it all went down."

Massively and crazily excited about the Wanted: Elevator Man from the Joseph G. Peterson.

The Joseph G. Peterson is one of our favorite Chicago authors and we have been waiting most patiently for the Wanted: Elevator Man. Which is here. Now. So let's rejoice some shall we? We shall. And for those of you who require some Peterson introduction there is podcast, and it is most beautiful at that.

Lauryn Allison Lewis. solo/down. CCLaP. And podcast. Wonderbar.

It's true. All of it. Hit it. Love it. Live it. Here. And here.  [image error]

This Podcast Will Change Your Life, Episode Forty-Seven - Death. And Decay.

This Podcast Will Change Your Life is so live. And this despite the ever-present dollops of death and decay. It is also full of the always wondrous Amber Sparks so please do enjoy it, a lot, like now. 

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The new edition of This Zine Will Change Your Life is live. Full of love. And Radigan.

The new edition of This Zine Will Change Your Life is live. We have a new story If I Was Going To Write A Love Letter by Kathleen Radigan, which we are way excited about, and, (almost) as always, photo action from Adam Lawrence, with street art by the Curtis Kulig who is quite exhibit here, now, music curation from Jason Behrends and recall prose love from Pete Anderson. We hope you enjoy this edition and we appreciate all shout-outs and links. Finally, please note, we are hoping more of you will submit comix, and music, novel excerpts, and art, and video, yes, video, and combinations there of. And most finally, Winter is Coming.

There is Chicago Stories Release Party at Cole's tomorrow night, April 21st, and we should do it, should we not? We should. Word. See you there.

Ostdick. Thursday. The Northville Review. Beautiful.

Like totally beautiful.

There is Lucky Man - Anniversary Edition Goodreads Giveaway.

So please do hit that, please, thank you.