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February 9, 2010
These Reviews Will Change Your Life.
So we're not quite sure yet whether These Reviews Will Change Your Life is going to become a re-occurring feature here at This Blog Will Change Your Life, we still need to focus group this, but we are pleased to let you know that TBWCYL, Inc. spokesperson Ben Tanzer has most excitedly accepted a greatly expanded role reviewing zines, books, comics and CDs for the always excellent Wonka Vision magazine. Some of the reviews will appear in their webzine and others in the print edition and...
February 8, 2010
This Book Will Change Your Life - Stories II by Scott McClanahan.
First off, we just want to say that we are looking to go a little Lovelace today with what looks to be a multi-sectional and multi-photoed riff on Stories II by Scott McClanahan. This has happened once before when were in the immediate throes of the quite excellent Dear Everybody by Michael Kimball and it felt good, real good, and if it didn't actually change anyone's life, well it certainly changed ours.
And so here we are again. But here's the thing, writing about Scott's writing suddenly...
February 7, 2010
Metrics. Shout-outs. Mass love. Or if you prefer, a Fire Sale Week One Wrap-up. Well, that and the Rules of Fire Sale.
There has been one week of Fire Sale. We have changed lives and we have sold books, ten alone to the awesomely attractive crew at Dispatch Litareview. The video has been watched almost 300 times on YouTube, the Fire Sale post at Orange Alert has been visited almost 400 times and there have been endlessly heartwarming shout-outs from our newest and bestest friends at HTML Giant, Dogzplot, Hambone's Heartache, Modern Confessional, Moondoggy's Pad, No More Hot Lunches for Eddie Socko and ML...
February 6, 2010
Coolness. Fields of Fame & Glory by David Cleutz.
Coolness. Friend and former soccer coach David Cleutz has a new book out called Field of Fame & Glory - Col. David Ireland &137th New York Volunteers which we think you should probably take a look at. You know what else you should probably take a look at? The Fire Sale.
February 5, 2010
Fictionaut Five. Gina Frangello. Fire Sale.
We were most thrilled to run into a Fictionaut Five with the quite awesome Gina Frangello and we think you might be too. Do you know what else we're thrilled about? The Fire Sale.
February 4, 2010
February 3, 2010
26% voter turnout in Chicago yesterday. Sigh. On the other hand, there is Fire Sale.
Blago jogging is by local artist Ray Noland. And the Fire Sale video is compliments of Orange Alert Press and The Most Likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine players.
February 2, 2010
Greg Santos. Rocks. As does the Fire Sale, had we mentioned that?
We were most happy to read this most excellent interview with TBWCYL, Inc. favorite and This Zine Will Change Your Life contributor Greg Santos at the Orange Alert. We think after you read it you will be happy as well. We also think it just might change your life. Meanwhile, speaking of changing lives, we also wanted to be sure that you were aware of the Fire Sale, because its on, like totally on, and sort of beautiful really. 
January 31, 2010
"Think Annie Hall, or more recently 500 Days of Summer." Most Likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine gets Deckfight'd. And likes it. A lot.
We want to thank the fine crew at Deckfight for their most kind and thoughtful of review of Most Likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine. For an excerpt feel free to just read on and for the full review, well, you know, just hit the link. Cool?"Repetition is important here, so important that I didn't realize that it was central to Ben's writing strategy, which initially made me loathe it a bit. At first, I didn't get the threads like "Geoff finds Paul and asks him if he wants to spark one in...
