Ben Tanzer's Blog, page 73

"Take that, Richard Ford!" Lost in Space. The Babble. Most beautious.

And most appreciated. Big thanks to Babble and the Brian Gresko, and drinks, many, on us. Excerpt? Cool.

"Through it all, Tanzer brings forth his innermost voices, he lays out those anxieties that keep him up at night on the page, and we see our own fears and worries, hopes and dreams reflected in his. Fatherhood is, in Tanzer’s hands, a vast and amazing emotional terrain, as challenging and rewarding as any endeavor a man might bring himself to undertake."

Wherein we are Writers On The Verge Pen Parentis reading with the quite amazing Sara Lippmann, Caeli Wolfson Widger, and Julia Fierro on April 8th in New York City and look forward to seeing you there thank you cool done.

Like totally. More here. Seriously. Nice.

"It's like sitting calmly on a high voltage power line." My Father's House. The Goodreads. Word.

Most kind this is. And big thanks to the David S. Atkinson for that. Excerpt? Word. 

"Tanzer knocked the wind out of me on this one. He just quietly puts it out there, but the impact still left me breathless. Intimate, insightful, and honest."

"Ben Tanzer not only creates a world, he creates an attitude." Orphans. The Peter Tieryas Liu. Wonderbar.

Mass appreciations to the Peter Tieryas Liu for his thoughtful, and kick-ass, review of Orphans. He was even kind enough to provide illustrations, yo. Drinks on us brother, many, somewhere, soon, maybe even Chicago, yes? Yes. Excerpt? Cool.

"In a world controlled by a massive Corporation, there is no room for ethics. Only survival. Tanzer doesn’t moralize, but instead, paints guilt with dystopian brushes. Unfortunately, even family has its odd twists. The unspoken barriers, the scarcity of words in expressing exactly what we feel, the dumb decisions, the mistakes we see coming and are unable to prevent, all culminating in Terraxes, essentially clones to replace Norrin Radd once he’s off selling Martian bridges. He gets a substitute to stay with his family, a second Norrin who potentially sleeps with his wife while he’s away, representing everything he feels he neglects. In future earth, everything is replaceable; your identity, your flesh, even your love. Everything has to have a price tag, including memories."

Wherein we are Tales From the Punch House reading and an evening of literary delight with the quite amazing Susan Lanier and D. Foy on March 31st and look forward to seeing you there thank you cool done.

Like totally. More here. Seriously. Nice.

Wherein we are Athlete On Fire.

And talking Lost in Space, 99 Problems, American Skin, writing, running, The 27th Mile, and so on.  

Shameless, albeit much appreciated, Gabino Iglesias Lost in Space Tweet hype. And big thanks to the Gabino Iglesias for that.

I'm really digging @BenTanzer's Lost in Space.
— Gabino Iglesias (@Gabino_Iglesias) March 27, 2014

And then there was the time we were wearing a blazer and talking all things Curbside Splendor and publishing at StoryStudio Chicago with the MAKE magazine and Graze.

More here courtesy of the LitCity312.

"Tanzer delivers marvelously in these essays." Lost in Space. The Lit Pub.

Quite kind this David S. Atkinson and The Lit Pub. And quite appreciated. So hugs, many, soon, thank you. Excerpt? Word.

"I found Lost in Space to be intimate, insightful, and vulnerable. It has a weighty subject, but the writing doesn't rely on the subject's weight to get by. Whether you have kids or not, I can't imagine someone reading this book and not being affected. In short — it's good, yo."

There is Shooting' It with Jayme K.

And quite appreciative we are, yo. So big thanks to the Jayme K. and please do hit it.