Adding a book

[Alex]

* Kee Macfarlane
* Peter Sotos
* [limited edition, neither]
* Nine-Banded Books
* 1/31/24
* Paperback
* 124 pages
* Okay. So, what is it?

It’s a pocket-size paperback—a slim volume that you really can slide into your pocket. Which is lovely, don’t you think? Just like in the old days. Except you probably shouldn’t put it in your butt-pocket if you plan to do the eBay thing. That’s rough on books. Warps the spine.

Sure. But what’s it, you know, about?

Oh, it’s about 120 pages. Har, har.

Sorry. The book is “about” Vanessa Place. Sort of. That’s an oversimplification, of course, which should go without saying. But for present purposes I’d prefer that as our shorthand. Better not to muddy the waters. It’s about Vanessa Place.

If you don’t know who Vanessa Place is, there’s probably an internet nearby. If you do know who Vanessa Place is, then you probably know two things about her—both of which, I promise, are salient in Sotos’ text.

And for what it’s worth, this one is mostly text. But for a spare selection of bracketing images and graphic drops at the front and back of the book—all of which derive from my gum-chewing aesthetic sensibility, so you’ll know who to blame!—it could almost qualify as a scholarly monograph. Except for the jokes. Scholarly monographs don’t usually have jokes. And there are jokes in this book. Just like in Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader.

So, it’s a joke book?

Yes. It’s a joke book. A “joke book” by Peter Sotos. Go with that. It’s not true, not really. But it’s a fun rumor.

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[Linde]

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Hi there, we appreciate your patience as we work through the tremendous backlog. I've added the book, you can find it here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...