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2010: What are you looking forward to?
2009 has been a hell of a year for books, I think. Will 2010 be even better?
The answer, of course, is an emphatic maybe.
“MAYBE!”
Here are three coming in 2010 you should be looking forward to. Comment with more.
The Ask by Sam Lipsyte
Due respect to the amazing Venus Drive, Lipsyte is a born novelist. Home Land kills me every time I pick it up and choose a random sentence. (Bathing at knife point in the phlegm of the dead?!?!) The Ask is another dark, funny-as-hell book.
Every time I read Lipsyte, it occurs to me that I don’t spend enough time telling people how good Sam Lipsyte is. And then I feel like a jerk. Sam Lipsyte’s writing is so good, it makes me hate myself.
Reality Hunger by David Shields
Galley just arrived on my desk. Read a little bit of this recently—a chapter on collage—and though the book is composed in small sections, each section is a marvelously chiseled piece of writing: direct, elegant, and thought-provoking.
A Common Pornography by Kevin Sampsell
Remember that thing I posted a while back about memoir? The one where I basically said: fuck all memoir. Fiction is where its at.
You remember that, right?
Yeah, well, fuck me. As the kids say, Kevin Sampsell FTW. A Common Pornography is flat-out awesome. Tightly composed, damn funny, unsettlingly candid. Fun as hell. Read it in a sitting.
(Note that all three of these books are from big presses. Good for them, I say. Good that someone in those institutions is still paying attention.)
Tags: 2010 books, David Shields, kevin sampsell, sam lipstyte
Amelia Gray’s Museum of the Weird is going to crush skulls– it is pure magic.
Zachary German’s Eat When You Feel Sad, I just read it and it is really excellent, in a way I’ve not seen. More on this soon.
Ander Monson’s Vanishing Point in April
Nick Flynn’s The Ticking is the Bomb
Joshua Cohen’s 900 page ‘Witz’ from Dalkey i have dreams about that one.
Justin Taylor’s Everything Here is the Best Thing Ever
Dennis Cooper’s Smothered in Hugs
probably will have to add more later.
Amelia Gray’s Museum of the Weird is going to crush skulls– it is pure magic.
Zachary German’s Eat When You Feel Sad, I just read it and it is really excellent, in a way I’ve not seen. More on this soon.
Ander Monson’s Vanishing Point in April
Nick Flynn’s The Ticking is the Bomb
Joshua Cohen’s 900 page ‘Witz’ from Dalkey i have dreams about that one.
Justin Taylor’s Everything Here is the Best Thing Ever
Dennis Cooper’s Smothered in Hugs
probably will have to add more later.
a ton from Publishing Genius
a ton from Publishing Genius
I’m looking forward to Dawn Raffel’s new book due out in March from Dzanc.
I’m looking forward to Dawn Raffel’s new book due out in March from Dzanc.
The Ask is absolutely killer. You guys are gonna love it.
Hey thanks b
When’s that zachary german book coming out? I could only buy one of his harddrives cuz maybe you bought the other one.
The Ask is absolutely killer. You guys are gonna love it.
Hey thanks b
When’s that zachary german book coming out? I could only buy one of his harddrives cuz maybe you bought the other one.
Jeff Parker has a book of stories coming out from Dzanc, too. And Robert Lopez. And Terese Svoboda. Good lineup from Dzanc heading our way!
Jeff Parker has a book of stories coming out from Dzanc, too. And Robert Lopez. And Terese Svoboda. Good lineup from Dzanc heading our way!
Tom Bissell’s Extra Lives.
Tom Bissell’s Extra Lives.
when all our days are numbered – sasha fletcher
pee on water – rachel glaser
my hair will defeat you – brandon scott gorrell
the self-esteem holocaust comes home – sam pink
the evolutionary revolution – lily hoang
when all our days are numbered – sasha fletcher
pee on water – rachel glaser
my hair will defeat you – brandon scott gorrell
the self-esteem holocaust comes home – sam pink
the evolutionary revolution – lily hoang
The next issue of No Colony.
The next issue of No Colony.
i think march? i dont have it front of me. yr gonna dig it.
will you post a list here of what you are putting out next year?
i think march? i dont have it front of me. yr gonna dig it.
will you post a list here of what you are putting out next year?
is that the video game book? or saints?
is that the video game book? or saints?
The Nick Flynn book for sure, and the next issue of Noon! Thanks, Matthew, for mentioning my book. Two more great things have happened in the last 24 hours. I heard it’s reviewed nicely in the January Harper’s and that it’s an Indie Next pick for February. Sweet!
The Nick Flynn book for sure, and the next issue of Noon! Thanks, Matthew, for mentioning my book. Two more great things have happened in the last 24 hours. I heard it’s reviewed nicely in the January Harper’s and that it’s an Indie Next pick for February. Sweet!
i just read cohen’s mud luscious chapbook and loved it. where do i start with his books?
i just read cohen’s mud luscious chapbook and loved it. where do i start with his books?
A Heaven of Others is probably your best bet for beginning.
A Heaven of Others is probably your best bet for beginning.
Harpers! Dang. Good things happen to good people.
Harpers! Dang. Good things happen to good people.
cadenza for the schneidermann violin concerto is, to me, a better book, though heaven is shorter.
cadenza for the schneidermann violin concerto is, to me, a better book, though heaven is shorter.
Happy to. Somewhat in order:
Mairead Byrne “The Best of (What’s Left of) Heaven” poetry
Mike Topp “Sasquatch Stories”
Andy Devine “Words”
Rachel B Glaser “Pee On Water”
Mike Young “We’re All Good If They Try Hard Enough”
A Minetta Gould b/w Amber Nelson — two poetry books in one
Some book on craft, John Madera, ed
Chris Toll, an amazing poetry book
I’m going to be a barrel of laughs.
Happy to. Somewhat in order:
Mairead Byrne “The Best of (What’s Left of) Heaven” poetry
Mike Topp “Sasquatch Stories”
Andy Devine “Words”
Rachel B Glaser “Pee On Water”
Mike Young “We’re All Good If They Try Hard Enough”
A Minetta Gould b/w Amber Nelson — two poetry books in one
Some book on craft, John Madera, ed
Chris Toll, an amazing poetry book
I’m going to be a barrel of laughs.
damn, son. somebody needs to buy you a cake. that’s a no joke bunch o wild.
next time i’m in balitmore i will.
damn, son. somebody needs to buy you a cake. that’s a no joke bunch o wild.
next time i’m in balitmore i will.
nice, Kevin, gotta find that review. i am really excited about the book.
nice, Kevin, gotta find that review. i am really excited about the book.
glad to hear your love of lipsyte matthew, i just picked up both of those books
glad to hear your love of lipsyte matthew, i just picked up both of those books
Video games.
Video games.
PEE ON WATER !
PEE ON WATER !
Matt Bell’s How They Were Found, from Keyhole!
Matt Bell’s How They Were Found, from Keyhole!
is it perverse to look forward to one’s own books coming out?
is it perverse to look forward to one’s own books coming out?
Aaron Burch’s onslaught.
Did you know that if you google Aaron Burch [space], it suggests “Aaron Burch Worship”?
Is Aaron Burch worship some sort of submissive sex fantasy thing? Like “foot worship”?
Not at all.
Aaron Burch’s onslaught.
Did you know that if you google Aaron Burch [space], it suggests “Aaron Burch Worship”?
Is Aaron Burch worship some sort of submissive sex fantasy thing? Like “foot worship”?
Not at all.
lot of cool stuff mentioned already
tao lin’s ‘richard yates’ should be cool too, read an early draft, way better than anything he’s yet published, imho
lot of cool stuff mentioned already
tao lin’s ‘richard yates’ should be cool too, read an early draft, way better than anything he’s yet published, imho
pee on water, fucking monster
we’ll see if this barry hannah book, sick soldier at your door, comes together
four separate books about dfw are supposed to be coming out which will set the stage for pale king, 2011
pee on water, fucking monster
we’ll see if this barry hannah book, sick soldier at your door, comes together
four separate books about dfw are supposed to be coming out which will set the stage for pale king, 2011
Yes, The Ask is amazing. Definitely worth the wait. The new DeLillo is fairly interesting as well–it has a silly premise, but he brings it around.
Yes, The Ask is amazing. Definitely worth the wait. The new DeLillo is fairly interesting as well–it has a silly premise, but he brings it around.
Vanessa Place’s The Guilt Project is going to be amazing, i Believe (Other Press, in March): “The Guilt Project looks at the way the American legal system defines, prosecutes, and punishes sex offenders, how this Dateline NBC justice has transformed our conception of who is guilty and how they ought to be treated, and how this has come to undo our deeper humanity”
Vanessa Place’s The Guilt Project is going to be amazing, i Believe (Other Press, in March): “The Guilt Project looks at the way the American legal system defines, prosecutes, and punishes sex offenders, how this Dateline NBC justice has transformed our conception of who is guilty and how they ought to be treated, and how this has come to undo our deeper humanity”
The night before The Ask ships will be like Christmas Eve.
Looking forward to Matt Bell, Anthony Doerr, Dawn Raffel, Jeff Parker.
The night before The Ask ships will be like Christmas Eve.
Looking forward to Matt Bell, Anthony Doerr, Dawn Raffel, Jeff Parker.
I saw Bissell read from Extra Lives…should be a great book.
I saw Bissell read from Extra Lives…should be a great book.
mark gluth’s ‘the late work of Margaret Kroftis” is going to be amazing
mark gluth’s ‘the late work of Margaret Kroftis” is going to be amazing
I’ve heard Gluth’s Margaret Kroftis is excellent.
Matthew: Thank you!
I’ve heard Gluth’s Margaret Kroftis is excellent.
Matthew: Thank you!
thanks dave!
thanks dave!
does sean kilpatrick have a book coming out i thought? maybe i dreamed that knowledge.
does sean kilpatrick have a book coming out i thought? maybe i dreamed that knowledge.
2010: I am looking forward to finding/making more time to read all the interesting books etc that I find out about on HTML G. Seriously.
2010: I am looking forward to finding/making more time to read all the interesting books etc that I find out about on HTML G. Seriously.
Spread Eagle by Kevin Killian
Impossible Princess by Kevin Killian
and if it’s true that David Trinidad is editing a Tim Dlugos collected poems then that above all.
Spread Eagle by Kevin Killian
Impossible Princess by Kevin Killian
and if it’s true that David Trinidad is editing a Tim Dlugos collected poems then that above all.
thanks, dave! i have to admit, i’m looking forward to it too.
thanks, dave! i have to admit, i’m looking forward to it too.
from wave:
new tim donnelly [i’ve heard him read from this three times now and the new poems are fucking amazing]
new michael earl craig
new dottie lasky
real goddam excited.
plus, new rob lopez from dzanc, with all the blind betty stories as a novella at the end. real real real excited about that one.
from wave:
new tim donnelly [i’ve heard him read from this three times now and the new poems are fucking amazing]
new michael earl craig
new dottie lasky
real goddam excited.
plus, new rob lopez from dzanc, with all the blind betty stories as a novella at the end. real real real excited about that one.
and museum of the weird. holy shit it is so so so so good. so fucking good.
and museum of the weird. holy shit it is so so so so good. so fucking good.