August 25th, 2009 / 5:04 pm
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“Such things have been revealed to me that what I have written seems but straw.”

Just got the galleys of my story collection, Everything Here is the Best Thing Ever, in the mail today!(!!!!) It’s massively exciting, and you can see pictures of them here. Meanwhile, all art everywhere–past, present and forthcoming–is instantly defeated by this thing’s being-in-the-world:

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh_JXJoV2Yo&

(As always, bonus points for anyone who can source the title quote without Googling.)

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32 Comments

  1. Lincoln

      Is it true that preorders of Everything Here is the Best Thing Ever come with breaded chicken instead of a jacket flap?

      Congrats dude! looks good

  2. Lincoln

      Is it true that preorders of Everything Here is the Best Thing Ever come with breaded chicken instead of a jacket flap?

      Congrats dude! looks good

  3. Justin Taylor

      And the book is gonna be printed in Colonel Sauce.

  4. Justin Taylor

      And the book is gonna be printed in Colonel Sauce.

  5. blake

      really rad, and beautiful, boom for that justin

  6. blake

      really rad, and beautiful, boom for that justin

  7. KevinS

      Cool, Justin! Hey–your pics are like the pics of my book (on Facebook). Are you copying me, brother? Hahaha. Also–It looks like we’re doing a Harper Perennial combo thing at AWP next year. Sweet.

  8. KevinS

      Cool, Justin! Hey–your pics are like the pics of my book (on Facebook). Are you copying me, brother? Hahaha. Also–It looks like we’re doing a Harper Perennial combo thing at AWP next year. Sweet.

  9. Justin Taylor

      Yeah, they emailed me too. We’re gonna own that conference room! For all 35 or whatever of those minutes. I’m excited.

  10. Justin Taylor

      Yeah, they emailed me too. We’re gonna own that conference room! For all 35 or whatever of those minutes. I’m excited.

  11. Matthew Simmons

      Teleprompter:

      “Are you counting carbs? Yes. (Add some sort of weird blink/nod combo.) Maybe you’ve even given up (cock head to side/blink) bread. Well, let’s face it. The sandwich still isn’t for you.”

      Okay, seriously. What the fuck does this mean? Why is there a “still” there? Why are we facing the fact that the sandwich “still” isn’t for me? If I’m counting carbs, then the sandwich probably isn’t for me. If I’ve given up eating bread (apparently in addition to counting carbs), why does that make me have to face the fact that the sandwich “still” isn’t for me?

      WHAT THE FUCK IS SHE SAYING? Why isn’t it in English?

      Also, why does she do those weird things with her face? Is she animatronic? Are those ticks some sort of glitch?

      What?

      ps Glad to see the galleys, Justin. I’m gonna bug my Harper rep for one right now.

  12. Matthew Simmons

      Teleprompter:

      “Are you counting carbs? Yes. (Add some sort of weird blink/nod combo.) Maybe you’ve even given up (cock head to side/blink) bread. Well, let’s face it. The sandwich still isn’t for you.”

      Okay, seriously. What the fuck does this mean? Why is there a “still” there? Why are we facing the fact that the sandwich “still” isn’t for me? If I’m counting carbs, then the sandwich probably isn’t for me. If I’ve given up eating bread (apparently in addition to counting carbs), why does that make me have to face the fact that the sandwich “still” isn’t for me?

      WHAT THE FUCK IS SHE SAYING? Why isn’t it in English?

      Also, why does she do those weird things with her face? Is she animatronic? Are those ticks some sort of glitch?

      What?

      ps Glad to see the galleys, Justin. I’m gonna bug my Harper rep for one right now.

  13. Janey Smith

      Gosh, everything here is the best thing ever! (So, what are you going to do with all those uncorrected proofs of your books?)

  14. Janey Smith

      Gosh, everything here is the best thing ever! (So, what are you going to do with all those uncorrected proofs of your books?)

  15. Joseph

      depression kicked in when I discovered this was only available in 2 states. If I was getting an MFA at Brown I could be eating that thing, RIGHT NOW.

  16. Joseph

      depression kicked in when I discovered this was only available in 2 states. If I was getting an MFA at Brown I could be eating that thing, RIGHT NOW.

  17. joeseife

      I think everybody needs to relaaaax. It’s a fucking *sandwich*. Go read something–Justin, why are you posting shit like this?

  18. joeseife

      I think everybody needs to relaaaax. It’s a fucking *sandwich*. Go read something–Justin, why are you posting shit like this?

  19. Janey Smith

      Meat buns.

  20. Janey Smith

      Meat buns.

  21. KevinS

      Janey likes meat buns.

  22. KevinS

      Janey likes meat buns.

  23. reynard seifert

      i h v s m ch k ns i m y rd

      i e t th m l k br d

  24. reynard seifert

      i h v s m ch k ns i m y rd

      i e t th m l k br d

  25. Merzmensch

      My. Best. Congratulations. Ever.

  26. Merzmensch

      My. Best. Congratulations. Ever.

  27. Justin Taylor

      So does this mean you’re not going to guess the quote?

  28. Justin Taylor

      So does this mean you’re not going to guess the quote?

  29. sasha fletcher

      that looks amazing.

  30. sasha fletcher

      that looks amazing.

  31. claire

      yay! lovely! can’t wait.

  32. claire

      yay! lovely! can’t wait.