I was asked nicely to contribute to the Three Guys One Book blog’s “When We Fell in Love” series, in which authors talk about a book or books that that made readers or writers out of them. Today, my three-book answer has become internetty, right here.
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Three Times I’ve Fallen
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010Captain Booyah
Saturday, September 5th, 2009And so, the Beauty and the Beast episodes of Epicly Later’d come to an end, the SAIC school year comes to a start. I’ve completely forgotten how to ride a skateboard but remembered how to ride my bike. Call it a draw.
But! Happy to share my participation in two very different but coincidentally great goings on. First is the Texas Book Festival, where my little name finds itself (quiet and big-eyed) among an outrageous list of known important impressive names. It’s going to be an Austin Halloween, which means Odie and Maggie and Lefty and June, greatest hosts alive. Plus Lone Stars and river walks and Merle Haggard and saying hello to Amelia Gray and food great food and pillow drool and morning Tylenol and hopefully nothing too terribly foolish.
Second news is Featherproof Book’s Triple Quick iPhone app, which everyone alive seems to be talking about (both in the real world and on the internet), will feature my 333 word story, “Rivalry”, when it debuts this fall. I’ve been happy to call Jonathan and Zach buddies ever since they published “So Little Impression” back in…2006? So point is, if you have an iPhone, which surely you do because you’re no fool (I’m a fool), purchase the app when it HATCHES very soon.
Twaddling and Bloggery
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009Mighty pleased to be part of September’s Hobart, for which Jensen Whelan read my little book then emailed me questions. To introduce the interview, Jensen says:
The Slide is the kind of first novel that makes you happy for the presence of books in the world. It’s weird and wild and hilarious and touching all at once.
It’s a hell of a nice discussion about Zelda, fractals, THE INTERNET, satire, sadness, the loaded and self-serving way some people speak of traditional vs. experimental narratives, and gosh so much more. Then we close with a respectful and straight-faced invitation to Bret Anthony Johnston and Kevin Moffett for an old fashioned mini ramp throwdown at a yet-undisclosed location, with blurbs at stake.
