Books Received: Matt Bell Collecting, Hall’s Sad Stories, Tomine’s Optic Nerve Shortcomings, and More!
Jeff VanderMeer • May 5th, 2009 @ 12:51 pm • Book Reviews
A small but cool haul today, including Matt Bell’s The Collectors, which I’m looking forward to reading along with the winner of the Caketrain contest. You can order these books directly from Caketrain. The Collectors looks a little bit like pseudo-Gothic sprinkled with a little Evenson and Danielewski (I could be wrong). Bell’s one to watch. Er, but not like from his lawn or looking in on him from an apartment window or nuthin. That wouldn’t be cool. (His address is 1234 Uranium Lane, New Flangiers, IA 45003, though, if you want to try.)
May 6, 2009 at 5:50 am
Hi Jeff. My comment is “off topic” but could you please let me know if “Finch” will be available as a hardcover? On amazon it is listed as a paperback. On a personal note I’d prefer a hardcover to go along side “City Of Saints and Shriek”.
Reagards,
Joe.
May 6, 2009 at 6:04 am
Hey, Joe–Underland will be doing a limited hardcover.
May 6, 2009 at 6:25 am
damn, you’ve got a shitty job, writing unreal literature, reading unreal literature by others…..jesus, man, how do you stand it????????
peace and love……
May 6, 2009 at 6:25 am
Thank you Jeff for the info,Im looking forward to it. Are Underland going to be your publisher for the foreseeable future?
Joe.
May 6, 2009 at 7:10 am
I have many publishers and will continue to have many publishers. As long as Underland remains competitive in terms of advances, etc., they will be in the mix.
May 6, 2009 at 7:43 am
I like the thing you’re doing there with the little figurines and bottle caps. It makes each photo worth two looks. One for the books and one for the knickknacks. Very enjoyable.
My favorite is the little round cat(?).
May 6, 2009 at 11:59 am
ohhhhhh look at that Tomine! Is that a 32 Stories boxed set? I sold my original copy (of the qp, not the mini-comics) years ago so it’s something I might actually get again.
Also intrigued by that Tina May Hall.
May 6, 2009 at 12:34 pm
Jesse–yep, that’s the boxed set!!
Xelgaez–I was getting bored with my own photos.
May 6, 2009 at 10:18 pm
Tomine has such a great iconic style to his artwork. :)