In this striking novel-in-stories, a series of strange apocalypses have hit America. Entire neighborhoods drown in mud, glass rains from the sky, birds speak gibberish, and parents of young children disappear. Millions starve while others grow coats of mold. But a few are able to survive and find a light in the aftermath, illuminating what we've become. In The Disappeared, a father is arrested for missing free throws, leaving his son to search alone for his lost mother. A boy swells to fill his parents' ransacked attic in The Ruined Child. Rendered in a variety of narrative forms, from a...
In this striking novel-in-stories, a series of strange apocalypses have hit America. Entire neighborhoods drown in mud, glass rains from the sky, bird...
"If there's a more thoroughly brilliant and exciting new writer than Blake Butler . . . well, there just isn't." --Dennis Cooper
From Blake Butler, one of the most challenging young writers of our time and the acclaimed author of the novel There Is No Year, comes a thrillingly wide-ranging and provocative book about insomnia--from its role in history, art, and science through its unexpected consequences on Butler's personal imagination, creative process, and perspective on reality. Fans of David Foster Wallace, David Shields, and Dennis Cooper will be captivated by Blake...
"If there's a more thoroughly brilliant and exciting new writer than Blake Butler . . . well, there just isn't." --Dennis Cooper
An unforgettable novel of an American suburb devastated by a fiendish madman--the most ambitious and important work yet by "the 21st century answer to William Burroughs" (Publishers Weekly).
Blake Butler's fiction has dazzled readers with its dystopian dreamscapes and swaggering command of language. Now, in his most topical and visceral novel yet, he ushers us into the consciousness of two men in the shadow of a bloodbath: Gretch Gravey, a cryptic psychopath with a small army of burnout followers, and E. N. Flood, the troubled police detective tasked with unpacking and...
An unforgettable novel of an American suburb devastated by a fiendish madman--the most ambitious and important work yet by "the 21st century answer...
For over thirty-five years, David Lynch has remained one of the weirdest, most challenging, and provocative filmmakers. From his early experimental films created as an art student in Philadelphia, to his foray into digital film with "Inland Empire," Lynch's filmography is as diverse as it is influential.
Featuring Thomas Ligotti, John Skipp, David J (of Bauhaus), Ben Loory, Nick Mamatas, Amelia Gray, Kevin Sampsell, Blake Butler, and many others, "In Heaven, Everything is Fine: Fiction Inspired by David Lynch" is a tribute to one of the greatest filmmakers of all time.
For over thirty-five years, David Lynch has remained one of the weirdest, most challenging, and provocative filmmakers. From his early experimental...
