Me at the Special Orange Alert AWP Reading

So what are you doing Wednesday, February 11th, say around 7:30 p.m.? Want to hear brilliant people read brilliant writing in an engaging and entertaining way that will make you cry and laugh and rend your clothes? Would you like to see one of the readers humiliate himself? Well then, be at the THE BOOK CELLAR (4736-38 North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL 60625) for the Special Orange Alert AWP Reading, brought to you by the hard work of Jason Behrends. Here's a list of the killer readers (and me):

Blake Butler
Barry Graham
S. Craig Renfroe
Stephanie Kuehnert
Jason Jordan
John Domini
Allison Eir Jenks
Peter Schwartz
Ben Tanzer
Molly Gaudry

Tanzer Continues to Change Lives with His Newest

Whatever way you go, you'll want to go out of your way to get a copy of Ben Tanzer's new novel Most Likely You Go Your Way And I'll Go Mine (out from Orange Alert Press). Did you see what I did there? You see, I'm using words and diction in the title in this different way where I...

Anyway, Tanzer of This Blog Will Change Your Life and This Zine Will Change Your Life fame, has written a novel like his first, Lucky Man, focusing on the lives of four characters. The relationships are just as precisely drawn as before, but this time he displays more of his wit and humor. With the recent release of his story collection Repetition Patterns, Tanzer is busy creating an impressive body of work. Work you should check out, no matter which way you're going (sorry, just couldn't help myself).