Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord – review
When I first began reading Redemption in Indigo, I had no idea what to expect. Thanks to the Internet, I had become acquainted with the author prior to hearing about her first novel’s upcoming release. I didn’t know what her book was going to be about, but I knew I wanted to read it, because, [...]
Small Beer Press Sale + Charity Fundraiser
It’s the holidays and it’s time to think about other people! Just got an email from little brew King Gavin Grant telling me that always recommended Small Beer Press is having a sale which is correlating with a fundraiser for the Franciscan Children’s Hospital. All of their stock is one sale BUT if you order them at full price, the entire difference goes to the charity. If bought at the sale price, $1 will be donated for every purchase. This is personal for Gavin and Kelly Link–check out their post about it at Small Beer.
BSC wishes Gavin, Kelly, and little Ursula best wishes! Time to order some books–there is not a bad book in their entire catalog, you can’t go wrong!!
A Working Writer’s Daily Planner 2010 – Contest (3 copies!)
We talked Small Beer Press last week to let you know we were hosting a Poppy Z. Brite excerpt, and this week we are back with an opportunity and tool for writers and aspiring writers from the people who have published some of the best! BSC has 3 copies of A Working Writer’s Daily Planner 2010.
More after the jump…
Second Line by Poppy Z. Brite – Excerpt from D*U*C*K
BSC loves Small Beer Press, so we are always pleased to have the opportunity to push their catalog! Today we have an excerpt from Poppy Z. Brite’s Second Line, a package put together by Small Beer that collects two previous publications, The Value of X and D*U*C*K . Our piece is from the latter work, and the synopsis take my mind back to Pro Set cards with Dalton Hilliard, Rueben Mayes, Bobby Hebert, and Eric Martin!
Read it after the jump…
Hound by Vincent McCaffrey review
The person who doesn’t like to read and, perhaps most importantly, doesn’t appreciate books doesn’t exist in McCaffrey’s world–or should I say, Sullivan’s world. Everyone, and I mean everyone, loves and appreciates books. I think if a character ambled onto the page with a Kindle then the others would beat him with it. While this is an ideal for some, it does mark the book as kind of a fantasy. As much as I enjoyed all of the various discussions about books, I began to wonder if these characters liked anything else.
Full review after the jump…
Are you the winner of the Small Beer 12 pack?
Time to name the lucky winner of a 12-pack of awesome books that one luck winner is going to get their literary (literally?) drunk on with BSC picking up the tab!
Take the jump and find out . . .
Contest Warning Bell – 12 Small Beer Press books!
Monday morning and we wake you up with a warning! This is just a reminder that one of our contests ends tomorrow and you have very little time left to enter. What’s up for grabs? One winner will receive 12 books – Carol Emshwiller’s The Mount and Carmen Dog, John Crowley’s Endless Things, Alan DeNiro’s Skinny Dipping in the Lake of the Dead, Elizabeth Hand’s Generation Loss, Angelica Gorodsicher’s Kalpa Imperial, Kelly Link’s Trampoline, Laurie J. Marks’s Water Logic, Maureen F. McHugh’s Mothers & Other Monsters, Naomi Mitchison’s Travel Light, Sean Stewart’s Mockingbird, and Kate Wilhelm’s Storyteller – all from Small Beer Press! Check out the original contest announcement for details!
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Book Contest – A Dozen Small Beers – 12 books!
Because we said it, and this is how we look out for the people! New contest for 12 hot ones!
Earlier in the week I mentioned the sale that the wonderful Small Beer Press is having, and that you could get 13 top notch books for $13. We are talking books from writers like John Crowley, Kelly Link, Sean Stewart, Elizabeth Hand and more!
BSC decided to make it even easier for you . . .
Deal Watch – Small Beer Press sale!
Was just reading the Small Beer Press newsletter and inside you get the link to a sale they are having. A buck. You think a dollar isn’t worth anything in the States? Come to Europe. But right now a single ducket will get you a book from Small Beer Press, and it’s pretty much a promise they don’t come out with any BS. We are talking high quality literature for a dollar.
More info after the jump . . .
News – Small Beer at Scribd & BBC Radio
I just got the Small Beer Press newsletter and there is (as usual) some interesting pointers within.
More free ways to read and listen to quality fiction!
Contest – Couch by Benjamin Parzybok (2 copies!)
Today I have a couple of copies of the debut from Benjamin Parzybok, Couch, released this month from Small Beer Press (who puts nothing but good books out). Earlier this week I posted our exclusive excerpt (some 10k words) from Couch for readers to sample! Synopsis: COUCH. A novel. An odyssey. An epic furniture removal. [...]
Exclusive – Couch by Benjamin Parzybok (excerpt!)
BookSpot Central is the online home for sweet exclusive content for the bibliophiles and here for you right after post-Halloween festivities we bring you a piece of the latest from one of my favorite publishers – Small Beer Press! Today I have for you a good portion (about 10k words) of the beginning of Couch, the debut novel by Benjamin Parzybok. Couch was published this month by Small Beer Press and Publishers Weekly sounded off on it with:
“Delightfully lighthearted writing. . . . Occasionally laugh-out-loud funny, the enthusiastic prose carries readers through sporadic dark moments . . . Parzybok’s quirky humor recalls the flaws and successes of early Douglas Adams.”
Synopsis:
COUCH. A novel. An odyssey. An epic furniture removal. A road trip. An exuberant and hilarious debut in which an episode of furniture moving gone awry becomes an impromptu quest of self-discovery, secret histories, and unexpected revelations. Couch is the first debut novel Small Beer has plucked from the slush pile.
Thom is a computer geek whose hacking of a certain Washington-based software giant has won him a little fame but few job prospects. Erik is a smalltime con man, a fast-talker who is never quite quick enough on his feet. Their roommate, Tree, is a confused clairvoyant whose dreams and prophecies may not be completely off base.
After a freak accident floods their apartment, the three are evicted—but they have to take their couch with them. The real problem? The couch—huge and orange—won’t let them put it down. Soon the roommates are off on a cross-country trek along back roads, byways, and rail lines, heading far out of Portland and deep into one very weird corner of the American dream.
You can learn more about the book at its page at Small Beer or at Mr. Parzybok’s journal including his book tour information.
I want to thank both the author and Small Beer Press for allowing BookSpot Central to offer the following sample to our readers!
Please check out our other exclusives for more chapters from novels and complete short stories from collections and anthologies to sample!
I hope you enjoy!
