"Hairstyles" is an honest depiction of growing up punk on Chicago's south side: a study in the demons of racial intolerance, Catholic school conformism and class repression. It is the story of the riotous exploits of Brian, a high school burnout, and his best friend Gretchen, a punk rock girl fond of brawling. Joe Meno won the 2003 Nelson Algren ...
In this noirish tale, ex-con Luce Lemay returns to the small Illinois town where he was raised and goes to work in a gas station. He falls for a girl named Charlene, but a nameless sense of doom hangs over their affair.
First-time novelist Meno pens a near-fantastical world of strange happenings and odd, yet beautiful, characters in a trailer park community where two brothers, bound by more than blood, reside.
After a mysterious childhood full of wonder, Billy Argo returns from an extended stay at St. Vitus's Hospital for the Mentally Ill to discover the world full of unimaginable strangeness: office buildings vanish without reason, small animals turn up without their heads, and cruel villains ride city buses to complete their evil schemes.
With a special section on Donald Barthelme, including remembrances from Ann Beattie, David Gates, and Oscar Hijuelos, and some of Barthelme's barely published and never-collected early work, and a highly theoretical but potentially amazing Z-binding that we can't describe very well here, or even to each other, "McSweeney's 24" will never be ...
This collection of 20 short stories by the author of "The Boy Detective Fails" and "Hairstyles of the Damned" features illustrations by 20 artists from the fine art, graphic art, and comic book worlds--including Charles Burns, Archer Prewitt, Ivan Brunetti.
Children who anesthetize - and dress up - small wild animals in an ill-fated attempt to cheer their grieving mother; childhood friends who ritually return every year to the site of their near-kidnapping; an awkward teen trying to find his place among the cultural ruins of Greek Mythology Camp; brothers brought together, if not by mutual ...
Twins who anesthetize and dress up small animals to cheer their grieving mother; childhood friends who return every year to the amusement park near the site of their kidnapping; an awkward teen trying to find his way among the ruins of Greek mythology camp; brothers brought together by stolen airport baggage: these are some of the characters who ...
"BrickJournal" magazine is the ultimate resource for LEGO enthusiasts of all ages, and this full-color book compiles the first three digital-only issues in printed form for the first time ever! It spotlights all aspects of the LEGO Community, showcasing events, people, and models, with contributions and how-to articles by top builders worldwide, ...
"BrickJournal Compendium Volume Two" compiles issues numbered 4-5 of the acclaimed online magazine for LEGO enthusiasts of all ages - for the first time in printed form! This full-color book spotlights all aspects of the LEGO Community, showcasing events, people, and models, with contributions and how-to articles by top builders worldwide, new ...
"BrickJournal Compendium Volume 3" compiles the digital-only issues numbered 6-7 of the acclaimed online magazine for LEGO enthusiasts of all ages - for the first time in printed form! This full-color book spotlights all aspects of the LEGO Community through interviews with builders Knud Thomsen (builder of a LEGO city), Anthony Sava (castle and ...
The second book from the iconic Chicago underground poster artist. Jay Ryan has been busy since the 2005 release of his book 100 Posters, 134 Squirrels (Akashic/Punk Planet Books), a collection of his favorite prints from the first decade of his work. Since the release of that book, he has honed his craftcontinuing without the use of computers, ...
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