Advance Reading Copies for your reading pleasure

First of all, congratulations. This looks really good. I will PM you. I really hope this does well for you.

Are you friends with all of those writers that gave you blurbs? I worked with Spitznagel a LONG time ago here in Chicago at some now defunct magazines, and Owen of course, as a big fan of his father, I've gotten into his work.

Best of luck with this.

Peace,
Richard

I want, I want I want. Honestly I would love a copy.

[QUOTE=Rayo C.;1090469]Thanks, Richard -

I've emailed with Spitznagel, really good guy. I went to college with Owen but we never really hung out. Both of them are fantastic writers. Spitznagel had a great piece in the last Believer on Del Close and I believe Owen has something new up his sleeve that will be pretty freakin' cool.[/QUOTE]

He's everywhere that guy Spitz. I see his stuff pop up ALL the time. I don't know what he did, but I think he headed east and then just blew up. Good guy.

My Stephen King collection is worth about $10,000 so of course I had to read Owen's work. Good stuff so far.

Dude, I'm surrounded by hipsters everday. Leeds = hipster city UK, so my feedback would be amazing. Also, I'd totally love to read the book, it looks sick, if you excuse the pun. Also, if you want, I could get a couple of people to stick in an order for it in my local shop. When I did that with Clevenger's stuff in the most illiterate city in Yorkshire, Wakefield, they got in a whole heap of them. They still stock them now - though it might be the same bunch. A different chain takes over the shop every couple of months. It's been a Waterstones for the last while. Though everywhere stocks him now, which is great. I keep forgetting to do the same with the other Velvet authors.

But yeah, my point is I'd love to read your book and offer great feedback and pimp it overhere until some publisher decides there's money to be made and buys the UK distribution rights. But if you don't want a seventeen year old to read it, or someone in the UK, then I can accept that.

Good luck with it anyway, and congratulations.

Wickercat - Spitz is currently plying his trade in LA. Had a funky little book about his travails as a porn writer a few years back. Nice King collection. Very impressive!

Synnove - Thanks. I'm happy we've got such a unique and vibrant community here.

Corellion - Cheers! I'll send it to you this week. Any help in the U.K. is greatly appreciated. I know the rights are on the table. We'll see.

Mr. Brown - Great, thanks. I just want to get the book out into the world and hear what people say. People outside my circle of readers. Selfishly, I'm hoping that if people like the book they'll talk about it. Spread the word. Generate buzz.

[QUOTE=Rayo C.;1090569]Wickercat - Spitz is currently plying his trade in LA. Had a funky little book about his travails as a porn writer a few years back. Nice King collection. Very [/QUOTE]

Ha, I'll have to pick that up. He's a very funny guy. Does great interviews and articles. Can't remember if he writes fiction or not. His stuff is so wild it could BE fiction.

Ah, the King. Been reading him forever. Have yet to meet him, but he's one of my heroes. Books like The Stand, IT, the whole Gunslinger series.

Where are you based, west coast? Are you coming to the midwest on a book tour or anything? There is a fantastic bookstore called Quimby's that'd be perfect for your book.

I'm in Chicago by the way, think I said that.

If you make it down to Houston, I'll be sure to stop by your reading and meet you.

I know that is unlikely though because Houston is typically never on any book tours. People usually hit Austin or Dallas - they're considered more progressive.

I meant to ask, is this your first book?

Rayo, thanks for agreeing to send me a copy. Best of Luck with your writing career, it beats serving cheeky kids in a candystore.

Wickercat - Yeah, debut novel. Next one will be out April, 2009. Neck deep in that one right now.

Jill's Tit - No worries. One will come to your doorstep.

Barca Boy - Nothing wrong with cheeky kids in Irish candy stores. That actually sounds much more intriguing than pounding away at a keyboard all night.

looks interesting, As long as the hipster characters don't make me want to slit my wrists, I think I could enjoy it.

Ill pm ya.

any left?

I gave it a bump in my blog, a couple of sentences. I still think a banner would be great Mr. Casablanca.

I'm thrilled as well. I hope we can have a little discussion about it that we can share with Rayo.

Perhaps we can start a book discussion thread about it after we read it. What do you think? It would likely give him some useful feedback and generate some interest in the book since many Culties will be eager to buy it.

[QUOTE=Synnove;1094601]I'm thrilled as well. I hope we can have a little discussion about it that we can share with Rayo.

Perhaps we can start a book discussion thread about it after we read it. What do you think? It would likely give him some useful feedback and generate some interest in the book since many Culties will be eager to buy it.[/QUOTE]

great idea, count me in

I'm definitely interested, if you still have any more that is?

Sounds like an interesting book and I'd love to help if you need it.

Yes. Yes. And yes. Thanks everyone. Hope you all dig the book. Feel free to send it around and to discuss it at large. I'm normally a pretty humble cat but I really do think Culties will get into this. Seriously, what's not to love about erotic paleontology and bloodthirsty baboons with really un-PC names?

By the by, I'm putting the finishing touches on a book trailer (ever seen those?) and I'll be sure to post a link to it here as soon as it goes up on the 'Tube.

Thank you so much! I'm just about to finish the book I'm reading now, so this will be perfect timing! I won't have to go out to find a book after all! Thanks again, I really do appreciate it!

Enjoy, Des!

I got my copy today! Yay!

Thanks, Rayo. I am really looking forward to reading this. It made my day.

Got it today, thanks Rayo. What kind of feedback do you want? Just general good thoughts?

Rayo Thank You. My copy was waiting for me when I got home today. I should be finished it in a few days. First impressions it looks great. Thanks once again.

Corellion - Thanks!
Barca - Looking forward to your thoughts

Have a go at this: a teaser trailer for the book - full trailers to follow
[URL=http://sickhipster.blogspot.com/2007/11/6-sick-hipsters-teaser-trailer.html]http://sickhipster.blogspot.com/2007/11/6-sick-hipsters-teaser-trailer.html[/URL]

[QUOTE=ScribblingDes;1102005]I don't have time to write much now, but I just read a bit during a smoke break and wanted to say: I hate solid white sneakers too!!

Also, is it too late for typos and other errors to be corrected? I have been marking them as I see them, but I don't know whether or not posting them will be helpful.[/QUOTE]

An ARC is the copy of the book that still has those, they'll be worked out before a public release usually. My copy of Rant had a couple of them.

[QUOTE=Rayo C.;1102072]Hey Scribbling - Yeah, the typos. The ARC is an uncorrected proof, it's basically the copy of the book prior to the final round of copy edits. So, you're going to see some typos and such. Pretty standard fare and they've been corrected for the final printing.

Glad to hear you're on the white sneaker boat with me![/QUOTE]

The only ARCs I've read had only a few, so I wasn't sure. I'll keep that in mind.