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“No one knows Los Angeles, or noir, quite like he does.” — Viet Thanh Nguyen, author of The Sympathizer
“This Lynchian nightmare isn’t easy to forget.” – STARRED REVIEW, Publishers Weekly
“The ill wind whipping through these pages leaves its mark.” — Kirkus Reviews
“Stylish and sexy, full of jagged edges and liquid smooth curves that will leave readers holding their breath until the very end.” — Alex Espinoza, author of Still Water Saints and Cruising: An Intimate History of a Radical Pastime
“A masterclass in noir that both honors and elevates the genre.” — Ivy Pochoda, author of Sing Her Down, These Women, Wonder Valley and Visitation Street
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“brilliant, timely, hysterically funny…” “bonkers”
“Telling the truth about academia and the capitalist, anti-intellectual, anti-human fires that are unjustly raging there.” — Lori Jakiela, author of They Write Your Name on a Grain of Rice
“Fearless, merciless, and hilarious.” – James Tate Hill, author of Blind Man’s Bluff
“hilarious, absurd, and realistic interpretation of the educational experience.” — George Singleton, author of The Curious Lives of Nonprofit Martyrs
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“An engrossing story about the life and times of a singular woman.” — BookLife, STARRED REVIEW
“A fascinating blend of the personal and the historical.” — Kirkus Reviews, RECOMMENDED
“A brilliant concoction… The tenderness broke my heart.” — Ann Beattie, winner of the Rea Award and the PEN/Malamud Award
“An unforgettable portrait of both a spirited, flawed, mysterious woman and a fascinating era that is no more.” — Clifford Thompson, author of What It Is: Race, Family, and One Thinking Black Man’s Blues and Big Man and the Little Men: A Graphic Novel:
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Now in our 10th year, Outpost19’s award-winning list of fiction and nonfiction books continues to grow. Check out our recent titles.
STARRED REVIEW! Publishers Weekly!: Thirteen Question Method by David L. Ulin, “a masterclass in noir that both honors and elevates the genre”
Rooted 2: The Best New Arboreal Nonfiction, edited by Josh MacIvor-Andersen. “Messy, symbiotic, beautiful.”
KIRKUS RECOMMENDED! Master Lovers by David Winner, a twisted puzzle of love and fascism: “an unforgettable portrait of both a spirited, flawed, mysterious woman and a fascinating era”
Anything You Recognize by Daniel Mueller, a new joy-filled collection of short fiction, these “sexy, poignant, unpredictable stories explode across the page”
Disappearing Debutantes by Meg Pokrass and Aimee Parkison, a remarkable collection of flash fiction exploring women who “become strange in hopes of being loved, being listened to, being understood, and being seen.”
Gad’s Book by Dylan Bassett, a brilliant debut novel tracking the seduction of a young novelist by a group of charismatic activists. “A masochistic delight.”
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