Attention Book Clubs!

If you are in a book club and are considering selecting our first title (or any future titles) as you book club selection please let us know. If you order your copies directly from us we will offer you a substantial discount and a group shipping rate. In addition, if you are a book club located in the Chicagoland area, author Ben Tanzer is willing to come and speak to your group. You will be able to get additional insight and discuss the hidden gems and pop culture nuances contained in the chapters of Most Likely. So, if you are making your selections for the year, or just the next month, we would love for you to consider Orange Alert Press.

Special Orange Alert Reading @ The Book Cellar

In honor of AWP being held here in Chicago Orange Alert is hosting a special edition of its monthly reading series on February 11th at The Book Cellar. With the great influx of talented writers that will be roaming the streets next month we were able to compile a pretty decent line-up. Here are the details:

Blake Butler (No Colony and Lamination Colony, forthcoming books on Calamari Press and Featherproof)
Barry Graham (Dogzplot, Paper Hero Press)
S. Craig Renfroe (author of the short story collection You Should Get That Looked At and the poetry chapbook Flirting with Ridicule)
Stephanie Kuehnert (author of I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone)
Jason Jordan (editor of decomP Magazine and author of Powering The Devils Circus)
John Domini (author of Earthquake I.D. and A Tomb on the Periphery)
Allison Eir Jenks (author of The Palace of Bones )
Molly Gaudry (Editor, Willows Wept Review, Editor, Willows Wept Press, Co-founding Editor, Twelve Stories, Associate Editor, Keyhole Magazine)
Peter Schwartz (poet, painter, author, editor, publisher, essayist, playwright, humorist, and musician)
Ben Tanzer (author of Most Likely You Go Your Way and I’ll Go Mine and editor of This Zine Will Change Your Life).

This is a free event and it begins at 7:30pm. For a list of all off-site events related to AWP go here.

Baby Got Books

We've just been mentioned on Baby Got Books:





Ben Tanzer is a funny guy, but Most Likely is a mostly serious look at modern-day relationships, romantic and familial. The title is taken from a Bob Dylan song, and pop culture references are sprinkled liberally throughout. When dispensing relationship advice, one character speaks in a Yoda inspired sentence structure. It’s a sweet look at life in the big city.

Check it out here!

Happy Inauguration Day from Orange Alert Press!

Most Likely the Mad Lib

The cleaver cats at Everyday Yeah have posted a little bit of creative nonsense about our book. Check it out and fill in the blanks. We've also been told that a full review may follow at some point.

This week we also sent review copies to Wonka Vision and Stop Smiling. We would like to thank both fine and remarkable publications in advance for their support and what we are sure will be glowing reviews.

The Truth

If you need to find the Truth then watch this video and then of course buy a copy and find out for yourself.

Also, if you were ever interesting in who might play each character in a movie version of Most Likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine the check out StoryCasting.com. Find out who Zooey Deschanel would be playing.

News Flash

Most Likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine is now available at Chicago's Women & Children First!

Orange Alert Press was mentioned in the book section of Timeout Chicago's Best of 2008.

Here is the line-up for the next reading. We are proud to welcome Chris Bower, Jill Summers, Nick Ostdick, and Scott Stealey.