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Box 3897 St. Charles, IL 60174Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04141915050789751090noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770425383097879121.post-6944963451016596782010-01-14T17:59:00.000-08:002010-01-14T18:33:39.864-08:00Jamie Iredell's Tour<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://therumpus.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/2104428.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 176px; height: 266px;" src="http://therumpus.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/2104428.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Jamie has a few readings coming up, so if you are in the area please stop by. <br /><br />January 19th at the Georgia Center for the Book, Decatur Public Library Auditorium, Decatur, GA, 7:15 PM.*<br /><br />February 8th at Dogeared Books in San Francisco, 7 PM.*<br /><br />February 10th at the University of Nevada, Reno*<br /><br />February 11th at Sundance Books in Reno, NV.*<br /><br />March 20 for the 510 Reading Series in Baltimore, hosted by Michael Kimball and Jenn Michalski.<br /><br />*With Blake ButlerJasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04141915050789751090noreply@blogger.com112tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770425383097879121.post-378506194647055612009-12-11T19:56:00.000-08:002009-12-11T21:21:50.257-08:00Holiday Special<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCEolUnSsIRZniihV7nkh1vuT5Ehd8ZqYZMOeBIW26XbujmiW57QX5OHl8o3L-FZYk0OoWP8ytoCMvvq3WvAWzLqq7FNECBXDBGz_GaTqp9wCnfeGmh5zXL6C55silHeUSpRgr-lJCMfmc/s1600-h/100_1252%5B1%5D"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCEolUnSsIRZniihV7nkh1vuT5Ehd8ZqYZMOeBIW26XbujmiW57QX5OHl8o3L-FZYk0OoWP8ytoCMvvq3WvAWzLqq7FNECBXDBGz_GaTqp9wCnfeGmh5zXL6C55silHeUSpRgr-lJCMfmc/s400/100_1252%5B1%5D" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414203385396404338" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Orange Alert Press Holiday Sale!</span><br /><br />From now until January 1st, Orange Alert Press will be selling each title the press has released for just $11, and <a href="http://www.orangealert.bigcartel.com/product/holiday-trio">the set of three for $30</a> (That is a savings of $14!). Here are what people are saying about the Orange Alert titles.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><a href="http://www.orangealert.bigcartel.com/product/prose-poems-a-novel">Prose. Poems. A Novel.</a></span> by Jamie Iredell (Oct. 2009)<br />"Prose. Poems: a novel is a slacker story, but a slacker motivated to understand not just his context (where slackers tend to top out; Douglas Coupland’s Generation X) but himself within the context (Dan Rhodes’s Gold). And much like the latter comparison, Iredell’s story benefits from its entrenchment in a captivating setting, one that both houses the characters and illuminates them." - Caleb Ross<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><a href="http://www.orangealert.bigcartel.com/product/sunlight-at-midnight-darkness-at-noon-the-cunningham-mccreesh-letters">Sunlight At Midnight, Darkness At Noon</a></span> by McCreesh/Cunningham (May 2009)<br />"I could not put this book down and found my own mind wandering on the many issues brought up in their letters and poems." - Poet Hound<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><a href="http://cache1.bigcartel.com/product_images/1627179/175.jpg">Most Likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine</a></span><a href="http://cache1.bigcartel.com/product_images/1627179/175.jpg"> </a>by Ben Tanzer (Oct. 2008)<br />"Most Likely You Go Your Way and I’ll Go Mine is an honest, funny book whose depiction of dating angst in the nineties will ring true for those of us who were there, and likely win plenty of new converts for this talented Chicago author." - Matt Staggs (Enter The Octopus)Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04141915050789751090noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770425383097879121.post-28317579519912067592009-12-01T08:54:00.001-08:002009-12-01T08:57:32.115-08:00Iredell vs. Lovelace<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://blogsloth.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/prose.jpg?w=500&h=375"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 275px;" src="http://blogsloth.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/prose.jpg?w=500&h=375" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Check out a <a href="http://seanlovelace.com/2009/11/30/interview-jamie-iredell-prose-poems-a-novel/">new interview</a> conducted by Sean Lovelace. The topics range from love to Zima to bowling and much more!<br /><br />Favorite line: "If bowling’s a sport, then so is snorting cocaine."Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04141915050789751090noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770425383097879121.post-10507667700008156492009-11-24T08:55:00.000-08:002009-11-24T09:23:59.776-08:00New Review and New ContestCaleb Ross has reviewed <i>Prose Poems</i> over at the wonderful <a href="http://www.outsiderwriters.org/archives/3772">Outsider Writers site</a>, and J. Kaye Book blog has launch a <a href="http://j-kaye-book-blog.blogspot.com/2009/11/book-giveaway-prose-poems-novel-by.html">giveaway contest</a> for the book. The contest ends Dec. 12th. <div><br /></div><div>Jamie is currently in the process of planning a several book tours this Spring with the likes of Blake Butler, Molly Gaudry, and hopefully others.<br /><br />Check out an audio excerpt from<i> Prose Poems</i>:<br /><div style="width:300px;"><object width="300" height="110"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/A3b14PfJUX/aus=false/"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/A3b14PfJUX/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="110" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><br /></div></div>Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04141915050789751090noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770425383097879121.post-23525012230880942572009-11-05T10:29:00.001-08:002009-11-05T10:33:08.139-08:00Deck Fight on Prose Poems<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxVuDKltGXraSM53Diziv3aZiFTePVWhSxBi0B_yRe5xb3Y30ak6qJHjTPuYDcBSWrY-Dxs2hVPuy6aP-_dlUWPuUtPJcsFDN-txN79wCPCZUdwJXaBfT485xUf6rA48VbnNNhWDG25ow/s660/DECKFIGHT+GEORGIA+FONT-CROP.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 330px; height: 125px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxVuDKltGXraSM53Diziv3aZiFTePVWhSxBi0B_yRe5xb3Y30ak6qJHjTPuYDcBSWrY-Dxs2hVPuy6aP-_dlUWPuUtPJcsFDN-txN79wCPCZUdwJXaBfT485xUf6rA48VbnNNhWDG25ow/s660/DECKFIGHT+GEORGIA+FONT-CROP.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />The music and lit blog <a href="http://www.deckfight.com/">Deck Fight</a> has taken a very in depth look at <i>Prose. Poems. A Novel.</i> and has clearly states what they found. You can check out their <a href="http://www.deckfight.com/2009/11/review-prose-poems-novel-by-jamie.html">review here</a> and then check back in tomorrow as Jamie will be appearing on their <a href="http://www.deckfight.com/search/label/friday%20five">Friday Five segment</a>.Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04141915050789751090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770425383097879121.post-69661383453742637432009-10-19T18:52:00.000-07:002009-10-19T18:53:26.768-07:00Mel Bosworth is a Genius!<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-sIuma0d50U&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-sIuma0d50U&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04141915050789751090noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770425383097879121.post-6609889969907315662009-09-24T19:36:00.001-07:002009-09-24T19:46:00.920-07:00Iredell Press Release<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNpab6RRFFhyphenhyphen-Ob6D6ELHhS_XlC1ae6m5QSnZ9IxB8q64CW6hGfDSf1ySBsYi6K4ORROe1FBTWquVBZjU1Bw_wiTeRCSQrcTrxXDTdiTkiEp5xVsbchwkqt8eNq2hGIZ84UFhAoBz_LUlK/s1600-h/prose+poems+cover.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNpab6RRFFhyphenhyphen-Ob6D6ELHhS_XlC1ae6m5QSnZ9IxB8q64CW6hGfDSf1ySBsYi6K4ORROe1FBTWquVBZjU1Bw_wiTeRCSQrcTrxXDTdiTkiEp5xVsbchwkqt8eNq2hGIZ84UFhAoBz_LUlK/s400/prose+poems+cover.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385228631439059010" /></a><br /><br /><form target="paypal" action="http://www.orangealert.bigcartel.com/product/prose-poems-a-novel" method="post"><p align="center"><br /><input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick"><br /><input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="5481032"><br /><input type="image" src="http://www.orangealert.net/files/btn_cart_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!"><br /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1"><br /></form><br /><br /><br />In his debut collection, Jamie Iredell calls on a classic and seldom used literary form to tell a story of travel, adventure, boredom, and life in general. Prose. Poem. A Novel. is a precisely written series of poems that when collected tell an addictive story. However, don’t expect to see complex titles and strict structure, this after all is a novel. Iredell masterfully pushes the reader through every detail, but as each page is turned form and genre melt quickly into a vital story.<br /><br />"If Mary Robison listened to more punk, grew up in Las Vegas in the 80s before the 80s sucked, did whippits while reading Ben Marcus and scrolling the alternative personals for golden lines to crib, she might have exploded into the post-post-Beat sentence index that is Atlanta. But she didn't. Jamie Iredell did, and in reading this lean but dense meat-eater of a sui generis prose poem cycle, one realizes there might still be a way for chapbooks to compete with porn." – Blake Butler<br /><br />Prose. Poems. A Novel., the third release from Orange Alert Press, is filled with brilliant and thematic illustrations from Christy Call (Literary Dispatch, Publishing Genius, and Willows Wept Press). These illustrations are in full color and add an even more vibrant visual element to Iredell’s story.<br /><br />Jamie Iredell was born in Carmel-by-the-sea, California, andgrew up near Castroville. He moved to Reno, Nevada for his Bachelor’s and Master’s dregrees, and to Atlanta for his PhD. His writing has appeared in many magazines, among them The Chattahoochee Review, The Literary Review, Keyhole, Zone 3, Descant, elimae, Lamination Colony, Elysian Fields Quarterly, and Weber: The Contemprary West.<br /><br />Review copies are shipping this week!Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04141915050789751090noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770425383097879121.post-23209174223707301162009-09-17T16:22:00.000-07:002009-09-17T16:27:39.462-07:00Review Copies Available<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeddI5eOYvuC2LZR7kktGhS5Ur3H5Bj8-ReIKz0reuApeRbo-6cWb-ooauWAuxfdgEy4nNNW0MvwF1hCEML2KbhnENEfM_xViWfrUmF7MyL1bCacHBsNtxpyc0aN2okUk43Huet-Cu-VzN/s1600-h/prose+poems.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeddI5eOYvuC2LZR7kktGhS5Ur3H5Bj8-ReIKz0reuApeRbo-6cWb-ooauWAuxfdgEy4nNNW0MvwF1hCEML2KbhnENEfM_xViWfrUmF7MyL1bCacHBsNtxpyc0aN2okUk43Huet-Cu-VzN/s400/prose+poems.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382581463057164882" /></a><i>Prose. Poems. A Novel.</i>, the debut from <a href="http://jamieiredell.blogspot.com/">Jamie Iredell</a>, is on track for its October 20th release date. The review copies arrived today and will be shipping out with a soon-to-be-written press release this weekend.Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04141915050789751090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770425383097879121.post-33907016780034034402009-09-09T09:01:00.001-07:002009-09-09T09:10:34.063-07:00Poet Hound Interview<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0x0nUULMNzlO4hQkUNHbpPYfDq53L4t7OtAPW93KfOTk6ddt3qfEgYiJv5eNQwvJR3Lz9ak5yxORMgHe88vwwif7wjIiALFNYDy58j5aUOGxnmkkg1V3tVpgKBEmm2-kRXibQVwaSCufF/s240/IMG_4978.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0x0nUULMNzlO4hQkUNHbpPYfDq53L4t7OtAPW93KfOTk6ddt3qfEgYiJv5eNQwvJR3Lz9ak5yxORMgHe88vwwif7wjIiALFNYDy58j5aUOGxnmkkg1V3tVpgKBEmm2-kRXibQVwaSCufF/s240/IMG_4978.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a>Poet Hound has posted a wonderfully in depth interview with Chris and Hosho. In it the two discuss their motivation for wanting to publish their letters, art, politics, friendship, and so much more. They interview also give big props to cover artist <a href="http://deadclownstore.blogspot.com/">Chris Roberts</a>. <div><br /></div><div>Check out the <a href="http://poethound.blogspot.com/2009/09/sunlight-at-midnight-darkness-at-noon.html">interview here</a>. Of course you can buy a copy of <i>Sunlight At Midnight, Darkness At Noon</i> <a href="http://www.orangealert.bigcartel.com/product/sunlight-at-midnight-darkness-at-noon-the-cunningham-mccreesh-letters">right here</a>. Don't forget that the book comes with a CD of Chris and Hosho reading from the book with music by members of <a href="http://www.myspace.com/nootdnoot">Noot d'Noot</a>.</div>Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04141915050789751090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770425383097879121.post-89648245432698029852009-08-31T18:12:00.000-07:002009-08-31T18:33:46.504-07:00Ben Eats His Book!<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Op3WioZbGkU&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Op3WioZbGkU&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />Ok, maybe he wont eat the whole book, but it is a starts. In a salute to <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/5730842">Blake Butler</a>, Ben has eaten a page of <span style="font-style:italic;">Most Likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine</span>.<br /><br />This is the one year anniversary month of Most Likely and it is on sale until Sept 30th for just $10. <br /><br />I have also collected some of my favorite quotes about Ben's book from the last year.<br /><br />"Ben Tanzer's second novel, Most Likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine, is a glorious amalgam of dating, dysfunctional families, and pop culture. The book explores nascent relationships, complete with their insecurities, possibilities, hurdles and wonders." - Largehearted Boy<br /><br />"Most Likely You Go Your Way and I’ll Go Mine is an honest, funny book whose depiction of dating angst in the nineties will ring true for those of us who were there, and likely win plenty of new converts for this talented Chicago author." - Matt Staggs (Enter The Octopus)<br /><br />"Rarely do I run across a writer who makes me glad I can feel so deeply the words in a book. You are probably one of the rarest of gems and I hope more readers will tune into your books." - J. Kaye (J. Kaye's Book Blog)<br /><br />"It’s a sweet look at life in the big city." - Baby Got Books<br /><br />"Most Likely You Go Your Way and I’ll Go Mine is a brilliant, clever, humorous, edgy, and raw portrayal of urban single life. Deftly written, it will capture your attention from the first page and leave you shaking your head in awe until the end." - Kelly Moran Author & Reviewer<br /><br />"Neither seems like a great start to a great relationship, but this isn't a story about great relationships. It's a story about real ones." - Veronica Bond (Gapers Block)<br /><br />"Tanzer's writing style reflected the deeper layers of meaning in Most Likely, with longer expressions of intellectual and emotional intimacy." - Jeremy Gershfeld<br /><br />"He is a very nice man. His head maybe isn't on straight. Neither is mine." - Everyday YeahJasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04141915050789751090noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770425383097879121.post-55513226544928461242009-08-20T11:20:00.001-07:002009-08-20T14:12:10.463-07:00Announcing: Prose. Poems. A Novel.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS4_vz7a5TMa6amn_0sTLhyphenhyphenaX_ChvRWl3hdOyYKMUz8m-DLSz2Ux4153E7XTuuBPhg2u6DGNIzVVBII1m-MuJ83DjeSEb_BP-tXflEgB_1od0q_d4y0RR1GVtPCmZc1EOysOu4N2k_cncT/s1600-h/prose+poems+cover.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS4_vz7a5TMa6amn_0sTLhyphenhyphenaX_ChvRWl3hdOyYKMUz8m-DLSz2Ux4153E7XTuuBPhg2u6DGNIzVVBII1m-MuJ83DjeSEb_BP-tXflEgB_1od0q_d4y0RR1GVtPCmZc1EOysOu4N2k_cncT/s400/prose+poems+cover.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372113544640528642" /></a><br /><br />I am extremely excited to announce the release date of the next novel on Orange Alert Press. On October 20th we will be releasing the debut novel from Atlanta-based writer <a href="http://jamieiredell.blogspot.com/">Jamie Iredell</a>. <span style="font-style:italic;">Prose. Poems. A Novel.</span> is exactly that, a collection of prose poems that come together to tell a compelling story. The novel also will feature full-color illustrations from the wonderful <a href="http://christycall.com/">Christy Call</a>.<br /><br />Jamie Iredell was born in Carmel-by-the-sea, California, and grew up near Castroville. He moved to Reno, Nevada for his Bachelor’s and Master’s dregrees, and to Atlanta for his PhD. His writing has appeared in many magazines, among them <span style="font-style:italic;">The Chattahoochee Review</span>, <span style="font-style:italic;">Keyhole</span>, <span style="font-style:italic;">Zone 3</span>, <span style="font-style:italic;">Descant</span>, <span style="font-style:italic;">elimae</span>, <span style="font-style:italic;">Lamination Colony</span>, <span style="font-style:italic;">Elysian Fields Quarterly</span>, and <span style="font-style:italic;">Weber: The Contemprary West</span>.<br /><br />You can pre-order your copy <a href="http://www.orangealert.bigcartel.com/product/prose-poems-a-novel">here</a> for a special pre-order price of $12.<br /><br />Here is an excerpt from the novel:<br /><br />The sign—Pedestrian Xing—beamed out the<br />Pontiac’s window, the 4 x 4 that once held it in<br />the Earth a slash across the back seat’s vinyl. The<br />night extinguished the lights in the fog. Dave<br />was our left guard, though he could’ve been a<br />running back, for his svelte size and his speed.<br />Dave was also the first guy to have given my<br />sister a smack on the lips. When the headlights<br />of another car beamed down Tustin Road, our<br />speedometer jumped past sixty. We took the<br />curve tighter than a fat lady’s sock. The row of<br />mailboxes sent the sign through the windshield<br />at fifty miles per, its post gonging our noggins.<br />In the wake of all this Dave guided us home,<br />leaning out the driver’s window. Next day, he<br />remembered nothing—not me, my sister, or<br />the sign.Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04141915050789751090noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770425383097879121.post-34395754390815122532009-08-14T18:57:00.000-07:002009-08-14T19:26:08.512-07:00Happy Birthday, Most Likely<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KDH3bLW-OA8&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KDH3bLW-OA8&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Most Likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine</span> turns ONE this month. To celebrate we are lowering the price of the book for the next 30 days to $10. They first five people to order will receive an autographed copy, and the first 20 order will receive my homemade 1993 Flashback Mix CD and a copy of Orange Pulp Vol. <a href="http://wearduringorangealert.blogspot.com/2008/04/orange-pulp.html">1</a> or <a href="http://www.orangealert.net/orangepulp">2</a>. <div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.orangealert.bigcartel.com/product/most-likely-you-go-your-way-and-ill-go-mine-by-ben-tanzer">Order your copy here today</a>!<br /><br /></div>Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04141915050789751090noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770425383097879121.post-2886022930806662682009-07-29T10:13:00.000-07:002009-07-29T10:17:40.586-07:00Cunningham/McCreesh Interview<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://kungfoox.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54fe02c8f8833011571255c7b970c-320wi"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 479px;" src="http://kungfoox.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54fe02c8f8833011571255c7b970c-320wi" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Artist and blogger David Foox has posted a <a href="http://kungfoox.typepad.com/kungfoox/2009/07/foox-sunlight-at-midnight-darkness-at-noon-by-hosho-mccreesh-christopher-cunningham.html">great interview</a> with Christopher and Hosho on his blog Kung Foox. <br /><br />In addition to conducting a great interview he had this to say; "After reading the book from cover to cover, I felt a connection with these two writers - a connection based on the visceral style they employed in communicating what is going on (and wrong) in the world today."<br /><br />You can my interview with David <a href="http://www.orangealert.net/foox">here</a>.Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04141915050789751090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770425383097879121.post-28126999713562997242009-07-27T14:27:00.000-07:002009-07-27T14:45:36.900-07:00Sunlight Shout Out<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJXsyXg0EjfY0VSpm72mpV9sTIvhLoYt1Uh97Nw-3c0dBGkh32ci64ituFqhtQOgYHmjIkttDCSVCH2P0jlfrAW_uvOOeP5yknNUdWudIIiqQ-iE2wbPzBmyFR-5X0FxSucpwsyM6porE/s220/sticker+ecolibris.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 197px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJXsyXg0EjfY0VSpm72mpV9sTIvhLoYt1Uh97Nw-3c0dBGkh32ci64ituFqhtQOgYHmjIkttDCSVCH2P0jlfrAW_uvOOeP5yknNUdWudIIiqQ-iE2wbPzBmyFR-5X0FxSucpwsyM6porE/s220/sticker+ecolibris.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Sunlight has received high praise as being one of the two books Amy Guth of <a href="http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/chicago-subtext/">Chicago Subtext</a> is currently reading. You can read her entire interview at <a href="http://ecolibris.blogspot.com/2009/07/my-summer-reading-with-author-and.html">Eco-Libris</a>.Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04141915050789751090noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770425383097879121.post-9238439203268933122009-07-26T08:12:00.000-07:002009-07-26T08:18:09.070-07:00Reading FrenzyThere is a new interview with Ben up at Reading Frenzy. <a href="http://lumorgan.blogspot.com/2009/07/interview-with-ben-tanzer.html">Check it out</a>!<div><br /></div><div>Also, there is big news coming soon from the press and a forthcoming interview I did with Amy Guth of <a href="http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/chicago-subtext/">Chicago Subtext</a>. You can learn even more about the person the behind all of this Orange Alert stuff. Stay tuned.</div>Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04141915050789751090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770425383097879121.post-2055945813073219532009-06-28T13:23:00.000-07:002009-06-28T13:27:22.438-07:00Sunlight PreviewTake a look inside <span style="font-style:italic;">Sunlight at Midnight, Darkness at Noon</span>. This is a slightly stripped down version of what awaits you in just the first section of <i>Sunligh</i><i>t</i> if you choose to purchase a copy.<br /><br /><object style="width:600;height:450"><param name="movie" value="http://static.issuu.com/webembed/viewers/style1/v1/IssuuViewer.swf?mode=embed&documentId=090626152042-810059f4706442bfb081befb89f5506b&documentUsername=orangealert&documentName=sunlight_at_midnight_pdf&layout=http%3A%2F%2Fskin.issuu.com%2Fv%2Flight%2Flayout.xml"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://static.issuu.com/webembed/viewers/style1/v1/IssuuViewer.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" style="width:600;height:450" flashvars="mode=embed&documentId=090626152042-810059f4706442bfb081befb89f5506b&documentUsername=orangealert&documentName=sunlight_at_midnight_pdf&layout=http%3A%2F%2Fskin.issuu.com%2Fv%2Flight%2Flayout.xml"></embed></object>Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04141915050789751090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770425383097879121.post-41541020676551357122009-06-18T08:35:00.000-07:002009-06-18T08:40:54.602-07:00New Interview and Contest<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA8FfFEduiqSdcPMcdR4Hjq8p84D6-U5S7OhC5wRZ3ZjvpgPJOGwGYqimZLvhE9FNSbmKWDDXgA-N795uYiuOON0tx-NkCDSziI9Y6fL9Kn3dtAWr_gHdMSCIgkJn9jX6IZ4qyQ9Welx3Z/s1600-h/wonkavisionmagazinelogo_color.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348692780955867378" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 135px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 108px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA8FfFEduiqSdcPMcdR4Hjq8p84D6-U5S7OhC5wRZ3ZjvpgPJOGwGYqimZLvhE9FNSbmKWDDXgA-N795uYiuOON0tx-NkCDSziI9Y6fL9Kn3dtAWr_gHdMSCIgkJn9jX6IZ4qyQ9Welx3Z/s400/wonkavisionmagazinelogo_color.gif" border="0" /></a> There is a new interview that was posted today with Ben on Author <a href="http://authorkellymoran.blogspot.com/">Kelly Moran's blog</a>. If you <a href="http://authorkellymoran.blogspot.com/2009/06/kelly-interviews-author-ben-tanzer.html">jump over</a> and leave a comment you could win a copy of <em>Most Likely</em>!<br /><br />Also, <em>Most Likely</em> will be featured in Issue #45 of <a href="http://www.wonkavisionmagazine.com/">Wonka Vision </a>so keep an eye out for that.Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04141915050789751090noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770425383097879121.post-56946853391581525492009-06-07T19:13:00.001-07:002009-06-07T19:20:24.390-07:00Printer's Row Update Part Two<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5hmADW1ZL9nKlRJ-kk1OGciQazjVI10-S9Y5iHONw6PSy3oWbmq_-GrusXkqEGr2K9D9YkKOzwmcDZPZ7LXMiVEWd2yBCNIyw-W0j2ELOtWMCMcRd_30qHHlhSnp4rXA_dEPveedCAsaH/s1600-h/Jason.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5hmADW1ZL9nKlRJ-kk1OGciQazjVI10-S9Y5iHONw6PSy3oWbmq_-GrusXkqEGr2K9D9YkKOzwmcDZPZ7LXMiVEWd2yBCNIyw-W0j2ELOtWMCMcRd_30qHHlhSnp4rXA_dEPveedCAsaH/s400/Jason.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344774256725153938" /></a>We braved the weather and occupied four feet of space at <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/events/printersrow/">Printer's Row</a> yesterday. We sold some books, made some new friends, and didn't lose any books due to rain. We were in the wonderful Chicago Publisher's Tent fully sponsored by the <a href="http://egov.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/portalEntityHomeAction.do?entityName=Cultural+Center&entityNameEnumValue=128">Chicago Cultural Art's Center</a>. You can find more pics <a href="http://bentanzer.blogspot.com/2009/06/cold-and-rainy-2009-printers-row-lit.html">here</a>.<div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaSEh7GWhUwO8i6-p03oYXxIzxZ3JkokjwDq3lfIGrxH292jpS89F84X5oOTnuctmnTraPC7g1Rfj_kRC_JZ8IWaZ7inth_-93pnKpzUcFKBJqY8Na_4DoCcajCH86HqaUtCmoULpnRbvt/s1600-h/Ben.Jason.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaSEh7GWhUwO8i6-p03oYXxIzxZ3JkokjwDq3lfIGrxH292jpS89F84X5oOTnuctmnTraPC7g1Rfj_kRC_JZ8IWaZ7inth_-93pnKpzUcFKBJqY8Na_4DoCcajCH86HqaUtCmoULpnRbvt/s400/Ben.Jason.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344775165052784514" /></a></div>Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04141915050789751090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770425383097879121.post-15918313277775158312009-06-06T18:00:00.000-07:002009-06-06T18:06:30.858-07:00Printer's Row Update Part One<embed flashvars="autoplay=false" width="400" height="320" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" src="http://www.ustream.tv/flash/video/1616290" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed><br /><br />Ben stopped by Printer's Row to talk with Amy Guth of <a href="http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/chicago-subtext/">Chicago Subtext</a>Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04141915050789751090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770425383097879121.post-75457157937138698532009-06-04T13:18:00.001-07:002009-06-04T13:21:35.424-07:00A work of Art<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsUhZjKpfLN8EMOnMWuhgDB8b6gu_Pb3-hgyHc55_a1yFWR7aDcXoV1DnKcal9WhiM1Rx-dJp_mpUv5gmn2TthyphenhyphenQ4R6c3kD78qLLHdWVUpxICD2818-JSj1_lpMYgmCu3bw_8n1CbriwXd/s1600-h/cc_opens_sunlight-10.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343569597415205010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsUhZjKpfLN8EMOnMWuhgDB8b6gu_Pb3-hgyHc55_a1yFWR7aDcXoV1DnKcal9WhiM1Rx-dJp_mpUv5gmn2TthyphenhyphenQ4R6c3kD78qLLHdWVUpxICD2818-JSj1_lpMYgmCu3bw_8n1CbriwXd/s400/cc_opens_sunlight-10.jpg" border="0" /></a> The hardcover books have been signed by Christopher and are now in route to St. Charles where they will be matched up with CDs and shipped to their final destinations. </div><div> </div><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343570081761350402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-6DvHswSw_-hJziCeZpB-jxZ-1N9I9GUfZ4eh2ShIyrKJfUedFpy7zgVZyb-5bWgPlFxozu8ezpe91_5pEeZbC1fPi1l6IShsylayIIuijEvpBo2UmkMgzX0ZHtc5zjl91cMErtuui7n1/s400/cc_opens_sunlight-07.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div></div>Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04141915050789751090noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770425383097879121.post-54964191324118813032009-06-01T20:57:00.000-07:002009-06-01T21:09:53.640-07:00The Backbone<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGw8yfe6QO15YI0Bmiao1XD6Xs8sjwLqdPAWHFaX3x1tHMhMZb29RROAUdYEWmJTNgslq1Nb8iGGawoaVs6WinEIqSyryS8mM8ZKpUG2trpsNeysKhot_5btD3_poD4xblAkivip7ya9-K/s1600-h/Spines.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGw8yfe6QO15YI0Bmiao1XD6Xs8sjwLqdPAWHFaX3x1tHMhMZb29RROAUdYEWmJTNgslq1Nb8iGGawoaVs6WinEIqSyryS8mM8ZKpUG2trpsNeysKhot_5btD3_poD4xblAkivip7ya9-K/s400/Spines.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342574794588886066" /></a><b>A few updates</b>:<div><br /></div><div>The Sunlight Tapes arrived today and they look and sound amazing! Orders and review requests can now be filled.</div><div><br /></div><div>Orange Alert Press will have a presence at this year's <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/events/printersrow/">Printer's Row Festival</a> (June 6-7). We will be in the Chicago Publishers Tent sponsored by the Chicago Cultural Artists Center. </div>Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04141915050789751090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770425383097879121.post-48604796358754443112009-05-21T11:00:00.001-07:002009-05-21T11:04:18.023-07:00Rough Hardcover Prototype<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFiQSMsn-6pq_hCDILGVqPXXnpvB2qJUFZEAYzSA8Lwmny2O7zKr-iXQgYKvmvXAEvRBvS2sgWDzmAexHhjPJOHAyXSg-HiYT5Euc6uKUVm3cJxEd_A5puIyb0-wkO8sC7bgd1acATyBQZ/s1600-h/hmcc3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338338947993554914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 358px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFiQSMsn-6pq_hCDILGVqPXXnpvB2qJUFZEAYzSA8Lwmny2O7zKr-iXQgYKvmvXAEvRBvS2sgWDzmAexHhjPJOHAyXSg-HiYT5Euc6uKUVm3cJxEd_A5puIyb0-wkO8sC7bgd1acATyBQZ/s400/hmcc3.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A box of books has been sent to Bill Roberts of <a href="http://www.bospress.net/">Bottle of Smoke Press</a> to construct the custom hardbacks! Hosho will be joining Bill this weekend to help work on these collectors items. Above is a prototype and a beauty.Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04141915050789751090noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770425383097879121.post-76047939239098121902009-05-20T17:52:00.000-07:002009-05-20T17:59:38.210-07:00They Have Arrived!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVUeh8HePapPWx0ick3ykvyBI49V4Yo85MxBAAYflJ4CDRfynE0yk9i6Uc6eHwwTNlD6gt1xfrouggzZfZPwXTz8zU8WaabY9NdIwZnr6BBKEEkG9J2M4bZw2v3wyKhI61k1B7h8zLBjPD/s1600-h/Sunlight+box.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 324px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVUeh8HePapPWx0ick3ykvyBI49V4Yo85MxBAAYflJ4CDRfynE0yk9i6Uc6eHwwTNlD6gt1xfrouggzZfZPwXTz8zU8WaabY9NdIwZnr6BBKEEkG9J2M4bZw2v3wyKhI61k1B7h8zLBjPD/s400/Sunlight+box.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338073990031021634" /></a><br /><br />The softbacks have arrived, and we are right on schedule!Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04141915050789751090noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770425383097879121.post-22752430496295804962009-05-16T05:35:00.001-07:002009-05-16T06:24:54.450-07:00Preorder Sunlight<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMM62rjjpc71wu3g6r12cZEFu0PPiOC5zeXxhXQUdDjljhv5dKSoAwX42QaI5XMdHTnjeYn049qXmnRCaHnNuU_7_ld8iYhlybSE5tEI7TxbEQU7jbgdK-MPv3JQkD-mqMhRXtqOqeiqtX/s1600-h/Sunlight+large.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 301px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMM62rjjpc71wu3g6r12cZEFu0PPiOC5zeXxhXQUdDjljhv5dKSoAwX42QaI5XMdHTnjeYn049qXmnRCaHnNuU_7_ld8iYhlybSE5tEI7TxbEQU7jbgdK-MPv3JQkD-mqMhRXtqOqeiqtX/s400/Sunlight+large.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336399747945648754" /></a><br /><br /><br />Preorder <em>Sunlight at Midnight, Darkness at Noon</em> today. All preorders will ship on May 25th, and all order placed before May 25th will include FREE SHIPPING in US. <br /><br /><form target="paypal" action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"><p align="center"><br /><input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick"><br /><input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="5481032"><br /><input type="image" src="http://www.orangealert.net/files/btn_cart_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!"><br /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1"><br /></form><br /></p><br />Each order will include <em>The Sunlight Tapes</em> compact disc featuring the authors reading a series of excerpts from the letters, backed by a fantastic spectral, experimental score created by The Bimbi Garraux and Dream Sanitation Axis Of Soundscape.<br /><br />Cost: $16US plus shipping (around $3US; slightly higher for overseas shipping)Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04141915050789751090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770425383097879121.post-17513792026002949092009-05-15T19:33:00.000-07:002009-05-15T19:45:19.997-07:00Face Down in the Filthy Streets<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy82jAtRHkuVoyCPSTZ2h27nFFqV0Em31x93_jEYw32Ah8YtANtGJPnSxWdDw1kvnZR4ozX91UOjQfNS9BxZuebdGdY-t9MMlbk2QpF0sQVRWBsoWatUG8O91jYyNB8sziUbA13KK3PMIm/s1600-h/blurry+sunligh+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336244481655802434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 333px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy82jAtRHkuVoyCPSTZ2h27nFFqV0Em31x93_jEYw32Ah8YtANtGJPnSxWdDw1kvnZR4ozX91UOjQfNS9BxZuebdGdY-t9MMlbk2QpF0sQVRWBsoWatUG8O91jYyNB8sziUbA13KK3PMIm/s400/blurry+sunligh+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I never said I was a photographer, but here is another photo of the proof in front of my Royal 440. <br /><p><br />Also, here is another track from <em>The Sunlight Tapes</em>. This selection is called "Face Down in the Filthy Streets". (music by <a href="http://www.myspace.com/nootdnoot">Noot d'Noot</a>)<br /><br /><div style="WIDTH: 300px"><object height="110" width="300"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/YRrSuDrrkQ/aus=false/"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/YRrSuDrrkQ/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="110" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><div style="PADDING-RIGHT: 1px; PADDING-LEFT: 1px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px; PADDING-TOP: 1px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #e6e6e6"><div style="PADDING-RIGHT: 4px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FLOAT: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 4px"><a href="http://www.imeem.com/"><br /><br /></div></a></div></div></div>Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04141915050789751090noreply@blogger.com0