Jamie Iredell's Tour

Jamie has a few readings coming up, so if you are in the area please stop by.

January 19th at the Georgia Center for the Book, Decatur Public Library Auditorium, Decatur, GA, 7:15 PM.*

February 8th at Dogeared Books in San Francisco, 7 PM.*

February 10th at the University of Nevada, Reno*

February 11th at Sundance Books in Reno, NV.*

March 20 for the 510 Reading Series in Baltimore, hosted by Michael Kimball and Jenn Michalski.

*With Blake Butler

Holiday Special

Orange Alert Press Holiday Sale!

From now until January 1st, Orange Alert Press will be selling each title the press has released for just $11, and the set of three for $30 (That is a savings of $14!). Here are what people are saying about the Orange Alert titles.

Prose. Poems. A Novel. by Jamie Iredell (Oct. 2009)
"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

Sunlight At Midnight, Darkness At Noon by McCreesh/Cunningham (May 2009)
"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


Most Likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine by Ben Tanzer (Oct. 2008)
"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)

Iredell vs. Lovelace

Check out a new interview conducted by Sean Lovelace. The topics range from love to Zima to bowling and much more!

Favorite line: "If bowling’s a sport, then so is snorting cocaine."

New Review and New Contest

Caleb Ross has reviewed Prose Poems over at the wonderful Outsider Writers site, and J. Kaye Book blog has launch a giveaway contest for the book. The contest ends Dec. 12th.

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.

Check out an audio excerpt from Prose Poems:

Deck Fight on Prose Poems

The music and lit blog Deck Fight has taken a very in depth look at Prose. Poems. A Novel. and has clearly states what they found. You can check out their review here and then check back in tomorrow as Jamie will be appearing on their Friday Five segment.

Mel Bosworth is a Genius!

Iredell Press Release

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.

"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

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.

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.

Review copies are shipping this week!

Review Copies Available

Prose. Poems. A Novel., the debut from Jamie Iredell, 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.

Poet Hound Interview

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 Chris Roberts.

Check out the interview here. Of course you can buy a copy of Sunlight At Midnight, Darkness At Noon right here. Don't forget that the book comes with a CD of Chris and Hosho reading from the book with music by members of Noot d'Noot.

Ben Eats His Book!

Ok, maybe he wont eat the whole book, but it is a starts. In a salute to Blake Butler, Ben has eaten a page of Most Likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine.

This is the one year anniversary month of Most Likely and it is on sale until Sept 30th for just $10.

I have also collected some of my favorite quotes about Ben's book from the last year.

"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

"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)

"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)

"It’s a sweet look at life in the big city." - Baby Got Books

"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

"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)

"Tanzer's writing style reflected the deeper layers of meaning in Most Likely, with longer expressions of intellectual and emotional intimacy." - Jeremy Gershfeld

"He is a very nice man. His head maybe isn't on straight. Neither is mine." - Everyday Yeah

Announcing: Prose. Poems. A Novel.

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 Jamie Iredell. Prose. Poems. A Novel. 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 Christy Call.

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 The Chattahoochee Review, Keyhole, Zone 3, Descant, elimae, Lamination Colony, Elysian Fields Quarterly, and Weber: The Contemprary West.

You can pre-order your copy here for a special pre-order price of $12.

Here is an excerpt from the novel:

The sign—Pedestrian Xing—beamed out the
Pontiac’s window, the 4 x 4 that once held it in
the Earth a slash across the back seat’s vinyl. The
night extinguished the lights in the fog. Dave
was our left guard, though he could’ve been a
running back, for his svelte size and his speed.
Dave was also the first guy to have given my
sister a smack on the lips. When the headlights
of another car beamed down Tustin Road, our
speedometer jumped past sixty. We took the
curve tighter than a fat lady’s sock. The row of
mailboxes sent the sign through the windshield
at fifty miles per, its post gonging our noggins.
In the wake of all this Dave guided us home,
leaning out the driver’s window. Next day, he
remembered nothing—not me, my sister, or
the sign.

Happy Birthday, Most Likely

Most Likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine 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. 1 or 2.

Order your copy here today!

Cunningham/McCreesh Interview

Artist and blogger David Foox has posted a great interview with Christopher and Hosho on his blog Kung Foox.

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."

You can my interview with David here.

Sunlight Shout Out

Sunlight has received high praise as being one of the two books Amy Guth of Chicago Subtext is currently reading. You can read her entire interview at Eco-Libris.

Reading Frenzy

There is a new interview with Ben up at Reading Frenzy. Check it out!

Also, there is big news coming soon from the press and a forthcoming interview I did with Amy Guth of Chicago Subtext. You can learn even more about the person the behind all of this Orange Alert stuff. Stay tuned.

Sunlight Preview

Take a look inside Sunlight at Midnight, Darkness at Noon. This is a slightly stripped down version of what awaits you in just the first section of Sunlight if you choose to purchase a copy.

New Interview and Contest

There is a new interview that was posted today with Ben on Author Kelly Moran's blog. If you jump over and leave a comment you could win a copy of Most Likely!

Also, Most Likely will be featured in Issue #45 of Wonka Vision so keep an eye out for that.

Printer's Row Update Part Two

We braved the weather and occupied four feet of space at Printer's Row 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 Chicago Cultural Art's Center. You can find more pics here.

Printer's Row Update Part One

Ben stopped by Printer's Row to talk with Amy Guth of Chicago Subtext

A work of Art

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.