Leni Zumas: January 2011

"A compelling build-it-yourself tapestry of cherished memories and open wounds"

—Publishers Weekly

"Zumas has already proven herself a remarkable maker of short stories. Now she has sustained and heightened the exhilaration of her writing in this striking novel."

—Sam Lipsyte, The Ask

"Leni Zumas's visceral debut novel is a darkly funny and disturbing rager. Weaving a dreamlike coming-of-age story with the melancholic tale of a rock band self-destructing and a family's loss, Zumas's deft language careens through the lives of her characters with killer sentence after killer sentence. It's a crushing, dazzling performance."

—Kevin Sampsell, A Common Pornography

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Tuesday, January 18, 2011

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