you left a handprint on the door

22Feb10

I have an interview tomorrow for an internship at Tightrope Books, so I decided it would be best to conduct research the old-fashioned way: at the bookstore to really feel their products. They use nice paper. I told myself I could buy only 1 book (left with 2), one of which being tiny, square, and grey .

It is absolutely brilliant. It is illustrated. It is a love story about Etcetera and Otherwise’s 28-day roadtrip where they encounter a lot of really crazy characters. It’s also totally erotic, and not in the same way those Harlequin Romances I’ve been editing are. To demonstrate what I mean, here is a poster featured on the author Sean Stanley’s website:

I cannot pass full judgment because I have yet to read it in full, but if a book can get you smiling in the middle of a crowded subway platform, then you know it’s going to be alright. It’s a little abstract, maybe a little precious, totally self-aware, beautifully written and very, very clever. An editor’s dream and nightmare because every detail is intentional. Don’t worry, you can borrow it.

Book trailers are really hip right now. Jordan told me so. Here’s the pretty hilarious trailer for this book. If you need enticing, Atwood drives a transport truck with the words “NO SEX IN CANADIAN FICTION” sprawled across its side.

p.s. I’m too sleepy to conceal my mention of music in this post, so watch this video, be enthralled by bouncy gold glitter, and think of that lesbian group T.A.T.U. I can’t get enough of it.

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1 Traci H on February 23, 2010 said:

Oh MAN I want to read this sooo much. The quote on the poster sealed the deal! Can I borrow some day!?

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- 2 richardkatie on February 23, 2010 said:
  
  of course you can! it’s so good. you’d love it.
  
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  - 3 Hilary on February 24, 2010 said:
    
    me too! me too! me too!
  - 4 richardkatie on February 24, 2010 said:
    
    you can only borrow it if you move to toronto for the summer.
5 Shane on February 23, 2010 said:

That poster (in sticker form) for Etcetera and Otherwise is plastered ALL OVER a washroom somewhere in Toronto. Can’t remember which one, but this post brought back memories of being too drunk in smelly rooms.

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6 richardkatie on February 24, 2010 said:

oh good. that’s exactly what I was aiming for!

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