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Dear readers, my YA novel, Radioactive Love Song, has been replaced on my writing and publication schedule by The Magic and Tragic Year of My Broken Thumb, which is great news, since Magic and Tragic is the sequel to The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. Yes, I am currently hard at work telling the story of Arnold Spirit, Jr.'s sophomore year. I'm sorry about the confusion surrounding Radioactive Love Song. That book will be published down the road. In the meantime, my new book of poems, Face, is out now from Hanging Loose Press, and my new book of short stories, War Dances, will be published this fall by Grove Press.
in the news
Sherman was interviewed on Wisconsin Public Radio about his new book of poetry, Face, on June 26th. You can download the audio file from the archives.
True Diary faces controversy in Illinois high school: www.chicagotribune.com.
Sherman has a new poem in The New Yorker's June 8th issue.
Publishers Weekly gives Face a starred review in the May 18th issue.
Harpers magazine includes a short piece by Sherman, "Green World," in the Forum section of the June 2009 issue.
Face was the top selling poetry book over the last two months, listed on the Small Press Distribution website.
Sherman is taking poetry questions online at SmartishPace.com until May 1st. Check back after May 1st to view the archived Q&A.
Failbetter.com has a new interview with Sherman about writing poetry, and more.
You can read more Sherman poems published at Superstition Review.
2009 Indies Choice Book Award Winners include Sherman, who was selected as Most Engaging Author.
Sherman's new poetry collection, Face, from Hanging Loose Press is now available at bookstores.
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There is a poem in this book titled "Fury's Ukulele." Another begins, "Are you happy to be over, twentieth century." A third poem is a list that ends with a gravedigger's bicycle. And, oh, yeah, the book's heart is beating Richard effing Nixon. A strange, funny, and surreal book. Good stuff: ahsahtapress.boisestate.edu.
Back from the grave: slate.com.
Our wonderful country can also be so cruel, idiotic, and bigoted: cnn.com. For compelling evidence against the ouster of gays from the military, read the wikipedia entry on Alan Turing and then check out any number of books about him. The man was the father of computers and helped win WWII by devising technologies to crack the German's Enigma code machines. And he was a gay man who, after the war, was convicted of the crime of being homosexual, institutionalized, and forced to endure psychological attempts to "cure" him. He killed himself not long afterward. Technological giant, homefront war hero, and gay; I'd call that a holy trinity.
- posted 7.1.09
After reading about this minor dust-up, a friend emailed me a list of writers who should definitely not be on Twitter. I was in his top three. salon.com.
If there is a man (or woman) out there who owns this particular thing, can I please be your friend? - themanwall.com.
Please support the fight: ncac.org.
- posted 6.30.09
My sons and I have really enjoyed playing this boardgame. It's great for all ages (it's simple enough for my seven year old to play but the strategy involved is also fascinating for adults). My boys can beat me in this game as often as I beat them. There is much to explore here in terms of history, as well, and the meanings and myths of war: daysofwonder.com.
And speaking of board games, here is a link to a great website and their user-rated list of the best boardgames of all time: boardgamegeek.com.
Would one or more of you Kindle-lovers like to comment on this, or perhaps you can discuss it at your next Kindle coffeehouse gathering? boingboing.net.
Very funny: salon.com.
When it comes to political discourse, liberals, conservatives, and everybody in-between (me, included), should probably be wearing this T-shirt: www.mentalfloss.com.
I watched this flick on pay-per-view the other night. It is gloriously insane: youtube.com.
- posted 6.29.09
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