A little floored to have a review of You Can Make Him Like You in the Time Out Chicago, but there is review, and we are humbled, confused, most appreciative, and wondering if there is any larger [insert appropriate word here] to this.
"In true Tanzer fashion, You Can Make Him Like You is littered with a barrage of pop-culture references. Told in a series of vignette-like chapters, the book chronicles the meltdown of a reluctant father. Readers are treated to Keith’s every thought as his internal dialogue is often humorously interjected in conversations."
Time Out Chicago has come out with its Best of 2008 lists and we here at TBWCYL, Inc. couldn't help but notice an interesting trend on its Books list, which please note is subtitled "We offer up the books, trends and people that made this Chicago's year." Under the subheading "Clearest sign the apocalypse has been postponed: StepSister Press," Time Out describes the renaissance of small presses popping up here in Chicago and references not just Orange Alert Press, but the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography as well. If that isn't enough, the list goes on to cite its choice for "Best reading series," and names the quite wonderful Quickies! Now we here at headquarters in no way want to imply that any of this attention has any thing to do with us or our connection to said denizens of Time Out's Best of list, but we would like to suggest that if you want to enhance your chances of being named to the list in 2009 you might just want to consider publishing our work or inviting us to read at your reading series. Can we make any promises? No, according to our legal department we cannot. And are we being terrifically narcissistic, albeit horribly misguided here? Yes, totally, but that was always one of the chief reasons we started this blog in the first place. Well, that and changing lives of course.
In a wonderful confluence of visionary, and dare we say, daring Time Out Chicago literary love, there are not one but two book-related highlights related to Time Out Chicago this week that we wanted to share with you. First, a most excellent review of BFF Tim Hall's new joint Full of It, many congratulations sir, and second, a sweet write-up on Jason Pettus and CCLaP's efforts to launch its electronic Radiohead-style publishing arm with the release of Repetition Patterns by TBWCYL, Inc. spokesperson Ben Tanzer. Cool stuff all around and big props to Time Out for its support of the local independent literary scene. Many thanks.
A little floored to have a review of You Can Make Him Like You in the Time Out Chicago, but there is review, and we are humbled, confused, most appreciative, and wondering if there is any larger [insert appropriate word here] to this.
