A Brief History of Book Trailer Failure

Sadly, nobody calls me the Orson Welles of book trailers. This really is an oversight on behalf of the world at large. Shame on you. I mean I’ve written, directed, produced, shot, starred-in, catered and stunt coordinated my last three book trailers. I even whipped up a storyboard for my newest book trailer, Fake Fruit Factory, after I saw the Coen Brothers make one in the special features of Big Lebowski. Not too shabby.

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Afternoon Bites: Southern California Hardcore, Lauren Groff Interviewed, Prince Master Class, Literary Bestseller Economics, and More

“These pages are replete with stories about battles with cops, long afternoons surfing and skateboarding, being driven around on the freeways by the “only one with a license,” bass guitars thrust through frat house windows, and nights at the unofficial “Mecca” of the scene, the Oki Dog.” Brian Kim Stefans on We Got Power! Ed Champion is planning a 3,000-mile “conversational journey” across the United States. Jessica Luther on feminism in romance novels. Touré on Questlove on Prince. Guernica talked with […]

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