William Shunn
June's CD Mix of the Month
My CD mix of the month for tonight's rare June meetup is The Accidental Terrorist: An Imaginary Soundtrack to the Movie of the Memoir. However, it could equally well serve as a soundtrack to the book, especially in the form...
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How bookstore returns forced me to rethink my publishing strategy
Returnable books are what enable brick-and-mortar stores to maintain an affordable inventory. But they also put a huge burden on small publishers—like me.
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Hear my new short story tonight at Liars’ League NYC!
If you’re in or near Manhattan tonight, I hope you’ll drop by KGB Bar to hear fiction by me and a few other excellent writers, in support of an excellent cause . . . Wednesday, October 2: 7:00-9:00 pm Liars’ League NYC presents...
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Hear me read tonight at Write This Down in Brooklyn!
If you’re in or near Brooklyn tonight, I hope you’ll drop by Branded Saloon to hear personal essays by me and some other excellent writers and storytellers . . . Monday, September 30: 7:30-10:30 pm Write This Down: A Creative Nonfiction Reading Series...
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Catch me in New York City on September 30 and October 2
New Yorkers! I’m participating in two events next week that I hope you’ll be able to come out and see: Monday, September 30: 7:30-10:30 pm Write This Down: A Creative Nonfiction Reading Series Branded Saloon, 603 Vanderbilt Ave., Brooklyn At...
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Tour an alternate 21st century through six near-future fictions
Announcing the ebook release of my rare 2007 chapbook, An Alternate History of the 21st Century, which includes two original stories.
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Cast a warm eye on "Cast a Cold Eye"
Cast a Cold Eye, the ghostly novella I wrote with Derryl Murphy, appeared ten years ago as a limited-edition hardcover to exceptionally kind reviews. Now it's coming back to life as an ebook.
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Reading at Lyrics, Lit & Liquor this Wednesday evening
Bill will be one of more than half a dozen artists appearing at the upcoming edition of the Lyrics, Lit & Liquor perfomance series, at 2A Bar in Manhattan's East Village. He will read an excerpt from a new short...
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I'll be reading at the Alternative on New Year's Day!
I'll be one of more than 150 scheduled performers at the 25th Annual Alternative New Year's Day Spoken Word/Performance Extravaganza, which takes place on January 1, 2019, from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. at St. John's Lutheran Church in Greenwich...
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New science fiction ebook! "Our Dependence on Foreign Keys"
My novelette "Our Dependence on Foreign Keys" is now available as a 99¢ ebook! I hope you'll check it out, especially since I'm hoping to get to work on more Franny and Hondo stories. "Our Dependence on Foreign Keys" was...
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