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A Book of Uncommon Prayer, Forthcoming

January 12, 2023December 8, 2014

I’m proud to have two pieces in this, out May 2015:

A BOOK OF UNCOMMON PRAYER collects everyday invocations from 60 acclaimed and emerging authors. Edited by Matthew Vollmer, and inspired by the Anglican original, the anthology spans a remarkable range of beliefs and inclinations, producing a kaleidoscopic portrait of contemporary concerns, from the heart-wrenching to the irreverent. All proceeds will benefit 826 Valencia, which is “dedicated to supporting students ages 6-18 with their writing skills, and to helping teachers get excited about the literary arts.”

COMING MAY 2015 from Outpost19. Pre-order available here: http://www.outpost19.com/UncommonPrayer/

The Undead Never Die

January 12, 2023December 5, 2014

Received an email this week from a writer in Italy who wants to interview me for a book on B-movies and cult films of the 80s. She’s including TEEN VAMP in her book because it used to run on Italian television in the 90s, on their national RAI channel. It was called “College per Vampari.”

The lesson here is to beware what low-budget horror films you appear in in your youth, because those little bastards are immortal.

Here’s the poster for the Spanish version of the film:

Small Business Saturday at Octavia Books, New Orleans

January 12, 2023November 30, 2014

With Katy Simpson Smith, Louis Maistros, and Michael Patrick Welch.

Indies First/Small Business Saturday in New Orleans

January 12, 2023November 28, 2014

I’ll be celebrating Small Business Saturday tomorrow in New Orleans at Octavia Books at 2:00 and Tubby and Coo’s Mid-City Book Shop at 4:00.

Drop by and I’ll help you with your Christmas shopping. Indies First, ya’ll.

Glamour Nights at Faulkner Fest

January 12, 2023November 28, 2014

I judged the high school short story contest again this year for the New Orleans William Faulkner/William Wisdom writing competition. Here I am with the winner, from the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, the talented Ms. Adia Heisser.

Faulkner Fest This Week in New Orleans

January 12, 2023November 19, 2014

I’m looking forward to the 2014 Faulkner Fest this week here in New Orleans. I’ll be presenting and paneling. More info at wordsandmusic.org.

And here’s a picture of me dressed as William Faulkner. Convincing, no?

At the New Orleans Book Festival

January 12, 2023November 16, 2014

Thanks to the few and the brave who came out to see me, Laura Lane McNeal, and Zachary Lazar speak instead of Wally Lamb, who was on at the same time today. Here we are before or after our panel:

And here I am signing books afterward. A big old pile of books:

PROSTITUTE VAMPIRE: Well, Murphy, what did you have in mind tonight?

MURPHY: Oh, I don’t know. Something a little different maybe. . . . Ow, that hurts! Ow, stop it, you’re biting me!

More here. If you dare.