September 14th, 2010 / 9:48 pm
Behind the Scenes

Random Live Broadcast of Recent Books I Like 2

The live reading is over but you can play back my live reading of recent and upcoming new books I am excited about here:

Featuring excerpts from:

The Orange Eats Creeps by Grace Krilanovich
Daddy’s by Lindsay Hunter
Thin Kimono by Michael Earl Craig
Money Poems by James Gendron
Coma by Pierre Guyotat
&
Sprawl by Danielle Dutton

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70 Comments

  1. bad

      “fuck you blake”–blake

  2. bad

      motion not sentences. that is cool

  3. KevinS

      More!!!

  4. JonCone

      Great reading, interesting selection.

      EDEN EDEN EDEN is another book by PG
      an incredible novel. It isn’t a novel. Who knows
      what it is

  5. bl pawelek

      Nice job brother, and you called out Denis Wood – can not wait for that to hit my mailbox

  6. Michael Filippone
  7. Trey

      I keep hearing about Thin Kimono. Guess I’m going to have to check it out. I always type “Think Kimono” the first time.

  8. Blake Butler

      Wood! can’t believe i blanked on his last name. the book is gorgeous. getting ready to interview him

  9. Blake Butler

      it’s really good

  10. Blake Butler

      thanks Jon. Edenx3 is next on my list. excited.

  11. ash

      When I watch you, advertisements for Detroit 1-8-7 and the Jonas Brothers run on repeat. I think they know us, Blake. They know us.

  12. marshall

      i like your voice, blake

  13. marshall

      like, do you have a bit of a lisp?

      seems cute

  14. Blake Butler

      i want to know what detroit 1-8-7 is but i refuse to google it and let the ad people win

      they do know

  15. Blake Butler

      i think i probably have some little lisp, especially when i’ve hardly talked all day

  16. d

      Detroit 1-8-7 is an upcoming American drama series that will air on ABC in Fall 2010.[1] The series stars Michael Imperioli as Detective Louis Fitch, a respected while deeply misunderstood man fighting crime on the streets of Detroit.

      I’d buy that for a dollar!

  17. lorian

      grace krilanovich kills it

  18. ash

      after I let you in on all this the ads changed to making babies out of our own faces. because our faces are so similar, do you think the program would just feed us back ourselves? I’m going to read 22 books now.

  19. Blake Butler

      i keep getting ads for publishing christian books, can they hear me barking at god often

  20. Reynard Seifert

      i don’t know if they can hear that hi

      nice job recording this shithead, glad

  21. bad

      “fuck you blake”–blake

  22. bad

      motion not sentences. that is cool

  23. KevinS

      More!!!

  24. bl pawelek

      Nice job brother, and you called out Denis Wood – can not wait for that to hit my mailbox

  25. Michael Filippone
  26. Trey

      I keep hearing about Thin Kimono. Guess I’m going to have to check it out. I always type “Think Kimono” the first time.

  27. Blake Butler

      Wood! can’t believe i blanked on his last name. the book is gorgeous. getting ready to interview him

  28. Blake Butler

      it’s really good

  29. Blake Butler

      thanks Jon. Edenx3 is next on my list. excited.

  30. ash

      When I watch you, advertisements for Detroit 1-8-7 and the Jonas Brothers run on repeat. I think they know us, Blake. They know us.

  31. Guest

      i like your voice, blake

  32. Guest

      like, do you have a bit of a lisp?

      seems cute

  33. Blake Butler

      i want to know what detroit 1-8-7 is but i refuse to google it and let the ad people win

      they do know

  34. Blake Butler

      i think i probably have some little lisp, especially when i’ve hardly talked all day

  35. d

      Detroit 1-8-7 is an upcoming American drama series that will air on ABC in Fall 2010.[1] The series stars Michael Imperioli as Detective Louis Fitch, a respected while deeply misunderstood man fighting crime on the streets of Detroit.

      I’d buy that for a dollar!

  36. lorian

      grace krilanovich kills it

  37. ash

      after I let you in on all this the ads changed to making babies out of our own faces. because our faces are so similar, do you think the program would just feed us back ourselves? I’m going to read 22 books now.

  38. Blake Butler

      i keep getting ads for publishing christian books, can they hear me barking at god often

  39. Reynard Seifert

      i don’t know if they can hear that hi

      nice job recording this shithead, glad

  40. jesusangelgarcia

      I like this idea. (Daddy’s is calling to me from the bedside table.) But the embedded video’s broken (for me). Do you have a link, Blake? Thanks.

  41. jesusangelgarcia

      I’ll be in touch, Michael. I’ve become a video-making fiend, and I really like this idea. Gotta wrap up some other projects first, but soon…

  42. Blake Butler

      try reloading, it seems to be broken sometimes and not others. or you can doubleclick on the frame and it should take you to the archive.

  43. bbb

      I liked this.

  44. Michael Filippone

      I’m glad to hear it. Shout at me.

  45. jesusangelgarcia

      I like this idea. (Daddy’s is calling to me from the bedside table.) But the embedded video’s broken (for me). Do you have a link, Blake? Thanks.

  46. jesusangelgarcia

      I’ll be in touch, Michael. I’ve become a video-making fiend, and I really like this idea. Gotta wrap up some other projects first, but soon…

  47. Blake Butler

      try reloading, it seems to be broken sometimes and not others. or you can doubleclick on the frame and it should take you to the archive.

  48. bbb

      I liked this.

  49. Mike Young

      damn boi

      keepin it real & shit

      this is a cool idea. you should force everybody on htmlgiant to do this once a month or something.

      what’s staggering about blake’s commitment to the book is that he has probably 74353% more books in his apartment than he has cooking/food matter. that shelf is just the beginning, folks.

  50. Janey Smith

      I’m learning some things from Lindsay Hunter.

  51. Michael Filippone

      I’m glad to hear it. Shout at me.

  52. Mike Young

      damn boi

      keepin it real & shit

      this is a cool idea. you should force everybody on htmlgiant to do this once a month or something.

      what’s staggering about blake’s commitment to the book is that he has probably 74353% more books in his apartment than he has cooking/food matter. that shelf is just the beginning, folks.

  53. Janey Smith

      I’m learning some things from Lindsay Hunter.

  54. Jeremy Bauer

      Man, that video ended good. I’ll have to check out Danielle Dutton. I like her use of knives.

  55. Ridge

      Ca$h is king but Gendron is at least a prince. Those money poems slay! Astounding.

  56. Jeremy Bauer

      Man, that video ended good. I’ll have to check out Danielle Dutton. I like her use of knives.

  57. jesusangelgarcia

      Alright, I figured it out. I had to allow “third-party cookies” via Flash to watch it. Glad I did.

      What I like most is the thorough rehearsal…

      What I really like is how you manhandle the books. Seems like you have a visceral relationship with them. Unusual, I think, and entertaining.

      I also like the range of works and how you’re just honestly crazy about all of these books. It’s infectious. You’re like Oprah. Except younger. Male. White. Less polished. Less “TV”… but still. I stand by my observation.

      Guyotat sounds nuts. Gendron’s “Bad” cracked me up, then you. That was funny. Have you heard Danielle Dutton read? http://bombsite.com/issues/112/articles/3518 You’re dead-on about motion.

      This is a really good idea. Thanks.

  58. jesusangelgarcia

      Hey Mike, see my comment above? Am I right about Blake’s visceral relationship w/ books or what?

      Yeah, let’s go, Giant folk. Everybody, once a month, break out the webcam and show us your teeth.

  59. Reynard Seifert

      i went to high school with a girl named lindsay who looked just like lindsay does in the author photo of the minibook she gave me called peggy’s brother (the title of which totally reminds me of a mayo thompson album called corky’s debt to his father). we smoked pot together on a regular basis (the other lindsay and i, lindsay land, although i think it was spelled differently, like lindsey or something and we had sex once when we were like nineteen or something, just once. she may still be dating her 11th grade english teacher, i’m not sure.

  60. Reynard Seifert

      what i meant to say was, yeah she’s great!

  61. $

      Money IS in space. All the stuff that Poor Claudia has put out is great, though JG is next level.

  62. Ridge

      Ca$h is king but Gendron is at least a prince. Those money poems slay! Astounding.

  63. jesusangelgarcia

      Alright, I figured it out. I had to allow “third-party cookies” via Flash to watch it. Glad I did.

      What I like most is the thorough rehearsal…

      What I really like is how you manhandle the books. Seems like you have a visceral relationship with them. Unusual, I think, and entertaining.

      I also like the range of works and how you’re just honestly crazy about all of these books. It’s infectious. You’re like Oprah. Except younger. Male. White. Less polished. Less “TV”… but still. I stand by my observation.

      Guyotat sounds nuts. Gendron’s “Bad” cracked me up, then you. That was funny. Have you heard Danielle Dutton read? http://bombsite.com/issues/112/articles/3518 You’re dead-on about motion.

      This is a really good idea. Thanks.

  64. jesusangelgarcia

      Hey Mike, see my comment above? Am I right about Blake’s visceral relationship w/ books or what?

      Yeah, let’s go, Giant folk. Everybody, once a month, break out the webcam and show us your teeth.

  65. Reynard Seifert

      i went to high school with a girl named lindsay who looked just like lindsay does in the author photo of the minibook she gave me called peggy’s brother (the title of which totally reminds me of a mayo thompson album called corky’s debt to his father). we smoked pot together on a regular basis (the other lindsay and i, lindsay land, although i think it was spelled differently, like lindsey or something and we had sex once when we were like nineteen or something, just once. she may still be dating her 11th grade english teacher, i’m not sure.

  66. Reynard Seifert

      what i meant to say was, yeah she’s great!

  67. $

      Money IS in space. All the stuff that Poor Claudia has put out is great, though JG is next level.

  68. Tim Horvath

      You’re right, actually. I want to see Blake toss a Kindle. Then fly us all to Australia.

  69. Tim Horvath

      You’re right, actually. I want to see Blake toss a Kindle. Then fly us all to Australia.

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