Parabola trade edition: Amazon-ready

We’re proud as punch to announce that the standard trade edition of Lily Hoang’s novel Parabola is now available for order on Amazon.com.  The special edition (oversized, full color) is also available.

Interviews from the Edge Episode 4: Kevin Sampsell

In this edition Kevin Sampsell takes a break to discuss his new collection of short stories, Creamy Bullets. He tells us about the impulse to create an accessible text, the value of a well-composed sentence, and stapling chapbooks in his kitchen.

Kevin’s micropress, Future Tense Books, is online at www.futuretensebooks.com. Thanks for listening, and stay tuned for future episodes.

Interviews from the Edge Episode 3: Colette Phair

In the third installment of the Chiasmus interview series, Colette Phair joins us to discuss her novel Nightmare in Silicon. She offers insight into the themes of the novel, her creative decisions, and the pros and cons of adopting a gender-neutral robot body.

Visit Colette’s website at www.apocolis.com, and stay tuned for future episodes.

chiasmacast #6: the six month excuse

Episode #06 marks the return of the press podcast after a lengthy absence. You tell us if it was worth the wait:

:: Conference recaps from AWP and &NOW :: 2008 releases by Lou Rowan, Kevin Sampsell and Lily Hoang :: Looking forward to Writer’s Edge :: Teaser preview of our upcoming release from Stephen Graham Jones :: First Book Contest :: Post-production update on The Iconographer :: Lidia’s healthy skepticism towards Barack Obama :: WE LOVE STEVE TOMASULA!! :: Andy’s love affair with Big Oil :: Trevor drinks Andy’s milkshake P.T. Anderson style :: Chiasmus mascots Rusty and Chomsky get it on :: Flashmob of kids threatens to destroy the Milwaukie mothership ::

You can shout back by email (contact@chiasmusmedia.net), or leave us voicemail through Skype (username: chiasmuspress). Don’t forget that the podcast is listed on iTunes, which makes subscribing to our RSS feed easy enough that even a U.S. president could do it.