Wednesday May 19, 2010

Announcing “Why They Cried,” Coming this Fall from Joyland

I’m extremely excited to announce that I’ve entered into an agreement with a new e-book imprint run by Canadian lit site Joyland and backed by ECW Press; and that my new collection, Why They Cried, will be released by the imprint this fall.

There will be a lot more to say about this in the coming months, but the bullet points are as follows:

1. Why They Cried will contain some stories previously released digitally as the e-books Single and Cassingle, plus new stories.

2. The cover, designed by David Gee, is awesome. I can’t stop looking at it.

3. I feel lucky to have met Brian Joseph Davis (close readers will recognize him from a recent coincidence) and Emily Schultz, who run the imprint and are both accomplished writers themselves. I get them and I feel like they get me, which is a great feeling after years of working more or less alone.

4. Want to join me? Joyland is holding a contest to find the third title for their nascent imprint. Details are here. Brian and Emily talked to the National Post yesterday about the imprint and the contest.

5. If you want to keep up with this project as it develops—and to know the second Why They Cried is available—consider joining my mailing list at whytheycried.com.