Today I was informed that the most likely release date for Grimoire will be sometime in either January or February of next year. Thus bringing to a close a project I've been working hard on for 2 1/2 years now. The final step will involve reading the page proofs it would seem. More details to follow. In the meantime, here's some blurbs from a few other writers who have been kind enough to provide some "advance praise":
“James Champagne's Grimoire is a brilliant, gloriously rich collection with a fastidious, lush, secretive style and stories as compelling as they are circuitous as they are instructive as they are confounding. One of the most indescribable, original, and impressive books of fiction I've read in a long time.”
--Dennis Cooper, author of the George Miles Cycle
“James Champagne's tour de force, Grimoire, creates a world where belief is a spell, meaning is a mantra, and the failed thoughts of a black mind rise again to reclaim their shinning majesty.”
-Mark Gluth, author of The Late Work Of Margaret Kroftis
“Here is a new voice in horror writing who’s uniquely imaginative work shows the breadth of his influences: from The Greats of the past, Lovecraft and M.R. James to 21st century graphic novel writers Neil Gaiman/Grant Morrison and transgressive recording artists Current 93/David Tibet.
Here you will find traditional Locked Room stories next to tales containing wildly imaginative conceits: shelves of human beings that sentient books ‘read’ and a nightmarish ending wherein the narrator is trapped in the grooves of a record he had been haunted by before.
Apart from the often disturbing horror and off-beat meditation on the human condition there is also great humour: from observations on the real world of Wal-Mart madness to the comic monologues of Mr Orwig.
James Champagne writes in a new and distinct style that will present to you satisfyingly familiar concepts and conceits as well as startle you with the new and hitherto unimagined.”
-Joseph Mills, author of Towards the End and Obsessions
Loved that last one!
ReplyDeleteIt's being published sooner than I thought. You should get a big Day ready for DC's.
You may be interested in this:
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/film/3264654/American-Psycho-to-hit-Broadway.html
As long as they don't get Elton John to do the music...
...though Lady Gaga might make it work.
Joe, well, seeing as I've already done a "Grimoire" day maybe that would be a bit redundant... I'd be happy for just a Dennis shut-out. As it is I'm hard at work on a "Thomas Ligotti" day for him right now.
ReplyDeleteI've heard of the "American Psycho" musical. Very curious about that, naturally. Yeah, Lady Gaga could work... or Phil Collins. ;)
Well I meant a sort of The Book Is Out Now day - he could re-post the original G-Day with details of the publisher,Amazon etc details.
ReplyDeleteFor the AP musical they'll probably get someone 'obvious' like Alice Cooper or Marilyn Manson.