NPR Fresh Air critic Maureen Corrigan unleashed a rave review for new 3RP release THE OBAMA INHERITANCE today, giving praise for the way the collection "puts a playful, pulpy twist on preposterous stories about Obama."
"The sly stories pack a punch," Corrigan observes. Listen the full review here:
This review comes on tail of the recent review in Newsweek (print and online edition), whose book critic Ryan Bort, raved that THE OBAMA INHERITANCE was one of "15 Recommend Books for Fall," AND one of "Seven New Books that Will Make You Happy You Can Read."
See what all of the excitement is about: Be sure to get a copy of THE OBAMA INHERITANCE to enjoy for yourself!
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THE OBAMA INHERITANCE: Fifteen Stories of Conspiracy Noir,
Edited by Gary Phillips
ISBN: 978-1-941110-59-1 Trade Paperback;
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324 pages; $19.95
Publication date: Tuesday, October 10, 2017
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Thursday, August 24, 2017
Three Rooms Press presents
The Third Annual ¡DADA! LONDON INVASION
A Highly-Charged Performance Event Hell-Bent on Blowing Minds
Celebrating the official London launch of
MAINTENANT 11: A Journal of Contemporary Dada Writing & Art
Saturday, 2 September, 2017 | 6:30 pm
THE HORSE HOSPITAL
Colonnade, Bloomsbury, London WC1N 1JD
Three Rooms Press—the fierce New York-based independent publishing house inspired by Dada, punk and passion—presents an evening of incredibly provocative, disruptive and eclectic art and performance at the third annual ¡DADA! LONDON INVASION Saturday, Sept. 2, 6:30 pm, at the maverick London progressive arts venue The Horse Hospital. Costumes encouraged. Admission is £5.
The event promises to be a wild ride of contemporary Dada performance and poetry, celebrating the latest edition of MAINTENANT, an annual international journal of contemporary Dada writing and art. Performers from the UK and US will be featured, including performance artist-poet Jane Ormerod, poet and sci-art specialist Valerie Laws, jazz poet Jazzman John Clarke, poetry film director Zata Banks, provocative visual and performance artist Becky Fawcett, poet-photographer Derek Adams, and poet-performance artist Cathy Dreyer. Additional performers include poet-performance artists Zata Banks, Sam Dodson, Katy Evans-Bush, Winston Plowes, and Deborah Sibbald. The program will also include a special performance by critically-acclaimed musicians Santa Semeli and Friends. New York-based authors Peter Carlaftes and Kat Georges, co-directors of Three Rooms Press, will host and perform.
The event includes the London launch of the internationally-renowned MAINTENANT 11: Journal of Contemporary Dada Writing and Art (2017, Three Rooms Press), which features more than 150 visual and literary works by artists and writers worldwide on this issue’s theme “Eye for a Lie.” The journal will be available for purchase and signing at the event.
Admission is £5. Doors open 6 pm. The Horse Hospital is at Colonnade, Bloomsbury, London WC1N 1JD. For additional information and press enquires, please contact Peter at info@threeroomspress.com.
About MAINTENANT 11: A Journal of Contemporary Dada Writing and Art
The spirit of Dada continues to thrive in this stunning annual collection of provocative and disruptive Dada-inspired art and writing culled from a plethora of top international contributors, Maintenant 11: A Journal of Contemporary DaDa Writing and Art (Three Rooms Press, 2017) is the most recent installment of an annual series published since 2005. The current issue features an exclusive cover by world-renowned artist Mark Kostabi, plus work by Andrei Cordrescu, Gerard Malanga, Jack Hirschman, Charles Plymell, Mike Watt, Grant Hart, A.D. Winans, Raymond Pettibon, John M. Bennett, S.A. Griffin, Claude Pelieu, Mary Beach, Jean-Jacques Lebel, Joel Hubaut, Philip Meersman, Renaat Ramon, Patrice Lerochereuil and many more. Copies will be available for purchase at the event.
What the heck is Dada?
The original Dada movement peaked from 1916-1922, primarily involved visual arts, literature—poetry, art manifestoes, art theory—theatre, and graphic design, and concentrated its anti-war politics through a rejection of the prevailing standards in art through anti-art cultural works. Its purpose was to ridicule what its participants considered to be the meaninglessness of the modern world. In addition to being anti-war, dada was also anti-bourgeois and anarchist in nature.
About Three Rooms Press
Three Rooms Press is a fiercely independent New York-based publisher inspired by dada, punk and passion. Founded in 1993, it serves as a leading independent publisher of cut-the-edge creative, including fiction, memoir, poetry translations, drama and art. In addition, Three Rooms Press produces and promotes a variety of literary and cultural events in New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Brussels, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and more, including readings, plays, workshops and concerts. Three Rooms Press books are distributed in the U.S. and internationally by PGW/Ingram.
Contact: info@threeroomspress.com; or telephone +1-212-731-0574 or +1-917-443-1695. Website: www.threeroomspress.com
05 Septembre 2017: Dada Paris: An evening of disruptive art to take on the new world
Three Rooms Press presents
The 5th Annual / la 5ème Édition 2017 Entrez ¡DADA! Paris
An Evening of Disruptive and Provocative Poetry, Performance and Music
Une soirée de perturbateur et provocateur la poésie, la performance et la musique
The official Paris book launch for
et le lancement officiel de Paris pour
MAINTENANT 11: A Journal of Contemporary Dada Writing & Art
Tuesday, 5 September, 2017 | 1930h–2300h
LA CAVE CAFÉ
134 Rue Marcadet, 75018, Paris
Three Rooms Press—the fierce New York-based independent publishing house inspired by Dada, punk and passion—presents an evening of incredibly provocative, disruptive and eclectic art and performance celebrating the launch of MAINTENANT, the annual contemporary Dada journal at 2016 Entrez ¡DADA! Paris Tuesday, Sept. 5, 1930h–2300h at the art/music venue La Cave Café. Costumes encouraged. Admission is free.
The event promises to be a wild ride of performance from leading contemporary Dada artists and writers from Paris, Switzerland, and New York, including visual artist and performer Malik Crumpler (New York/Paris) performance & visual artist Joel Hubaut (Paris), performance poet Fork Burke (Switzerland), poet/producer David Barnes (Paris/London), and New York-based performance poet Sophie Malleret. Additional Paris-based performers include dada poet-artist Henrik Aeshna, poet Antonia Alexandra Klimenko, poet Jamika Ajalon, author/director Catherine Sorba, poet-conceptual artist Nina Zivancevic and actor Christophe Touraud. Peter Carlaftes and Kat Georges, co-directors of Three Rooms Press (New York) will host and perform.
The event also includes the Paris launch of the internationally-renowned MAINTENANT 11: Journal of Contemporary Dada Writing and Art (2017, Three Rooms Press), which features more than 150 visual and literary works by artists and writers worldwide on this issue’s theme “Eye for a Lie.” The journal will be available for purchase and signing at the event.
Admission is free. Doors open 7 pm. LA CAVE CAFÉ, 134 Rue Marcadet, 75018, Paris, France | +33 1 46 06 29 17.
For additional information and press enquires, please contact Peter at info@threeroomspress.com.
About MAINTENANT 11: A Journal of Contemporary Dada Writing and Art
The spirit of Dada continues to thrive in this stunning annual collection of provocative and disruptive Dada-inspired art and writing culled from a plethora of top international contributors, Maintenant 11: A Journal of Contemporary DaDa Writing and Art (Three Rooms Press, 2017) is the most recent installment of an annual series published since 2005. The current issue features an exclusive cover by world-renowned artist Mark Kostabi, plus work by Andrei Cordrescu, Gerard Malanga, Jack Hirschman, Charles Plymell, Mike Watt, Grant Hart, A.D. Winans, Raymond Pettibon, John M. Bennett, S.A. Griffin, Claude Pelieu, Mary Beach, Jean-Jacques Lebel, Joel Hubaut, Philip Meersman, Renaat Ramon, Patrice Lerochereuil and many more. Copies will be available for purchase at the event.
What the heck is Dada?
The original Dada movement peaked from 1916-1922, primarily involved visual arts, literature—poetry, art manifestoes, art theory—theatre, and graphic design, and concentrated its anti-war politics through a rejection of the prevailing standards in art through anti-art cultural works. Its purpose was to ridicule what its participants considered to be the meaninglessness of the modern world. In addition to being anti-war, dada was also anti-bourgeois and anarchist in nature.
About Three Rooms Press
Three Rooms Press is a fiercely independent New York-based publisher inspired by dada, punk and passion. Founded in 1993, it serves as a leading independent publisher of cut-the-edge creative, including fiction, memoir, poetry translations, drama and art. In addition, Three Rooms Press produces and promotes a variety of literary and cultural events in New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Brussels, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and more, including readings, plays, workshops and concerts. Three Rooms Press books are distributed in the U.S. and internationally by PGW/Ingram.
Contact: info@threeroomspress.com; or telephone +1-212-731-0574 or +1-917-443-1695. Website: www.threeroomspress.com
Wednesday, July 19, 2017
Emily Bronte Birthday Celebration and Goth Poetry/Fiction Reading
Celebrate the birthday of legendary goth author EMILY BRONTË at an afternoon of Contemporary Gothic Poetry and Fiction, Sunday, July 30, 4-6 pm at The Parkside Lounge (Houston at Attorney St., NYC).
The event will feature the phenomenal poet and author Chavisa Woods, whose new book Things to Do When You’re Goth in the Country, was described by Booklist as “This book is tight, intelligent, and important, and sure to secure Woods a seat in the pantheon of critical twenty-first-century voices.”
In addition, Deirdre Coyle (author of How to Talk to Writers at Parties), and Constance Renfrow (author and editor of Songs of My Selfie: An Anthology of Millennial Writers) will read from their work.
We’ll also talk about the weird and mysterious life of Emily Brontë, whose only novel, Wuthering Heights, is considered a goth classic.
An open mic precedes the reading, hosted by poet, playwright and Three Rooms Press co-director Kat Georges.
Doors open at 3:45 pm. $2 suggested donation and 2 drink minimum. Featured drink: The Dark and Stormy -- the Parkside makes a great one.
ABOUT THE PERFORMERS: Chavisa Woods is the author of three books of fiction: Things To Do When You're Goth in the Country (Seven Stories Press, 2017) The Albino Album, (Seven Stories Press, 2013); and Love Does Not Make Me Gentle or Kind (Fly by Night Press, 2009). The second edition of this book was released by Autonomedia Press under the Unbearables imprint in 2013. Woods has presented lectures and conducted workshops on short fiction and poetry at a number of academic institutions, including: New York University (NYU), Penn State, Sarah Lawrence College, Bard College, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn Tech and the New School.
Deirdre Coyle is a goth living in Brooklyn. She is the author of the chapbook How to Talk to Writers at Parties, and her work has appeared in Electric Literature, Lit Hub, Hobart, Joyland, and elsewhere. Find her on Twitter at @DeirdreKoala.
Constance Renfrow's writing has appeared in such places as Portland Book Review, Huffington Post, Cabildo Quarterly, Denim Skin, and Petrichor Machine. She is editor-in-chief of Three Rooms Press, and hosts a monthly open mic series at New York’s Merchant’s House Museum. Her first book, Songs of My Selfie, an anthology of millennial fiction, was a 2016 IndieFAB finalist. She is pursuing her MFA in fiction from Pacific University.
Enter to win THE OBAMA INHERITANCE: 15 Stories of Conspiracy Noir (Goodreads Giveaway)
If you've never entered a Goodreads giveaway before, this one may be just the ticket for you. We're giving away 5 advance copies of THE OBAMA INHERITANCE, which features over-the-top takes on 15 of the biggest conspiracy theories made up (or were they?) about President Obama.
In the tradition of satirical works of Swift and Twain, with nods to the likes of William Burroughs, Asimov and Philip K. Dick, these tales contain vigilante First Ladies, Supreme Court judges who can clone themselves, gear-popping robots of doom, and races of ancient lizard people revealing their true master plan. . . and these are just the tame ones mashed up in the blender of fake news bots, climate change is but a hoax by the Chinese and humans roamed with dinosaurs.
In an era where the outlandish and fantastic has permeated our media 24/7, where mind-bending conspiracy theories shape our views, THE OBAMA INHERITANCE writers riff on the numerous fictions spun about the 44th president of the U.S. Although Obama himself does not appear in most of these stories, contributors spin deliberately outlandish and fantastic twists on many of the dozens of screwball, bizarro conspiracy theories floated about the president during his years in office and turn them on their heads.
THE OBAMA INHERITANCE editor Gary Phillips is a critically acclaimed author of mystery and graphic novels (Peepland, Violent Spring and Warlord of Willow Ridge). Raised in South Central Los Angeles, Phillips draws on his experiences from anti-police abuse community organizing and anti-apartheid activism. He was the chair of the Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Fiction Writers of Color committee, and is president of the Private Eye Writers of America.
Contributors include:
An Excerpt from the Introduction by Editor Gary Phillips
It was a cumulative thing really. There was no one particular right-wing, whacked-out conspiracy theory about Obama that stayed with me more than any of the others during his presidency. He was born in Kenya into a secret Muslim sect; had his grandma killed to cover up the truth about his birth; used secret weather machines to cause Hurricane Sandy, and on and on.
To many of us, the daily roll out of these preposterous notions about the nation’s first black president was laughable. But damned if these bizarro scenarios crept in from the fringes to find purchase on outlets like Breitbart, Alex Jones and what have you. . . .
This collection is a nod to the Great Depression pulps of the 1930s, portrayals of the odd and the strange, lost worlds and larger than life characters, has a soundtrack by Parliament/Funkadelic and Hendrix, and is inhabited by the sensibilities of the hardboiled and the damned. In The Obama Inheritance, in an era that might be cast as the depths of the Great Deception, you’ll discover sobering truths amid the fantastic fictions these new pulp stories deliver from the first page on.
Can you dig it?
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In the tradition of satirical works of Swift and Twain, with nods to the likes of William Burroughs, Asimov and Philip K. Dick, these tales contain vigilante First Ladies, Supreme Court judges who can clone themselves, gear-popping robots of doom, and races of ancient lizard people revealing their true master plan. . . and these are just the tame ones mashed up in the blender of fake news bots, climate change is but a hoax by the Chinese and humans roamed with dinosaurs.
THE OBAMA INHERITANCE editor Gary Phillips is a critically acclaimed author of mystery and graphic novels (Peepland, Violent Spring and Warlord of Willow Ridge). Raised in South Central Los Angeles, Phillips draws on his experiences from anti-police abuse community organizing and anti-apartheid activism. He was the chair of the Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Fiction Writers of Color committee, and is president of the Private Eye Writers of America.
Contributors include:
Eric Beetner | Christopher Chambers
Kate Flora | Adam Lance Garcia
Danny Gardner | L. Scott Jose
Lise McClendon | Walter Mosley
Andrew Nette | Gary Phillips
Travis Richardson | Nisi Shawl
Robert Silverberg | Anthony Neil Smith | Désirée Zamorano
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It was a cumulative thing really. There was no one particular right-wing, whacked-out conspiracy theory about Obama that stayed with me more than any of the others during his presidency. He was born in Kenya into a secret Muslim sect; had his grandma killed to cover up the truth about his birth; used secret weather machines to cause Hurricane Sandy, and on and on.
To many of us, the daily roll out of these preposterous notions about the nation’s first black president was laughable. But damned if these bizarro scenarios crept in from the fringes to find purchase on outlets like Breitbart, Alex Jones and what have you. . . .
This collection is a nod to the Great Depression pulps of the 1930s, portrayals of the odd and the strange, lost worlds and larger than life characters, has a soundtrack by Parliament/Funkadelic and Hendrix, and is inhabited by the sensibilities of the hardboiled and the damned. In The Obama Inheritance, in an era that might be cast as the depths of the Great Deception, you’ll discover sobering truths amid the fantastic fictions these new pulp stories deliver from the first page on.
Can you dig it?
PREORDER NOW! Amazon
Barnes and Noble
IndieBound
Powells Books
Tuesday, July 11, 2017
X-FILES Lovers! Enter to Win WEIRD GIRL AND WHAT’S HIS NAME
We at Three Rooms Press read Jezebel’s feature, “The X-Files Revival Doesn’t Have a Single Woman Writer on Staff” and immediately wondered where in all the universe Chris Carter could find a woman writer who also knows a lot of things about the X-Files.
Surely it couldn't be Meagan Brothers, author of Weird Girl and What’s His Name—a YA novel about two best friends obsessed with the X-Files. Nope. Definitely not.
So as we prepare for a brand new season of The X-Files, we’re giving away 5 copies of Weird Girl and What’s His Name on Goodreads! Enter to win a copy of this incredible book by a female X-Files-obsessed writer(!!) about fandom, friendship, and finding one’s place in the world.
WEIRD GIRL was awarded IndieFAB YA Book of the Year 2015, and was also named to Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Books 2015. But don't think it's only for youngsters. Readers young and old love this book.
Here's what folks are saying:
"What could have been a niche novel only for X-Philes is a quirky, thoughtful illumination of identity formation and the difficulty of assigning labels to love." —The Globe and Mail
“Voices are crisply and intimately drawn. Minor characters are equally vibrant . . . Carefully and subtly imagined.” —Kirkus Reviews
"Fanboys and fangirls, rejoice! This wise and witty book is pure teen-geek heaven!" —--J.C. Lillis, author, How to Repair a Mechanical Heart
"Meaningful, original, and truthful. As someone who's been both a weird girl and a what's her name, I heartily endorse this book." —Janice Erlbaum, author, I. Liar and Girlbomb
"Rory and Lula might bond over out-there sci-fi, but their relationship is as real as it gets. To paraphrase their favorite show: The truth is in here." —D.C. Pierson, author, The Boy Who Couldn’t Sleep and Never Had To
Sign up for the chance to win one of FIVE (5) advance reader print galleys. No purchase necessary. To enter click Weird Girl Giveaway Entry Form.
Open to residents of the fifty United States and the District of Columbia, age 14 or older.
Sweepstakes begins July 6, 2017. Entries must be received no later than July 20, 2017 11:59:59 PM Eastern Time. Winners will be selected on or about July 21, 2017. LIMIT ONE ENTRY PER PERSON. Anyone entering more than once will be disqualified.
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Saturday, July 8, 2017
Now thru July 15: Enter to win Robert Silverberg's latest collection
We're giving away Advance copies of FIRST-PERSON SINGULARITIES, a new collection of classic tales by the legendary sci-fi Grand Master ROBERT SILVERBERG—all written in the first-person! Oh, and, by the way—the intro is by Hugo-award winning sci-fi phenom and notorious blogger JOHN SCALZI. But don't wait too long to enter! This contest ends at midnight on Saturday, July 15. So hurry! Click here or the button below and get your name on the list, fast!
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Each story in FIRST-PERSON SINGULARITIES offers a one-of-a-kind narrator: a dolphin feeling the pangs of love for a human being; a computer eager to convince us of its sanity; a Greek good who has surreptitiously survived into modern times; an alien visitor living in disguise in a New York City hotel. Even a pudgy, timid Henry James gets the Silverberg treatment as the witness/narrator of H.G. Wells’s The War of the Worlds. Each story features a special introduction by Silverberg, providing the inside scoop on his experience writing for, and publishing with, the greatest science fiction magazines of the past and present.
For more info about this brilliant title, and to find out how to pre-order, click here.
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First Person Singularities
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Sunday, April 30, 2017
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Monday, April 10, 2017
Three Rooms Press Featured in leading industry journal Publishers Weekly
This spring, Three Rooms Press is releasing Celestial Mechanics, the debut novel of bestselling author William Least Heat-Moon. It's our first hardcover, and it's a very big deal: Heat-Moon's classic travel book Blue Highways was on the New York Times Bestseller list for 42 weeks, and has sold more than 6 million copies, and each of his subsequent books have also received a very wide readership.
On a personal note, Three Rooms Press co-director Kat Georges notes that Blue Highways was one of the most influential books she read as a young adult, inspiring her with the Heat-Moon's masterful writing style. The release has generated critical praise and as the release date approaches, the popular publishing industry trade publication Publishers Weekly took an interest, resulting in a prominent feature article in its most recent issue.
“We’re in this to do good for the reader, the publishing world, for literature as a whole,” Carlaftes said. “That’s where we’re at.
Read the full article here. And thanks for your ongoing support of Three Rooms Press. Be sure to keep in touch! William Least Heat-Moon's debut novel is available online from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Powells. You can also order it from an indie bookstore close to you by visiting indiebound.org and typing in your zip code. Or order directly from your favorite fiercely independent publisher.
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
SleuthSayers: The very best stories of 2016
SleuthSayers: The very best stories of 2016: by Robert Lopresti
So thrilled to see that 2 stories from CRIME PLUS MUSIC were picked for this notable list. Congratulations to VAL McDERMID for her story "The Long Black Veil" and to MARK HASKELL SMITH for his tale "1968 Pelham Blue SG Jr." as well as to editor Jim Fusilli for picking such winners throughout the book!
Be sure to get your copy of CRIME PLUS MUSIC today. Available at:
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So thrilled to see that 2 stories from CRIME PLUS MUSIC were picked for this notable list. Congratulations to VAL McDERMID for her story "The Long Black Veil" and to MARK HASKELL SMITH for his tale "1968 Pelham Blue SG Jr." as well as to editor Jim Fusilli for picking such winners throughout the book!
Be sure to get your copy of CRIME PLUS MUSIC today. Available at:
Or order directly from your favorite fiercely independent publisher Three Rooms Press:
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