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Writer. Drummer. Other stuff included. www.jessamynviolet.com

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Printers Row Lit Fest Offsite Marathon. Friday, September 5 at The Whistler. Doors at 6:00pm. Readings start promptly at 6:30pm. Featuring these presses: Meekling Press, Black Ocean, Maudlin House, Malarkey Books, The Year, BRIDGE, General Things Press, Rose Metal Press, Long Day Press, Ursus Americanus, Verge Books, and more to be announced

Printers Row Lit Fest Offsite Marathon. Friday, September 5 at The Whistler. Doors at 6:00pm. Readings start promptly at 6:30pm. Featuring these presses: Meekling Press, Black Ocean, Maudlin House, Malarkey Books, The Year, BRIDGE, General Things Press, Rose Metal Press, Long Day Press, Ursus Americanus, Verge Books, and more to be announced

Spending August training for this marathon.

Mark your calendars.

A dozen readers, a dozen presses.

September 5. The Whistler.

10.08.2025 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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now THIS is a lineup

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26.07.2025 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
66. My Terza Rima by Michael Gizzi (The Figures)
67. Defacing the Monument by Susan Briante (Noemi Press)
68. Cher: The Memoir, Part One by Cher (Dey Street)
69. Cooler Heads by Julian Tepper (Rare Bird)
70. The Ballad of Buttery Cake Ass by Aug Stone (Stone Soup)
71. Saturnine by Tristen Gaspadarek (Cosmic Thug)
72. Moomin Adventures: Book One by Tove Jansson & Lars Jansson (Drawn & Quarterly)
73. Witchcraft by Marion Gibson (Scribner)
74. Hot Wax by ML Rio (Simon & Schuster)
75. Ultranatural by Candace Wuehle (University of Iowa)
76. Perfect Victims and the Politics of Appeal by Mohammed El-Kurd (Haymarket)
77. Venice Peach by Jessamyn Violet (Maudlin House)
78. Moomin Adventures: Book Two by Tove Jansson & Lars Jansson (Drawn & Quarterly)

66. My Terza Rima by Michael Gizzi (The Figures) 67. Defacing the Monument by Susan Briante (Noemi Press) 68. Cher: The Memoir, Part One by Cher (Dey Street) 69. Cooler Heads by Julian Tepper (Rare Bird) 70. The Ballad of Buttery Cake Ass by Aug Stone (Stone Soup) 71. Saturnine by Tristen Gaspadarek (Cosmic Thug) 72. Moomin Adventures: Book One by Tove Jansson & Lars Jansson (Drawn & Quarterly) 73. Witchcraft by Marion Gibson (Scribner) 74. Hot Wax by ML Rio (Simon & Schuster) 75. Ultranatural by Candace Wuehle (University of Iowa) 76. Perfect Victims and the Politics of Appeal by Mohammed El-Kurd (Haymarket) 77. Venice Peach by Jessamyn Violet (Maudlin House) 78. Moomin Adventures: Book Two by Tove Jansson & Lars Jansson (Drawn & Quarterly)

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19.07.2025 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4
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New Counterforce podcast up now! Chatting to Jessamyn Violet about writing, music, the difficulties of making art these days, therapy, and her ace new book Venice Peach
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02.07.2025 16:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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HITTING THE BOARDWALK AND THE BEAT: AN INTERVIEW WITH JESSAMYN VIOLET by Rebecca Gransden These actors are cracked. Out from under techno-creep overseers rise the rejects, the dropouts, and the freaks. A counterculture funhouse, home to strung out hedonists, underground musicians, magic pr...

Had the pleasure of speaking with @jessamynviolet.bsky.social about the novel Venice Peach. Untameable, freaky and out now from @maudlinhouse.bsky.social. Head over to @xraylitmag.bsky.social! xraylitmag.com/hitting-the-...

27.06.2025 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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HITTING THE BOARDWALK AND THE BEAT: AN INTERVIEW WITH JESSAMYN VIOLET by Rebecca Gransden These actors are cracked. Out from under techno-creep overseers rise the rejects, the dropouts, and the freaks. A counterculture funhouse, home to strung out hedonists, underground musicians, magic pr...

we have an interview with Jessamyn Violet @jessamynviolet.bsky.social about her new novel β€˜Venice Peach’ – out with Maudlin House @maudlinhouse.bsky.social

subjects: Venice Beach, music, witchcraft, writing, & a bunch of other interesting things !!

xraylitmag.com/hitting-the-...

27.06.2025 12:07 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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7 Books Featuring Freaky Queer Sex Scenes - Electric Literature These bold reads illuminate the spectrum of sexuality, but that doesn’t mean they’re all pleasure

Hey, we all do it. Might as well write about it!
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18.06.2025 18:55 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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7 Books Featuring Freaky Queer Sex Scenes - Electric Literature These bold reads illuminate the spectrum of sexuality, but that doesn’t mean they’re all pleasure

Leave it to the queer bookish people to know how to get properly freaky! (@jessamynviolet.bsky.social)

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10.06.2025 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

so totally choked up from this radical review in Hobart πŸš¬πŸ‘πŸ₯ΉπŸ’˜

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04.06.2025 18:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Jessamyn Violet: On the Future of Sex, Genre Mashups, Los Angeles as Inspiration, and Her Novel β€˜Venice Peach’ β€” Write or Die Magazine Danielle Altman interviews Jessamyn Violet about her new novel, Venice Peach.

@luckyacid.bsky.social So excited for my interview with Danielle Altman live on @write-or-die.bsky.social

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03.06.2025 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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She kissed the end of the world like it owed her something.

Venice Peach by Jessamyn Violet: Dystopia never looked this loud...

Out June 6 πŸ‘

shop.maudlinhouse.net/#venice-peach

23.05.2025 20:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Venice Peach eBook now available for preorder… www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0F9...

23.05.2025 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kristen Arnett: Keep Florida Weird

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29.03.2025 14:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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VENICE PEACH SIGNING IN 1 HOUR

Jessamyn Violet is signing her dystopian punk novel Venice Peach at the Maudlin House table.

Grab a copy, snag a sticker, embrace the weird.

Not your typical beach read.

#AWP25 #VenicePeach #JessamynViolet #AWPsigning #IndieLit

29.03.2025 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Jessamyn Violet signs Venice Peach TOMORROW at AWP. 10–11AM at the Maudlin House table (T253). A dystopian beach book for the misfits. Come through.

#AWP25 #VenicePeach #JessamynViolet #IndieLit

29.03.2025 00:22 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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SITUATION NOWHERE is out today!
Los Angeles: I'm reading from the book (with a band!) Saturday, the 29th, 6pm @ The Redwood Bar.
Thanks to Mallory & Bulent at Maudlin House for making the dream come true.
PS. See you at #AWP25

25.03.2025 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3

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