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A goalie in a red, white and blue jersey lies face down on the ice in a posture of defeat

I went on and on for 10k words about Gary Amdahl's Visigoth
(it's that good).

longform.wdclarke.org/visigoth-sto...

An ARC of The Tavern At the End of History held in my hand. One of the angels of history, "Bill" from Schoolhouse Rock" appears above the book

Angels of History Incoming!

Here it is! The first @galleon-books.bsky.social title authored by a woman. Long overdue, but worth the wait. #canlit

that much else. I needed to work with that light. Maybe it was some form of insanity, except that lets me off too easy. Then there was Wade, my 01' canasta partner and picket-line buddy, fighting shoulder to shoulder all those years, one day he went over, and we stayed friends, and finally you saw what'd it matter who'd be taking those dues off the paycheck, Al Speede's people, th' IATSE, whatever. It'd been over for a long time anyway, though we'd had to pretend otherwise, and what was it for, all those sets we lit, those exotic nightclub sets, the hotel rooms with the neon outside, the passenger coaches with the rain against the windows, all of it just shadows, even if it's on safety stock in some air-conditioned vault that's still all it is, I let the world slip away, made my shameful peace, joined the IA, retired soon's I could, sold off my only real fortune --— my precious anger — for a lot of got-damn shadows."

Words, hopefully, not to have lived by

(fr Thomas Pynchon's 1990 novel, Vineland)

All emerged unscathed...

Galleys dropped! My weird novel abt art, the angels of history, Kabbalah, Yiddish poets, a dybbuk, & the dangers of trauma narratives. I pitched it (not well) as a Jewish Magic Mountain, but shorter. It's a strange book & I can't wait to share it with you. Feb 10th from Dzanc.

The new novel from our Executive Editor...

The Manifold Destiny of Rick Harsch Support Corona\Samizdat Press by donating here  or contact Rick at Rick DOT Harsch AT gmail DOT com.

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A packet of books wrapped so well with multiple layers of packing tape so as to not only survive their trip from Slovenia tro Canada, but survive the coming armageddon as well

If you are at all familiar with the #rickbrick from
@coronasamizdat.bsky.social you'll understand why I'm not attempting to wield the knife required to open one until I've had at least a second coffee...

back and front The short memoir, Rick & Jack in Croatia , is engaging.

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Audiobook available everywhere you listen (audible, apple, etc.) soon, but this link to audiobooks dot com will give us the best fundraiser bang for your buck!

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Audiobook available everywhere you listen (audible, apple, etc.) soon, but this link to audiobooks dot com will give us the best fundraiser bang for your buck!

www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/wh...

This audiobook is now live, link in reply...
(The author has forgone royalties for this novel, audio and print...all proceeds go to the c\s fundraiser)

Our books are printed in/shipped from Slovenia, not print-on-demand, and can be ordered at coronasamizdat.com (payments via secure provider Stripe)
Ebooks, increasingly available through the usual outlets, courtesy of friends at redfiendpub.com

We are Corona\Samizdat, Slovenia's most popular English language publisher, noted for our fat pocket books and for championing buried modern classics and exploratory new fiction—and these are the first 35 of our books.

White Mythology is farcical, fun, hilarious & wry. A featherlight fiction of ideas--like some wacked out mixture of Spinoza, Walker Percy and Pynchon on a not-so-paranoid day. This is to say, it's a wild ride of register shifts, and I think it'd be a great book to listen to.

Audiobook cover for White Mythology by W.D. Clarke from corona\samizdat press. Features "Sol" a detail from Emblem XXX (“Luna is as requisite to Sol as a Hen is to a Cock”), Atalanta Fugiens—Michael Maier (1617), depicting an anthopomorphic sun atop a naked human torso standing against a blue sky which is dappled with cumulous clouds.

Cover reveal for the forthcoming audiobook edition (
@coronasamizdat.bsky.social 's first!) of my novel White Mythology.

It's narrated by the great L.J. Ganser, who also narrates many of economist Thomas Picketty's books as well as A.J. Pearson's Cow Country, from @coweyepress.bsky.social

Assorted book from presses corona\samizdat and Galleon Books Canada

Thinking of Benjamin, still unpacking my "library", but here's shelves dedicated to
@coronasamizdat.bsky.social (top/bottom) and
@galleon-books.bsky.social and friends' and colleagues books (bottom)

Writers, share a picture of your books!
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#writingcommunity

Let me know if you want an ARC.

Still hawkmothing this limited edition, a book for math nerds, fans of politically incorrect humor, a smattering of gore, those who love/hate Florida, minivans, Dwayne the Rock Johnson, fake Woke, cheaply made clothing, groaner jokes, Orange Julius, lisping immortal demons... Oh I could go on!

Fallen Angels Cover Art I recently went to London ON to visit the art studio of artist Jeremy Bruneel. Jeremy has been active for many years in S-W Ontario, creating original poster and cover art for events and bands.; as we...

A new post is up on the blog featuring the cover art for Fallen Angels. Slated for release Winter 2026 with:
@galleon-books.bsky.social @galleonbooks.bsky.social
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Burroughs recommends....

Corona \ Samizdat Rick Harsch will send you a brick of books in the mail.

This fall Corona \ Samizdat will publish as one volume Fight for Your Long Day and the novel's sequel.

#booksky #bookchallenge #comic #adjunct #literary #novel #fiction

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The Sameness of Different Things, by Benjamin Kunkel Reading a new translation of Capital

I wrote about an obscure German contribution to the critique of political economy, for @harpers.bsky.social harpers.org/archive/2025...

SAN FRANCISCO, save the date for @alvinlu.bsky.social at @citylightsbooks.bsky.social ! And in the meantime, get your copy of DAYDREAMERS ~ fc2.org/authors/lu/

W.D. Clarke's review of Somebody with a Little Hammer 5/5: In my view, the test of a good essay collection is its ability to make you interested in topics that would not normally even register on your Reader Radar (coining it?...Readar!). David Foster Wa...

I reviewed Mary Gaitskill's book of essays, Somebody With A Little Hammer (2017):

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Ordered...Eagerly awaiting my nest #RickBrick from @coronasamizdat.bsky.social !