Equus Press Announces New Titles for Spring 2012

Friday, January 13th, Equus Press will hold a reading at the AUU Library in Prague to announce the publication of three new titles this Spring.

News Clown, by Thor Garcia
Breakfast at Midnight, by Louis Armand
And The Brain Harvest, by some guy named Ken Nash

The reading starts at 7pm

Puppets in Prague

Really enjoyed teaching animation this morning at a puppetry workshop. If you're looking for a great reason to come to Prague and not just be part of the flock of tourists, I would highly recommend this workshop. Be careful though. Apparently puppetry is addictive.

The Brain Harvest, stories by Ken Nash

Publication of The Brain Harvest (Equus Press) is set for April, 2012.

Clare Wigfall, author of The Loudest Sound and Nothing (Faber & Faber) and winner of the 2008 BBC National Short Story Award, comments on Prague- based author Ken Nash’s long-awaited short story collection The Brain Harvest (forthcoming from Equus in April, 2012): “The stories in Ken Nash’s brilliant collection The Brain Harvest lay bare the sparks and idiosyncrasies of an exceptional mind.  Each new story is distinct and memorable in its jewel-like compactness, and the characters we meet are unique and endearing.  In subject matter, the stories weave and delve into continuously unexpected territory; from the alien adventures of Emily Dickinson, to the intricacies of bespoke basket-making, time travel, orchestral garden plots, and the great green sea lizards that haunt our parents’ dreams.  Nash’s playful and quick-witted style bears echoes of maverick American greats like George Saunders and Donald Barthelme, and recalls the quirkiness of Miranda July.  Taut, intelligent, eccentric, and wholly engaging, The Brain Harvest is a wonderful debut for a very talented new writer.”

Late for the Holidays!

I was unplugged for ten days over the holidays, attending a Vipassana workshop. Attending a ten-day meditation course when you're just learning to meditate is probably like entering a marathon when you're just learning to jog. But I survived it.