Day 2 of the Code for Failure blog tour is here! Today we have a "Truth & Dare" interview with longtime blog buddy, Allison Renner at her blog, Allison Writes! This interview also includes a giveaway and pictures of some of my tattoos! CHECK IT OUT!
With more Code for Failure love comes Benoit Lelievre (again!) After a stellar review of the book yesterday he has more CfF content today in what he's calling day 2 of Ryan week on his blog. HERE he interviews me about everything from why young men get stuck in dead end jobs to ereaders!
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On a mildly unrelated note: the Kindle edition of Prize Winners is now just $2.99! GET ON IT!
Monday, March 19, 2012
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Mucho Monday
The release of Code for Failure is imminent, and on Friday the book was the recipient of an incredibly wonderful review at HTMLGIANT. Many thanks to Chris Vola for his kind words: "Code for Failure, presents a searing portrait of life at the bottom rung of the fuel industry that performs the rare feat of being psychologically intricate, hilariously scatological, and emotionally memorable, often in the same paragraph. It’s a study of the rarest of dichotomies – darkly macho fiction with a heart that builds to unbearable, and maybe more." READ THE WHOLE DARN THING!
Also, today I begin failing the internet for a week. Ryan W. Bradley Fails the Internet: The Code for Failure Blog Tour begins. Kicking off at The Next Best Book Club! I'll be posting links daily to each new stop along the way so you can follow failure on its path! GO DAY 1!
And one more CfF item: The book also gets reviewed by Benoit Lelievre (who will also be hosting some other content this week). VERY AWESOME!
I also have a story online today, at the always awesome PANK, where I am sharing space with other fantastic writers including Jared Yates Sexton and Chad Redden, and a new fav, Kelli Anne Noftle, whose poetry collection I Was There for Your Somniloquy is a fantastic read, and who also happens to be an extremely talented singer/songwriter. On my way to AWP I got to sit next to her completely at random on the airplane. That was an awesome coincidence, as I'd just read her book a few days earlier.
Anyhow, the story is called, "WEST" and is from the Alaska collection. It's one of the most brutal stories I've written (which is probably saying something), so if you're feeling especially sensitive you might consider skipping this one. If not, you can also listen to an audio recording of me reading it. CHECK IT OUT!
Also, today I begin failing the internet for a week. Ryan W. Bradley Fails the Internet: The Code for Failure Blog Tour begins. Kicking off at The Next Best Book Club! I'll be posting links daily to each new stop along the way so you can follow failure on its path! GO DAY 1!
And one more CfF item: The book also gets reviewed by Benoit Lelievre (who will also be hosting some other content this week). VERY AWESOME!
I also have a story online today, at the always awesome PANK, where I am sharing space with other fantastic writers including Jared Yates Sexton and Chad Redden, and a new fav, Kelli Anne Noftle, whose poetry collection I Was There for Your Somniloquy is a fantastic read, and who also happens to be an extremely talented singer/songwriter. On my way to AWP I got to sit next to her completely at random on the airplane. That was an awesome coincidence, as I'd just read her book a few days earlier.
Anyhow, the story is called, "WEST" and is from the Alaska collection. It's one of the most brutal stories I've written (which is probably saying something), so if you're feeling especially sensitive you might consider skipping this one. If not, you can also listen to an audio recording of me reading it. CHECK IT OUT!
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Ghosting
Another AWP is in the books. As always it was a blast. I don't think I know how to distill the experience any longer. There are so many great writers and people I get to spend time with that it makes having a normal job feel lame when it's all over. I was really stoked to finally get a chance to read from Code for Failure, which went over really well. And then Ben Tanzer wanted to do a podcast interview with me for his stop on the impending CfF blog tour. He wanted to do it in the men's room. So we did. And while we were locked in a dark stall Mensah Demary of Specter Magazine took a snippet of a bootleg video with his iPhone. Check it out HERE!
Also got some good news upon my return, that my chapbook Crushing on a Ghost will come into the world later this year from Maverick Duck Press, who did Mile Zero!
And just for kicks, I've made a little free .pdf of my five-poem cycle, Love & Rod McKuen, that is available on the * page here on the site. Check it out if you're in the mood for a handful of free poems.
Also got some good news upon my return, that my chapbook Crushing on a Ghost will come into the world later this year from Maverick Duck Press, who did Mile Zero!
And just for kicks, I've made a little free .pdf of my five-poem cycle, Love & Rod McKuen, that is available on the * page here on the site. Check it out if you're in the mood for a handful of free poems.
Monday, February 27, 2012
Where to Start
Hey! It's almost AWP time, which means life has been all about getting prepped lately. ADP will be rocking table H3 with our friends, Curbside Splendor and Dogzplot. Stop by if you're there!
Ever want to read about the genesis of a book's publication? I wrote an essay about the process of Ben Tanzer's You Can Make Him Like You finding its home with ADP and me finding another brother in Mr. Tanzer. Read it at THE LIT PUB!
Writer/Editor/Artist, Nathan Holic writes about reading books while burping his newborn and talks about Prize Winners (as well as Ayiti and others). To be honest it's hard to tell if he liked the book or not. He definitely liked the physical size and feel of it. Some words used to describe the book: "light, fun, clever, new." An undergrad writing professor I had once told me the most insulting word that could be used to describe writing is "clever." So there's that! As a father, it's a fun account of trying to balance reading and new fatherhood. And even if the book wasn't quite what Nathan was looking for, I certainly appreciate the read and being a part of his new journey! READ IT HERE.
Also, I am super excited to mention that I recently finished my long-in-the-works homage to Pablo Neruda's The Captain's Verses titled, The Waiting Tide and very quickly on the heels of completing the collection it was picked up for publication by Curbside Splendor. February 2013 watch out!
Ever want to read about the genesis of a book's publication? I wrote an essay about the process of Ben Tanzer's You Can Make Him Like You finding its home with ADP and me finding another brother in Mr. Tanzer. Read it at THE LIT PUB!
Writer/Editor/Artist, Nathan Holic writes about reading books while burping his newborn and talks about Prize Winners (as well as Ayiti and others). To be honest it's hard to tell if he liked the book or not. He definitely liked the physical size and feel of it. Some words used to describe the book: "light, fun, clever, new." An undergrad writing professor I had once told me the most insulting word that could be used to describe writing is "clever." So there's that! As a father, it's a fun account of trying to balance reading and new fatherhood. And even if the book wasn't quite what Nathan was looking for, I certainly appreciate the read and being a part of his new journey! READ IT HERE.
Also, I am super excited to mention that I recently finished my long-in-the-works homage to Pablo Neruda's The Captain's Verses titled, The Waiting Tide and very quickly on the heels of completing the collection it was picked up for publication by Curbside Splendor. February 2013 watch out!
Saturday, February 18, 2012
So Much of Everything
Code for Failure has received its first review! The Next Best Book Club has given the book 4.5 stars saying, "...it's an ugly-duckling-turned-swan sort of story that exposes the darker human struggle - sex and drugs and all of the temptations in between - and our deeply ingrained need for companionship." CHECK OUT THE WHOLE REVIEW!
In other news:
Ben Tanzer is everywhere. Remember this, folks. Here's proof: a chapbook of essays, This American Life is now available for order. I designed the cover. I've been looking forward to this for a long time. GO GET YOURS.
And, because once you pop you can't stop, Dogzplot's got a special Ben Tanzer issue. I'm calling it a collective biography. GO READ.
Also, this is about a month away. Get excited. Or, ya know... don't, if you want to play it cool.
Infinite thanks to Lori Hettler at The Next Best Book Club for organizing the tour, and for liking the book enough to put in so much effort to help promote it! It's going to be a blast, so stay tuned for the details!
In other news:
Ben Tanzer is everywhere. Remember this, folks. Here's proof: a chapbook of essays, This American Life is now available for order. I designed the cover. I've been looking forward to this for a long time. GO GET YOURS.
And, because once you pop you can't stop, Dogzplot's got a special Ben Tanzer issue. I'm calling it a collective biography. GO READ.
Also, this is about a month away. Get excited. Or, ya know... don't, if you want to play it cool.
Infinite thanks to Lori Hettler at The Next Best Book Club for organizing the tour, and for liking the book enough to put in so much effort to help promote it! It's going to be a blast, so stay tuned for the details!
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