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the german edition of me

By Antoine On October 8, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In blank stares, lulz, Publishing, v1d30

Ein Mann Von Welt (with English Subtitles) from Antoine Wilson on Vimeo.

When my German publisher Suhrkamp / Insel asked me to introduce myself to the German readers of PANORAMA CITY (titled EIN MANN VON WELT over there), I couldn’t resist trying to speak their language.

For the record, I speak [...]

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I hereby invite any and all crowdsourced book trailers for PANORAMA CITY.

By Antoine On August 24, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In blank stares, Publishing, Typign, v1d30

So today I got an email from my old school writing homie John Woodward, sympathizing with my book trailer plight. Not only sympathizing, but linking to a trailer Woody himself threw together:

THIS IS SO MUCH BETTER THAN ANYTHING I AM WORKING ON.

In exchange for his fine work, Woody gets my eternal gratitude.*

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Proust Questionnaire: AW

By Antoine On September 6, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In blank stares, deep thots, L-I-V-I-N

What is your idea of perfect happiness?

I don’t have one.

What is your greatest fear?

Dying abruptly.

Which living person do you most admire?

My wife.

What is the trait you most deplore in others?

Salesmanship.

What is your greatest extravagance?

Custom-painted orange wheels on my white Audi station wagon.

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Why I Love Your Book Group

By Antoine On July 14, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In blank stares, e v e n t s, kultur, Publishing, Reading, Typign

One of the pleasures of publishing a book is getting to hold a reading at your local bookshop. Family and friends show up, along with a few fans, former students, and, if it’s been promoted well, a handful of curious strangers.

You sell books, which is nice. And no matter how modest your advance, or [...]

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Why I Gave You that Blank Stare, and Why You Gave Me One, Too

By Antoine On July 28, 2010 · 3 Comments · In blank stares, Publishing, Reading

When you publish a book, and people read it, and they want to say nice things to you about it (or maybe they’re avoiding saying mean things about it), they often tell you that some part of your work reminds them of some other book they’ve read.

These encounters can be some of the most [...]

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author of PANORAMA CITY (HMH, Fall 2012), THE INTERLOPER (Other, 2007), and other things

the german edition of me

I hereby invite any and all crowdsourced book trailers for PANORAMA CITY.

Proust Questionnaire: AW

Why I Love Your Book Group

Why I Gave You that Blank Stare, and Why You Gave Me One, Too

panorama city (available now)

"THIS IS A BOOK YOU WILL HOLD IN YOUR HEAD ALL DAY LONG, A BOOK YOU WILL LOOK FORWARD TO WHEN YOU GET HOME FROM WORK, A BOOK YOU WILL STILL BE SAVORING AS YOU DRIFT INTO SLEEP. IT IS FILLED WITH JOY AND WONDER, AND A SORT OF GOODNESS YOU HAD STOPPED BELIEVING MIGHT BE EVEN POSSIBLE."

- PETER CAREY

antoine wilson * *

* not my surfboard

not my dog

* not my apartment

the interloper

"As assured and sumptuously written as any first novel I’ve encountered....This is writing at its very best."

- T.C. Boyle

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author of PANORAMA CITY (HMH, Fall 2012), THE INTERLOPER (Other, 2007), and other things

panorama city (available now)

"THIS IS A BOOK YOU WILL HOLD IN YOUR HEAD ALL DAY LONG, A BOOK YOU WILL LOOK FORWARD TO WHEN YOU GET HOME FROM WORK, A BOOK YOU WILL STILL BE SAVORING AS YOU DRIFT INTO SLEEP. IT IS FILLED WITH JOY AND WONDER, AND A SORT OF GOODNESS YOU HAD STOPPED BELIEVING MIGHT BE EVEN POSSIBLE." - PETER CAREY

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* not my surfboard ** not my dog *** not my apartment

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"As assured and sumptuously written as any first novel I’ve encountered....This is writing at its very best." - T.C. Boyle

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"THIS IS A BOOK YOU WILL HOLD IN YOUR HEAD ALL DAY LONG, A BOOK YOU WILL LOOK FORWARD TO WHEN YOU GET HOME FROM WORK, A BOOK YOU WILL STILL BE SAVORING AS YOU DRIFT INTO SLEEP. IT IS FILLED WITH JOY AND WONDER, AND A SORT OF GOODNESS YOU HAD STOPPED BELIEVING MIGHT BE EVEN POSSIBLE."

- PETER CAREY

antoine wilson * *

* not my surfboard

not my dog

* not my apartment

"As assured and sumptuously written as any first novel I’ve encountered....This is writing at its very best."

- T.C. Boyle