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Tour: Smoke City by Keith Rosson


Smoke City
Keith Rosson
Published by: Meerkat Press
Publication date: January 23rd 2018
Genres: Adult, Magical Realism

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Marvin Deitz has some serious problems. His mob-connected landlord is strong-arming him out of his storefront. His therapist has concerns about his stability. He’s compelled to volunteer at the local Children’s Hospital even though it breaks his heart every week.

Oh, and he’s also the guilt-ridden reincarnation of Geoffroy Thérage, the French executioner who lit Joan of Arc’s pyre in 1431. He’s just seen a woman on a Los Angeles talk show claiming to be Joan, and absolution seems closer than it’s ever been . . . but how will he find her?

When Marvin heads to Los Angeles to locate the woman who may or may not be Joan, he’s picked up hitchhiking by Mike Vale, a self-destructive alcoholic painter traveling to his ex-wife’s funeral. As they move through a California landscape populated with “smokes” (ghostly apparitions that’ve inexplicably begun appearing throughout the southwestern US), each seeks absolution in his own way.

 

About the Author

Keith Rosson is the author of the novels The Mercy of the Tide (2017, Meerkat Press) and Smoke City (2018, Meerkat Press). His short fiction has appeared in Cream City Review, PANK, Redivider, December, and more. An advocate of both public libraries and non-ironic adulation of the cassette tape, he can be found at keithrosson.com.



The Tour

January 22nd
Mes Livres >> Excerpt
tfaulcbookreviews >> Review

January 23rd
Rainy Days and Pajamas >> Excerpt

January 24th
CBY Book Club >> Excerpt
I Smell Sheep >> Guest post
Evermore Books >> Excerpt
6 Feet Under Books >> Excerpt

January 25th
The Avid Reader >> Excerpt
Jena Baxter Books with Brandy Mulder >> Guest post

January 26th
The Attic Ghost >> Excerpt
Birdie’s Bibliotheca >> Review

January 29th
Indie Wish List >> Excerpt
Aconite Cafe >> Review
Books Direct >> Review

January 30th
Queen of All She Reads >> Excerpt

January 31st
Loves Great Reads >> Excerpt
What Is That Book About >> Playlist

February 1st
FANNA >> Review
nikkisee >> Review

February 2nd
The Genre Minx Book Reviews >> Excerpt
The Pursuit Of Bookiness >> Review

February 5th
Shock N Awe Book Blog >> Guest post
Ink Spots and Roses >> Review

February 6th
Books, Vertigo and Tea >> Excerpt

February 7th
So Many Books, So Little Time >> Excerpt

February 8th
So Few Books >> Interview
Booker T’s Farm: Books & Nails & Puppy Dog Tales >> Review

February 9th
Cranky TBC >> Review
The Writer’s Inkwell >> Excerpt