If you find yourself in the Hamptons this summer, stop by chic boutique Blue and Cream to pick up fashion collective LOLA's first literary pick: The Long Haul, the debut novel by my friend Amanda Stern, aka "queen of The New Bohemians." You can also get The Long Haul (which I highly recommend) for 40% off until June 30th as part of the "Keep-the-lights-on-at-Soft-Skull-sale!" -- always a good cause. Noted, from LOLA's press release:
Comparisons to Denis Johnson’s Jesus’ Son and Vincent Gallo’s Buffalo 66 have made THE LONG HAUL a culty favorite among the 18-34 year old set. In their review, San Francisco Chronicle said Stern’s novel was written with, “brave, risky language…metaphors that are so fresh they are almost jarring.” Hal Hartley called the novel, “powerful.” MacArthur award winner Joanna Scott called Stern “a brilliantly precise writer.”
now i know the LOLA sticker stuck on a parking sign i photographed in NY wasn't just a cute coincidence
Posted by: Claire | June 14, 2007 at 04:00 AM