![]() ![]() ![]() Colleen decides to investigate the brutal murder and mutilation, and that only makes the rest of the attendees even more nervous. Colleen’s plans, along with the dynamic of the convention, change abruptly when Panossian is murdered and his face removed. ![]() To save money, she shares a room with Panos Panossian, a more established author and polarizing figure in Lovecraftiana. ![]() Colleen understands the convention scene and plans to try to make some connections and suffer through a few panels before hitting the bar, which is where the real action is. I Am Providence follows Colleen Danzig, a vegan horror author with green hair who’s struggling to get her work out there as she attends the Summer Tentacular, a popular annual convention held in Providence, R.I. More than merely poking fun or celebrating Lovecraftiana and its plethora of characters and problematic issues, Mamatas deconstructed the man, the myth, and the scene that sprouted like an unstoppable, ever-growing fungus around his corpse and his mythos and built a hilarious, smart literary golem that tackles everything from the inside workings and ego-based nature of (micro)indie publishing and online drama to the racism and sexism that plague the scene. Nick Mamatas’ I Am Providence is one of the most ironic, self-aware, uncannily mirthful, and unabashedly disenchanted love/hate letters you will ever read. ![]()
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Definitely ‘The Underground Railroad’ and ‘Nickel Boys’ were both heavy books, so I’m glad I found in ‘Harlem Shuffle’ a forum that allowed me to get some of my weird jokes in, and have a bit more fun, and present the character as not so defined by institutional racism and Jim Crow as in the last two books.”Īs for the lit fest, for programs in tents and indoor venues, masks are required and guests over the age of 12 will be required to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test result from the previous 48 hours, along with a valid photo ID. ![]() Usually, I’ll do a more serious book, and then a lighter book. “ is so much different than my last two novels. “I don’t know what readers will get out of it ‘I hope it’s not a waste of time’ is the usual thing I hope for when a reader reads my books,” said Whitehead. ![]() ![]() ![]() Recommended for anyone looking for a light breezy romance. 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