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Stuffed with music and cultural references from the late 60s, 70s, and 80s, this book will appeal to fans of vinyl and popular music of that era. A songwriter and musician, Hicks has released several albums, contributed to compilations, and is well known on the music scene. Hicks will simultaneously release a soundtrack to his book (lyrics from the book have been set to music), which we’ll also use to help promote the book. He plans to read and perform at his events. An arts and entertainment critic, Hicks has written for the Village Voice, New York Times, Star Tribune, City Pages, and Rain Taxi Review of Books. Set in Uptown Minneapolis during the 90sand North Dakota in the 70s, this novel captures the Midwest during a transformative time. Midwesterners will recognize the big Halloween storm of ’91. Themes of adoption as well as split and untraditional families run throughout the novel.

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Praise for Dylan Hicks: "Hicks is a terrific writer who can craft a simile with the best of them." --Kirkus Reviews "The joy in Hicks' debut arises less from plot than from the writing itself: nuanced, ingenious, perceptive, funny." --The Star Tribune "Do yourself a favor and read this smart, tender book. The characters will haunt you with their longing, and inspire you with their sweet, caustic wit." --Sam Lipsyte Archer is a semi-celebrated novelist and sex-toy heir. His best friend, John, is as earnest as Archer is feckless. John's girlfriend, Sara, envies Archer's writing career. And Sara's roommate, Lucas, wishes he'd never lost his girlfriend to the man. Money, friendship, and resentment unspool in the conversations we have as we're coming of age and coming to grips. Dylan Hicks is a writer and musician. His first novel, Boarded Windows, was published in 2012, along with a companion album of original songs, Dylan Hicks Sings Bolling Greene. His journalism has appeared in the Village Voice, the New York Times, the Guardian, the Star Tribune, and elsewhere. He lives in Minneapolis with his wife, Nina Hale, and their son, Jackson.

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