Finally we get Willy’s new book in the US. NORTHLINE releases Apr 29. Here is a blurb. We will post the reading dates as they come in.
BOOKLIST: Timorous, twentysomething Allison Johnson is pregnant. She didn’t complete high school and has worked as a waitress for several years. She often gets drunk and quickly passes out and then writes herself letters that shriek her lack of worth. But her biggest fear is of Jimmy Bodie, her abusive, budding-skinhead boyfriend. So she leaves Las Vegas and moves to Reno. She gives her son up for adoption, begins waitressing again, and has imaginary conversations with actor Paul Newman that help her carry on. Vlautin uses the same strikingly spare and simple prose in Northline that distinguised his critically acclaimed first novel, The Motel Life (2007). His essential subject, decent people enduring difficult lives, also remains the same, but here he takes a giant step in his growth as a novelist, plumbing much deeper into the emotional core of his characters. Northline recalls a dust-jacket blurb on an early edition of John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men: “Two hours to read, 20 years to forget.” —Thomas Gaughan
In honor of the release of “NORTHLINE” Paul and Willy are hitting the road in Europe. Check dates here. They will be doing songs from the Northline soundtrack and acoustic versions of Fontaine favorites. Some lucky folks will get to hear a reading of Willy’s book. Make sure the lads take their vitamins and drink plenty of fluids.
Tour sponsored by “Old Bastard Scar Minimizing Liniment Rub”. The stink means it’s working.
Congrats Dave on a great show! Thanks to Scott Hampton, Mike Coykendall, Michael Jodell, Kirk VanDerveer, Collin Oldham and the people at Doug Fir.
Willy Vlautin’s new novel, NORTHLINE is now available in the UK and Ireland. Published by Faber and Faber, the first edition comes with an instrumental CD soundtrack (composed and performed by Willy and Paul Brainard). Order early before it sells out.
Fans in the UK and Ireland can purchase NORTHLINE on www.decorrecords.com. We are also offering a special discount on THE MOTEL LIFE, Willy’s debut novel.
NORTHLINE is getting rave reviews across England, with a 5-star review in Uncut and features in The Observer and The Times. Writers such as George Pelecanos and Tom Franklin are singing its praises already.
See a video for DOC HOLIDAYS from the NORTHLINE soundtrack on www.willyvlautin.com.
Willy and pedal steel player Paul Brainard will be heading out on the road for a mixture of spoken word and acoustic gigs in support of NORTHLINE. Tour dates here.
Great seeing everyone saturday we had a great time. John Doe was excellent as always. He has got to be one of the coolest guys in RnR.
Dave posted a nice summary of our last tour in Outta My Head
Cool poster from the show, wouldn’t all fit on the scanner.
Some fans have tried to buy 13 Cities on vinyl on other sites. Some have even paid for it. These LPs have NOT been pressed! Don’t waste your money. We will post it here if they ever get pressed and where to buy safely.
Holy Hell! THE WASHINGTON POST has just named THE MOTEL LIFE one of the
best 25 books of 2007. Check the link on the website to view the complete
list.
We’ve just added a STORE section to willyvlautin.com. Available for
purchase is a NEW limited edition poster designed by THE MOTEL LIFE
illustrator Nate Beaty.
Also new—now you can purchase personalized, autographed copies of THE
MOTEL LIFE through willyvlautin.com.
Happy Holidays!
The companion to Thirteen Cities, $87 is a mini album that contains unreleased tracks, remixes, and videos from the Tucson recording sessions. It is available at our Merchandise page.
