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Dmitry Samarov
Sean Conroe got me to read Sam Pink’s books and for that, I’m deeply grateful. He talked him up endlessly on his podcast, even had the man himself on as a guest; then parlayed his idol worship into a 200K advance from a Big 5 publisher for his debut ...
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The “It” in It Follows is You

Dmitry Samarov
Many people have many theories about the unseen and unnamed malevolent force that terrorizes the young people of suburban Detroit in David Robert Mitchell’s 2014 art-house horror hit, It Follows, but I know the true answer. It’s not AIDS or STDs or t...
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Too Soon Is Now

Jeff Chon
I was at my parents’ home in Tacoma watching it on the news, those sad, pathetic people—very similar to the sad, pathetic people in my novel—sacking the U.S. Capitol based on a great lie conjured by the President of the United States. The local news ...
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Books We Recommend This March

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Wilson Josephson recommends: Annihilation: A Novel by Jeff VanderMeer Right now, I'm reading Jeff Vandermeer's "Annihilation" in the hopes of spoiling the new film adaptation for myself. I certainly have qualms, but it's a relief to be reminded tha...
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2018: The Year in Preview

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Here at Maudlin House, we are ready to let go of 2017. Neither because we are unsentimental or callous (we aren’t!), nor because it was a particularly bad year (it was!)--but because there is so very much to look forward to in 2018. Here’s a taste of...
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Books We Recommend This October

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Nikki Barnhart recommends: Female Trouble by Antonya Nelson Female Trouble by Antonya Nelson - Antonya Nelson is kind of like the prodigal child of Raymond Carver and Mary Gaitskill. Her short-story collection Female Trouble opens with an epigraph ...
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Books We Recommend This September

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Nikki Barnhart recommends: Brave New World by Louisa Luna  Somehow, Louisa Luna’s “Brave New Girl” has gone largely overlooked since its publication in 2001. This makes me both mad that it hasn’t gotten the recognition it deserves and a little bit ...
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Books We Recommend This July

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Nikki Barnhart recommends: Meet Me in the Bathroom by Elizabeth Goodman   "Meet Me in the Bathroom" by Elizabeth Goodman is an oral history of the NYC rock scene from 2001-2011, in the vein of the classic "Please Kill Me." It's (probably)...
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Books We Recommend This June

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Kyle Flak recommends: The Collected Writings of Joe Brainard "What a fun, friendly book full of variety and love! Keep it around on a coffee table and for the rest of your life, you'll never be lonely or bored."       Clair...
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Books We Recommend This May

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Mallory Smart recommends: Dust Bunny City by Bud Smith and Rae Buleri   Dust Bunny City is a collection of drawings, poetry and prose that explore the offbeat underbelly of New York City. Split into two parts, Tic Tac Toe and Orange Peel, it fo...
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Books We Recommend This April

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Laura Knicklebine recommends: The House of the Spirits   This is a romance drenched, vintage Chilean fairy tale. Daughter of the Estaban family Clara is blessed by angelic influence that causes others to swell with admiration over her. Her...
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Do you want to write for Maudlin?

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Yep, we are looking to bring on more staff! Maudlin House is looking for someone who’s creative and energetic. We need someone who is experimental, responsive, and ready to jump in! We're primarily looking for interviewers and columnists, but feel f...
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Books We Recommend This March

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Laura Knicklebine recommends: “Never Let Me Go” Kazuo Ishiguro   In a strange, isolated boarding school, three children share childhoods together. They are “special” and brought up to believe so, until graduation day brings them to a grisl...
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Books We Recommend This February

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Benjamin Lee recommends: The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven   Alexie remains as one of my favorite authors for his honest and raw perspective on Native American life. This collection of short stories continues that tradition by ...
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Books We Recommend This January

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Benjamin Lee recommends: The Things They Carried       Both a novel and collection of interrelated short stories, Tim O'Brien's half war memoir and writer's autobiography illuminates with his writing style and unique characters, d...
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Books We Recommend This Month

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  Benjamin Lee recommends: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury   The near-future. Firefighters that burn illegal books. A protagonist who finally questions his profession and the world around him. Classified as dystopian science fiction...
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who wants to join the maudlin fam?

Mallory Smart
We’re looking to shake things up and bring on more staff! Maudlin House is growing and we need to keep up with that growth! Supply and demand right? Errr something not quite so capitalistic, we’re not bougie... But we do need to bring it! So w...
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Want to work at Maudlin House?

Mallory Smart
Yes, you read that correctly! Maudlin House is looking to inject some fresh blood into the press. Our interviews editor, Olivia Olson, is heading off to grad school so we’re looking for someone to fill her shoes. We’re also looking for someone to tak...
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Release day for Emoji Death Mask

Mallory Smart
The first poetic endeavor by Texan author Trey Pharis, Emoji Death Mask is a virtual sequence on the page of sad imagery and long yawns. It is a field guide to 21st century love and life. If you’ve ever sat alone in your basement online with your ...
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Coming Soon: Emoji Death Mask

Mallory Smart
We'd like to introduce you to Maudlin House's next poetry book from Trey Pharis. It's called 'Emoji Death Mask' and it comes out April 28th. You can pre-order it now here. Here's what the cover looks like. It's blindingly colorful. We could writ...
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Tip the authors!

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Did you just absofuckinglutly love a story you read? Now you can show the author how much you loved it by tipping them. Just click this button that appears in every author's bio: We would have an option where you can send them a coffee via drone...
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New design, more content, and beyond!

Bulent
Whoa, like, what's with the new design? Before you go off and explore, let me tell you a little about it first. We decided to update the site partly because we think this new design just looks damn purdy. Mostly though, this design gives us much n...
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