Novels

 

Novel that consists of real and invented oral histories of obscure Milwaukee bands.

Novel about a writer who argues that Lester Bangs' list of all the books he was writing and planning to write before he died (e.g. A Reasonable Guide To Horrible Noise; All The Things You Could Be by Now If Iggy Pop's Wife Was Your Mother – A Book Of Jive 'n' Verities by Lester Bangs; All My Friends Are Hermits, etc.) is one of the great works of American literature.

Novel about a woman who decides to live by the dictates of the book Andy Warhol’s Philosophy every day for one year. (e.g. "When I look around today, the biggest anachronism I see is pregnancy. I just can't believe that people are still pregnant.” etc.)

Novel about a guy who leaves the country to live a more natural life, distant from the dictates of capitalism and closer to the rhythms of the elements, and who discovers he's a shitty gardener.

Novel about a guy who assembles a language and a culture based upon all the texts that are not digitized. He knows AI is sucking up all the language on the Internet. So, he sets out to develop a culture based on orality, the spoken. He just can't put anything he records and archives onto the Internet.

Novel about a woman who keeps going to Moth storytelling competitions and keeps losing because she refuses to put redemption into her tale.

Novel about a guy who goes to Moth storytelling competitions and tells a tale in which the epiphany he experiences is that he loathes capitalism and must work to defeat it.

Novel in which the arrangement and production of Born in the USA is completely other and the course of US history is changed as a result. Gone is the bombastic gated snare drum. Gone is the hyper-loud buzzing synth line. Perhaps the charmed man, Rick Rubin, produces the track. Bruce, the E Street band and Rick all hang out, eat vegetarian food, and slowly arrive at the heart of the lyrics and how they can best be expressed. People hear what the lyrics say, and the line of history moves.

Novel about a woman who is a performance artist in a small town in the South. Her works of time-based art are seen by local residents sometimes and are frequently seen by local wildlife - river birds, alligators, deer, squirrels, sometimes a peacock. Her visionary performances never lead to a career and are not seen in New York or Los Angeles until after her passing, on decaying VHS tapes.

Novel about a guy from a small town in Wisconsin who moves to Milwaukee and pretends to be from an Irish neighborhood in Chicago. Nobody discovers this until he dies. Nobody knows exactly why he did it.

Novel lot about a guy who pursues five different art forms. He can't help himself. But it's too confusing, so he devises ways to not feel divided and unfulfilled. On the day he's a translator, he has one costume: T-shirt, navy blue pants, designer sneakers. And he eats a special diet on this day. Cappuccinos, elegant sandwiches, eggplant dips. And so it goes for each of his art form personas: poet, musician, actor, translator.

Novel about a guy who tries to write a novel about every Bandcamp sale that comes up approximately every nine seconds for one hour in a scrolling banner on this site. (e.g. "A Labyrinth Made of Labyrinths" "AX Vulcanalia" "No Problem Tapes Feel the Summer" etc. etc. etc. All purchased by individuals during the minute of 1:55 PM CST Sunday, June 14, 2026).