Godspeed Release Date

**FergHova** · 11-12-2008, 08:07 PM

As noted below, Godspeed finally has a release date.

July 17, 2009

And as soon as Dorothy Carico Smith gets back into the offices, the jacket for the book will make its way here. Pat wanted to use one of the covers that we offered up, but the suits didn't think our ideas were buyer-friendly.

sToriStar · 11-12-2008, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by FergHova

Pat wanted to use one of the covers that we offered up, but the suits didn't think our ideas were buyer-friendly.

bitches.

ps-i like how you added the Carico Smith to this one. you gotta be careful man, malick doesn't miss a beat.

**FergHova** · 11-12-2008, 08:13 PM

He doesn't. But that's what happens when dealing with people that aren't worthwhile contributing members of our nation's economy.

Sardonic Artery · 11-12-2008, 08:14 PM

Man, how many Godspeed threads are there now?

(By the way Mac/Cage publishers, this is my official hand in the air motion to get an advanced copy of Godspeed.)

Usually I am the cliche thrifty Scotsman, but I'l go full-on hardcover for the new Baer.

sToriStar · 11-12-2008, 08:15 PM

Buuuurrrrrrrrnnnnnnnn

Malickfan · 11-12-2008, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by FergHova

He doesn't. But that's what happens when dealing with people that aren't worthwhile contributing members of our nation's economy.

If I'm still at the bookstore when this comes out, I will definitely be shortlisting this one.

Flash · 11-12-2008, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by FergHova

the suits didn't think our ideas were buyer-friendly.

Disappointed, of course, and I can't honestly say I disagree (though I say it anyway selfishly), but . . . I'm curious to see what they come up with, as far as jumping-off-the-shelves visuals. Wow us, please.

kromekoran · 11-12-2008, 09:24 PM

I tend to think marketers are an elite cadre of idiots. however, M/C have been good with covers for all of the Trio, so I think they'll come up with something good. too bad nothing from our ranks caught their eye though, that would have been very cool.

MuttersomeTaxicab · 11-13-2008, 02:50 AM

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Originally Posted by kromekoran

marketers are an elite cadre of idiots.

You're still right.

*hates job*

MuttersomeTaxicab · 11-13-2008, 02:50 AM

Right. The book.

Good fucking gravy, FINALLY.

I look forward to pre-ordering the shit out of this.

Sardonic Artery · 11-13-2008, 08:35 PM

In the meantime you can read this Godspeed:

http://www.amazon.com/Godspeed-Relig...6608449&sr=8-2

miraculousmeaningless · 11-14-2008, 05:10 AM

Yeah, I'm calling in sick/skipping school when Godspeed comes out, getting in a hammock, drinking iced tea, smoking black and milds and devouring the book before coming back here to discuss it with you bunch of resourceful mutants so's you can clue me in on anything wonderful that may have gone over my head.

dethbird · 11-14-2008, 05:38 AM

will be good to gaze upon new Baer

peacebeast,
Rick

reading:THE SELECTED LETTERS OF CLARK ASHTON SMITH
listening: HOT RATS-zappa

SheIsTheKiller · 11-14-2008, 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by miraculousmeaningless

Yeah, I'm calling in sick/skipping school when Godspeed comes out, getting in a hammock, drinking iced tea, smoking black and milds and devouring the book before coming back here to discuss it with you bunch of resourceful mutants so's you can clue me in on anything wonderful that may have gone over my head.

oh my godness. i love black and milds. they smell SO good.

and of course yay, FINALLY godspeed.

corellion · 11-14-2008, 07:12 AM

I'm looking forward to it.

Alienist · 11-16-2008, 07:02 PM

It might just arrive on my birthday, if I pre-order it, which I fully plan on. Which would make for a good day!

corellion · 12-25-2008, 01:19 PM

Just read through Sometimes Rachel again. Listening to Famous Blue Raincoat behind it.
I'm smoking and pacing with Godspeed in my mind. Few writers are so contagious with their stuff, reading them makes me want to write. Pynchon, Dostoevsky, DeLillo, Ballard, Camus, Fitzgerald and Evenson all indisputably great, but it's always Henry Miller, The Velvet trio, Steve Erickson, Welsh, that set me off like this. I've ideas why it happens, most clumsy and revolving around more imminently fragile characters, situations, pathos, I guess. Off to the garden for another, now. Merry Christmas, people.

PocketFives · 12-25-2008, 04:37 PM

Funny you should say that. Erickson has the exact opposite effect on me, intimidates me the hell out of writing anything. But Pynchon, Baer, and Dostoevsky, man, get the ol' brain fired up. Go figure.

corellion · 12-25-2008, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by PocketFives

Funny you should say that. Erickson has the exact opposite effect on me, intimidates me the hell out of writing anything. But Pynchon, Baer, and Dostoevsky, man, get the ol' brain fired up. Go figure.

Pynchon kills most of my passion for the written language, or at least, my memories of V do so. There were great parts in it, but so many fat chunks of pabulum and half the worlds italicised and foreign and... it was really, really hard. I should try that book again. I didn't even know what was happening. Some Italians stealing a plant? Dostoevsky intimidates and exhilirates me. Erickson makes me want to sing.

PocketFives · 12-25-2008, 08:04 PM

I think Pynchon makes me feel like it's okay that I have a shitton of characters and plot threads, bouncing around and intersecting, and I'm just hoping they make some sort of sense by the end of the novel.

dreamscream · 12-25-2008, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by corellion

Dostoevsky intimidates and exhilirates me.

That's how i feel. He's like God--with that g capitalised on purpose--for me. But reading him, man, absolutely shuts me up for weeks. Can barely even think unless it's about him sometimes. Almost like his books are sledgehammers that break me apart. Though, eventually, they rebuild me a little bit closer to perfect this time.
Every other author that i read gets me excited, especially the Trio, Gaiman, Rimbaud, Denis Johnson, Melville, Grossman, and almost every fairy tale or myth i've ever read. But man, Dostoevsky, i just bought a new copy of CRIME AND PUNISHMENT and my hands shake when i hold it so i keep it on my nightstand and can't sleep knowing it's right there, watching me. About to plunge back in.

Aeonopolis · 01-14-2009, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FergHova

As noted below, Godspeed finally has a release date.

July 17, 2009

And as soon as Dorothy Carico Smith gets back into the offices, the jacket for the book will make its way here. Pat wanted to use one of the covers that we offered up, but the suits didn't think our ideas were buyer-friendly.

It doesn't bother me at all, because this book is FINALLY COMING OUT!!! I'm just finishing up my however-many-times-I've-done-this-waiting-for-godspeed rereading of the Poe trilogy. It's about damn time.

rsarao · 01-14-2009, 09:46 PM

Weird that July 19, 2009 falls on a Friday. New books are released on Tuesdays here. Hmmmm.

Malickfan · 01-14-2009, 09:48 PM

Maybe Godspeed will have a midnight sale? For the youngsters?

Sardonic Artery · 01-14-2009, 10:08 PM

This ain't no Harry Potter, Malick. They don't leave the lights on for a dozen weirdos per state.

11-12-2008, 08:07 PM	#1
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11-12-2008, 08:13 PM	#3
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11-12-2008, 08:14 PM	#4
Sardonic Artery The earth shall soon dissolve like snow Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Centennial, CO Posts: 1,436	Man, how many Godspeed threads are there now? (By the way Mac/Cage publishers, this is my official hand in the air motion to get an advanced copy of Godspeed.) Usually I am the cliche thrifty Scotsman, but I'l go full-on hardcover for the new Baer. __________________ http://sardonic-artery.livejournal.com

11-12-2008, 08:15 PM	#5
sToriStar big pretty Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 867	Buuuurrrrrrrrnnnnnnnn __________________ still got that belle dragging my foots

11-13-2008, 02:50 AM	#10
MuttersomeTaxicab Necktie Grins spares a dime. Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,949	Right. The book. Good fucking gravy, FINALLY. I look forward to pre-ordering the shit out of this. __________________

11-12-2008, 09:24 PM	#8
kromekoran she called me a dirty word Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 4,009	I tend to think marketers are an elite cadre of idiots. however, M/C have been good with covers for all of the Trio, so I think they'll come up with something good. too bad nothing from our ranks caught their eye though, that would have been very cool.

11-13-2008, 08:35 PM	#11
Sardonic Artery The earth shall soon dissolve like snow Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Centennial, CO Posts: 1,436	In the meantime you can read this Godspeed: http://www.amazon.com/Godspeed-Relig...6608449&sr=8-2 __________________ http://sardonic-artery.livejournal.com

11-14-2008, 05:10 AM	#12
miraculousmeaningless duressed to impress Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Washburn, WI Posts: 53	Yeah, I'm calling in sick/skipping school when Godspeed comes out, getting in a hammock, drinking iced tea, smoking black and milds and devouring the book before coming back here to discuss it with you bunch of resourceful mutants so's you can clue me in on anything wonderful that may have gone over my head. __________________ "Time to go home and beat the wife and fuck the kids." -- My roommate to the bartender at bar close

11-14-2008, 05:38 AM	#13
dethbird el grando beyondo Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 165	Godspeed will be good to gaze upon new Baer peacebeast, Rick reading:THE SELECTED LETTERS OF CLARK ASHTON SMITH listening: HOT RATS-zappa __________________ "Never go into the jungle, unless you're ready to go all the way." --John Milius

11-14-2008, 07:12 AM	#15
corellion Winged. Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,168	I'm looking forward to it.

11-16-2008, 07:02 PM	#16
Alienist Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 102	It might just arrive on my birthday, if I pre-order it, which I fully plan on. Which would make for a good day!

12-25-2008, 01:19 PM	#17
corellion Winged. Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,168	Just read through Sometimes Rachel again. Listening to Famous Blue Raincoat behind it. I'm smoking and pacing with Godspeed in my mind. Few writers are so contagious with their stuff, reading them makes me want to write. Pynchon, Dostoevsky, DeLillo, Ballard, Camus, Fitzgerald and Evenson all indisputably great, but it's always Henry Miller, The Velvet trio, Steve Erickson, Welsh, that set me off like this. I've ideas why it happens, most clumsy and revolving around more imminently fragile characters, situations, pathos, I guess. Off to the garden for another, now. Merry Christmas, people.

01-14-2009, 09:46 PM	#23
rsarao Chairman, Velvet Board of Trustees Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: HOWELLin'wolf, NJ (USA) Posts: 3,771	Weird that July 19, 2009 falls on a Friday. New books are released on Tuesdays here. Hmmmm. __________________ "The time flies.The time flies feed on rotting clocks."(Clevenger) RIP: H.Selby(4/26/04) / H.S.Thompson(2/20/05) / J.Fowles(11/5/05) / K.Vonnegut(4/11/07) / N.Mailer(11/10/07) / A.Robbe-Grillet(2/17/08) / T.M.Disch(7/4/08) / A.Solzhenitsyn(8/3/08) / D.F.Wallace(9/12/08) / M.Crichton(11/4/08) / H.Pinter(12/24/08) / J.Updike(1/27/09) / J.G.Ballard(4/19/09) / J.Carroll(9/11/09) / J.D.Salinger(1/27/10) Book Collector BookMooch Shelfari

01-14-2009, 09:48 PM	#24
Malickfan It's time to get the fiction on! Join Date: May 2005 Location: Fayetteville, N.C. Posts: 4,512	Maybe Godspeed will have a midnight sale? For the youngsters?

01-14-2009, 10:08 PM	#25
Sardonic Artery The earth shall soon dissolve like snow Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Centennial, CO Posts: 1,436	This ain't no Harry Potter, Malick. They don't leave the lights on for a dozen weirdos per state. __________________ http://sardonic-artery.livejournal.com

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