Typecast Publishing

06/13/2014

For all authors who ever wondered what life is like on the other side of book-making, this is a pretty solid summary: http://lunchticket.org/wizard-grits-secret-life-indie-publisher/

I never thought I’d be doing this. I recall sitting in a foxhole as a paratrooper, reading the book of Psalms and thinking, hey, I kinda looove this. I always thought the point of poetry was to confuse. Thousands of couches later, five books and literary festivals all over the world, I want to take…

05/20/2014

Author Amanda Smeltz's IMPERIAL BENDER in Publishers Weekly: "as notable for its sonnet crowns and classical rhymes as it is for its sense of post-industrial burnout and irresistible swagger." Swagger, indeed, but only the kind that comes from a strong heart.

http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-98449-615-0 /978-0-98449-615-0

Smeltz flexes her muscles in a debut collection as notable for its sonnet crowns and classical rhymes as it is for its sense of post-industrial burnout and irresistible swagger. About breasts the wes

05/14/2014

Spot on read of Amanda Smeltz's Imperial Bender. Made me want to drop everything and reread the whole thing. Courtesy of Volta: http://thevoltablog.wordpress.com/2014/05/14/imperial-bender-by-amanda-smeltz/

It can be hard to find a voice both unapologetic and earnest in this age of dissociative lyrics and freewheeling wordplay. Amanda Smeltz’s Imperial Bender is a welcome aberration to the poetic land...

05/09/2014

Hey Louisville, Kentucky, our beloved Erin Keane is doing her thing tonight at The Bard's Town. Go show her some local love! https://facebook.com/events/1471219543111400

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05/06/2014

We've been quietly hard at work on our beloved Lumberyard. Shhhh...I'm sneaking a sneak for you of issue #11, coming soon.

04/22/2014

Lots of good tooting about Erin Keane's Demolition of the Promised Land. Thanks Amy Miller for this top notch review courtesy of Insider Louisville. http://insiderlouisville.com/lifestyle_culture/arts-and-entertainment/kicking-derby-poetry-bruce-springsteen-conversation-poet-erin-keane-new-collection-poems-demolition-promised-land/

Bruce Springsteen shops at a fancy supermarket, a roller coaster languishes in the ocean, ghosts play in a haunted kitchen, Queen plays on the jukebox while a poet balances geometry and existentialism on a pool cue. This is the world … Continue reading →

04/22/2014

Tonight! Tiny instruments will cover Springsteen, and other antics. Not your momma's book launch and YOU are invited. Join us! http://insiderlouisville.com/lifestyle_culture/dining/springsteen-remix-night-greetings-cherokee-park/

Local poet (and WFPL arts reporter) Erin Keane will formally launch her new collection with a party at The Bard’s Town, Tuesday, April 22, at 8 p.m. Keane explains, “I’ve already done my lady-like Carmichael’s reading. I love Carmichael’s, and … Continue reading →

04/15/2014

Curious what Erin Keane's newest Springsteen-inspired book is like as a read? Arts Louisville has a sweet review to give you the scoop: http://arts-louisville.com/2014/04/12/celebratory-and-elegiac-demolition/ Thanks AL!

Pour yourself a glass of bourbon, put on your favorite record, and settle in for the night with Erin Keane’s third collection of poems, Demolition of the Promised Land. Or if you’re in the mood to go out, make your way to the corner spot, load up the jukebox with songs that make you want to dance—or...

04/10/2014

A big thank you to the staff at Carmichael's Bookstore for a great event to kick off Erin Keane's book tour. Free Bruce postcards to everyone who bought a book! Springsteen fever is alive and well.

04/04/2014

Remember this guy? If you're a Lumberyard faithful, you'll remember Butler as the winner of our Roark Prize several years ago. From "Poems Don't Pay For Meat," he's hit the big time with a new novel, Shotgun Lovesongs. Look for his first full-length poetry collection later this year from Typecast. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/06/books/review/shotgun-lovesongs-by-nickolas-butler.html

Lifelong bonds are tested in a small Midwestern town in this first novel.

04/02/2014

Great behind the scenes look at how Erin Keane put together her latest book, just released! http://leoweekly.com/ae/book-riding-out-tonight-case-promised-land

03/28/2014

Opportunities to pick up a signed copy of the Bruce Springsteen-infused book by Erin Keane are growing every day. Check out a comprehensive list of appearances here, including a launch party no Bruce fan should miss happening in Louisville this April. Good stuff!
http://www.sensilla.com/readings/

Erin Keane Is a Poet, Critic, and Journalist - Author of Demolition of the Promised Land