The Crying Library by Diana Hamilton

There's been pretty nice weather in San Francisco recently. I said that to the lady checking IDs at Bottom of the Hill yesterday and she said, Yeah, but I'm concerned about this drought. You ruined my night, I said, just kidding.

A great big thunderstorm is like having a good cry, in my opinion, and that's what this city needs. So let's welcome Mondo Bummer #26 as a sort of rain dance:

Diana Hamilton's The Crying Library is a soggy catalogue of literary crying. Let's groan. Let's sob. Let's get swept up in a cyclone of tears. Let's get blurred and inflamed and morbidly alluring. 

More of Diana Hamilton's brilliance can be found in her book, Okay, Okay, which is forthcoming from Truck Books very soon.

If you are interested in buying a copy by mail, you can pay via PayPal, or send an email to mondobummer@gmail.com to arrange payment by mail (barter welcome!!!!!!!!!). Per usual, domestic shipping is free. If you are interested in having a copy and you live in the Bay Area, ask me. Payment is mostly to cover postage. It's not a big deal.

What's your favorite song about crying? Mine is hands-down Cry a Little by the Chicanes.

Jedidiah Clarke's THE TIME I BUSTED MY EAR

The first 24 Mondo Bummers were poetry and fiction chapbooks. Mondo Bummer #25 is a play!


I'm so excited about it. The play is called THE TIME I BUSTED MY EAR.  


Jedidiah Clarke's The Time I Busted My Ear is a play about a guy with a hearing problem, his ex-girlfriend, and a Subway sandwich gift card. Keith, Thelma, and the Sandwich Artist speak in an infectiously candid slang that will make you say WOAH. ($2) [vol 25]

If you buy it and you act it out with friends, don't hesitate to send us videos. 

Also, there is a performance of some of Jed's new plays in New York City this Friday and Saturday. It's called Back With Fire. Some copies of The Time I Busted My Ear will be available for purchase there. 

If you are interested in buying a copy by mail, you can pay via PayPal, or send an email to mondobummer@gmail.com to arrange payment by mail (barter welcome!!!!!!!!!). Per usual, domestic shipping is free. If you are interested in having a copy and you live in the Bay Area, ask me. Payment is mostly to cover postage. It's not a big deal.

Zack Tuck's Linty Love

Happy New Year!

It's time for Mondo Bummer #24. My cat is curled up in my lap, and it's no wonder: She's excited about Zack Tuck's book, Linty Love, and she wants to be as close as possible to the action as I announce its publication.

Zack Tuck's Linty Love is a short poem about finding out what love is and keeping it in your pocket. ($1) [vol 24]

Some advance copies were distributed at a Manifest Reading at the Tender Oracle. This is a great reading series. If you have the chance, check it out.

It's only a page long, so it can function as a broadside. What room wouldn't be nicer with Linty Love hanging on the wall?

If you are interested in purchasing a copy by mail, you can pay via PayPal, or send an email to mondobummer@gmail.com to arrange payment by mail (barter welcome!!!!!!!!!). Per usual, domestic shipping is free. If you are interested in having a copy and you live in the Bay Area, ask me. Payment is mostly to cover postage. It's not a big deal.

MONDO BUMMER HOLIDAY SALE

Happy holidays!

Did you know that Mondo Bummer books make great holiday gifts? They fit easily into stockings, and are cheap enough to buy in groups of eight for Chanukah presents.

All orders come with a handmade holiday card with your personal message!!!

If you order them now, I'll try to send them by the holidays. I almost definitely will.

Holday sale details:

-- Buy one get one free

-- Buy any eight books for $5 for Chanukah

-- Or whatever

Love and Rod McKuen by Ryan W. Bradley

Hello, October! Hello, Mondo Bummer #23!

If you've ever perused the poetry section in a used bookstore, you know Rod McKuen.

Inspired by McKuen's intensely sentimental verse, Ryan W. Bradley's five-poem series tackles the pain of paper cuts, the warmth of sitting in a fireplace, and -- of course -- deep-breathing, lip-trembling love. ($2) [vol 23]

If you are interested in purchasing a copy by mail, you can pay via PayPal, or send an email to mondobummer@gmail.com to arrange payment by mail (barter welcome!!!!!!!!!). Per usual, domestic shipping is free. If you are interested in having a copy and you live in the Bay Area, ask me. Payment is mostly to cover postage. It's not a big deal.

Olga & Fritz by Lauren Ireland

Mondo Bummer's 22nd book is here!

Inspired by a terrarium, Lauren Ireland's Olga & Fritz is about teenage lovers who lie down in moss, their daydreams and their breakfasts. Olga & Fritz are never afraid. ($2) [vol 22]

Welcome to California, Lauren!

If you are interested in purchasing a copy by mail, you can pay via PayPal, or send an email to mondobummer@gmail.com to arrange payment by mail (barter welcome!!!!!!!!!). Per usual, domestic shipping is free. If you are interested in having a copy and you live in the Bay Area, ask me. Payment is mostly to cover postage. It's not a big deal.

Berl's Brooklyn Poetry Shop

If you are in Brooklyn, you can get MONDO BUMMER books at Berl's Brooklyn Poetry Shop, run by Farrah Field and Jared White.

Visit Berl's at the Brooklyn Flea in Williamsburg. They are a featured vendor at the Flea.

Seems like they are mostly at the North 6th and Kent location in Williamsburg but you could always check their Facebook page for details.

Anyway, Berl's is highly recommended as a poetry shop in general. They have tons of amazing things besides MONDO BUMMERs. Including fingerless poetry gloves made by Farrah for outdoor poetry reading.