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Praise for American Death Songs

I've been really flattered by the kind words that people have had for American Death Songs (on sale now, I might mention). Here are some quotes:

"Hardboiled and violent, Jordan Harper polished this work with fine-grit sandpaper. These stories were exercised like racehorses before publication. There is an exquisite economy to the words, skill and cadence in the sentence structure. The result is an impressive, disciplined work with literary merit, masquerading as hardboiled pulp." - Anonymous-9, author of Hard Bite

"I've never read a Jordan Harper story that didn't leave me shaking my head at what an immense, immense talent he is. And I'm saying this with the guy still owing me sixteen bucks." - Todd Robinson, author of The Hard Bounce.

"Best collection since Knockemstiff ... The collection reads like your favorite band's greatest hits record, not a clunker among them. Sometimes short story writing feels like a dying art. And most of the ones I read I soon forget. That will not be the case here. Comparing a collection to the masterful Knockemstiff by Donald Ray Pollock is not a compliment I throw around lightly. It is a deserved mantle here. This will be one of the best collections you ever read, guaranteed." Joe Clifford, author of Choice Cuts

 "Unsparing, brutal, and strangely beautiful." - Allison Glasgow, editor at ThugLit 

"There is something deliciously poetic in Jordan Harper's gritty prose. Like being hit with brass knuckles while your sweetheart slips you the tongue, his words draw you in, smack you hard and leave you breathless." Chris Leek in Out of the Gutter 

"Nobody makes me more pants-pissing jealous of their f-ing chops than Jordan Harper" - Jedidiah Ayres, author of Fierce Bitches.

Posted on Saturday, February 2, 2013 at 03:48PM by Registered CommenterJordan Harper | Comments Off