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July 05, 2006
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In Which We Show That Slow And Steady Wins The Race

Larry often tells me how much he loves Steven Grant, and his philosophy of "enlightened self-interest," which ol' Lar explains boils down to "what's good for us is good for him, and what's good for him is good for us." And us being backlist publishers, it's that philosophy that keeps Larry tirelessly getting the word out about your books. Like he always says, "If you haven't read it, it's new to you."

Sean Fahey over at CHUD has just picked up Badlands, a book that's had three publishers and has been around a while. But it's that AiT version that gets the job done: "Similar to James Ellroy’s phenomenal novel ‘American Tabloid,’ Badlands does not concern itself so much with the actual assassination, but rather focuses on the foot soldiers that carried out the orders – the regular joes that, wittingly and unwittingly, allowed themselves to be drawn into a bad situation. Conrad Bremen, a recently released con, is one these foot soldiers, and through his unfortunate experiences Grant skillfully conveys the overwhelming sense of desperation and helplessness that would lead someone to become involved in a situation like this. At every turn, Bremen finds a dead end until he’s backed into a dark corner and forced to become a pawn in someone else’s game. It’s an expertly written human tragedy."

--Josh


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