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[ advanced praise for J. A. Tyler’s debut novella “Someone Somewhere” ]
“J. A. Tyler’s Someone Somewhere is a gritty, yet tender ride into a mythopoeic dream city which is and isn’t contemporary Chicago. He employs a spare, lyrical voice that is heartfelt, unique, and absolutely real. And it narrates a tale about home, memory, loss, and what is left over. It is also about how our stories get told, against all odds. This novella is a stunning debut.”
: Corey Mesler / author of Talk: A Novel in Dialogue
“Like an impressionist painting by Seurat or Monet, J.A. Tyler uses stories and anecdotes like brush strokes of color to create a portrait of the modern day Everyman. The novella works like a Chinese puzzle box, but the secret it reveals is ourselves .”
: Jon Longhi / author of The Rise and Fall of Third Leg
“Someone Somewhere is the voice you wish you could hear inside your own head. J.A Tyler taps into a modern inner monologue, part poetry, part elegy, that will leave readers positive the author has somehow stolen the key to unlock their own secret diary.”
: Suzanne Burns / author of Misfits & Other Heroes
[ available from Ghost Road Press 2009 / Interested in a review copy? email author@aboutjatyler.com ] |
