Book Giveaway Carnival – Going Local!

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This time I’m participating in Tracy’s Book Giveaway Carnival.  My theme for this giveaway is local. 

I’m giving away a book and a bookmark created by Ohioans.  Donald Ray Pollock grew up in Knockemstiff, Ohio.  He worked in a meatpacking plant and a paper mill before pursuing his MFA at Ohio State University.  Knockemstiff will be released in paperback on March 10th.  The bookmark should arrive this week and is made from pretty green and silvertone beads.  I bought it from PrinkerWink on Etsy.  She’s located in Ashland, Ohio.

Knockemstiff Paperback

In this unforgettable work of fiction, Donald Ray Pollock peers into the soul of a tough Midwestern American town to reveal the sad, stunted but resilient lives of its residents.

Spanning a period from the mid-sixties to the late nineties, the linked stories that comprise Knockemstiff feature a cast of recurring characters who are woebegone, baffled and depraved—but irresistibly, undeniably real. Rendered in the American vernacular with vivid imagery and a wry, dark sense of humor, these thwarted and sometimes violent lives jump off the page at the reader with inexorable force. A father pumps his son full of steroids so he can vicariously relive his days as a perpetual runner-up body builder. A psychotic rural recluse comes upon two siblings committing incest and feels compelled to take action. Donald Ray Pollock presents his characters and the sordid goings-on with a stern intelligence, a bracing absence of value judgments, and a refreshingly dark sense of bottom-dog humor.

With an artistic instinct honed on the works of Flannery O’Connor and Harry Crews, Pollock offers a powerful work of fiction in the classic American vein. Knockemstiff is a genuine entry into the literature of place.

The giveaway is open to US and Canadian residents.  Just leave a comment on this post between now and 11:58pm Eastern March 8th and you’ll be entered into the drawing.  The winner will be picked using Random.org the morning of March 9th.

Good luck!

39 comments

  1. Please enter me for this drawing. I love to read books that portray the raw reality that we seldom see in life. Thanks! Indigo

  2. Ok, I’ll try this again the last entry didn’t seem to take. I would love to be entered for this book and bookmark. I love reading about the raw realism behind life. Thanks! Indigo

  8. Yay for Ohio! My dad and family are from Salem area…i have many childhood memories of visiting there…what a nice promo :)…found you thru the Bookworm Carnival-congrats!

  12. That sounds like a very interesting book, and the chance to win it by commenting is something I just couldn’t pass up 🙂

    *commenty commenty*

  16. Wow! This sounds different from anything I’ve ever read before. Count me in, please.

  20. I think learning how a native of Ohio views the folks in my next-door-neighbor state. Thanks for the chance to win a copy of the book – and a lovely bookmark, too.

  22. I now live in Virginia, but grew up only about 45 minutes from Ashland, OH AND I am an Ohio State grad. This would be a welcome piece of home 🙂

  25. The story and Characters look interesting. I would like to read this novel.

  26. This sounds like a good read, and what a cover. I would love to be entered in the giveaway. Thanks 🙂

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