Fiction. "THE NOSTALGIA ECHO is the best book you will read this year, or any year: the exact antidote to all those tired, humorless, beige-colored novels of recent memory, the writing here pops with both a dazzling intelligence and a devastating depth of character. Mr. Hess carries on in the great tradition of Vonnegut, D. Barthelme, and every other genius literary madman."—Joe Meno
Author City: TRENTON, NJ USA
An associate professor of English at Rider University, Mickey Hess is well-known as a professional blurb artist via his online column "I Will Blurb Any Book Within 24 Hours" at The Rumpus. He is also the author of eight books, including Is Hip Hop Dead? The Past, Present, and Future of America's Most Wanted Music, Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide, Big Wheel at the Cracker Factory, THE NOSTALGIA ECHO, and THE NOVELIST AND THE RAPPER.
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