Insomniac Press present

The Montreal book launch of:
The Mole Chronicles: a novel by Andy Brown
This Will All End in Tears: a graphic novel by Joe Ollmann
Tuesday, November 14 at 7:00 pm
Boa Bar, 5301 St. Laurent

On Tuesday, November 14th at the Boa Bar, Montrealers Andy Brown and Joe
Ollmann will be presenting readings of their recently published books by
Insomniac Press.

Brown¹s Mole Chronicles traces the complexities of family relationships
through a paranoid landscape of skin disease, secret societies,
eco-terrorism and post-global culture. Recalling Susan Sontag¹s Illness as
Metaphor, Brown¹s innovative novel shifts between the weathered streets of
Montreal and the uneasy utopian beauty of Vancouver to locate an associative
site of regret, humour and longing‹the often malignant traces of our
upbringing and cultural surroundings.

"Brown's conflations of self and landscape, illness and passage are
insightful reminders of the vast overlapping surfaces that structure
contemporary experience. And the prose is good too ‹ subtle, daring at
times, always assured. I enjoyed reading this book. A lot."
‹ Michael Turner

In the five, long-form stories that comprise This Will All End in Tears, Joe
Ollmann finds inspiration in the forgettable, magical and disturbing moments
of the mundane‹our uncomfortable silences, subtle acts of self-delusion and
fleeting seconds of self-awareness. Ollmann¹s illustrated tales reveal a
remarkable sense of detail, unforgettable characters and delicate narrative
structure which lulls the reader into a place that is part Charles Schulz,
part Edward Gorey.

Originally from Vancouver, Andy Brown is the author of the short story
collection I can see you being invisible (D.C. Books, 2003). He is an editor
of Matrix magazine and the founder of conundrum press. His writing has
appeared extensively in publications throughout North America.

Joe Ollmann is a cartoonist who lives Montreal by way of Hamilton, Ontario.
He is the author of two other books, Chewing on Tinfoil (2001) and The Big
Book of Wag! (2006). Other comics and animation may be viewed by visiting
the web co-ordinates www.wagpress.net. Ollmann also works as the art
director at Ascent, Canada's only yoga magazine.


MEDIA INQUIRIES:
Chrisptopher DiRaddo
(514) 842.5087
(514) 806.5087
diraddo@videotron.ca

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