The Essential Carl Mahogany. Last Chance Press. Written by Zach Boddicker. 2017. 20.3 x 13.7 cm. 270 pg.

With internal dialogue to match Nick Hornby at his best (see High Fidelity), and external dialogue that’s reminiscent of early Don Delillo (see Great Jones Street, possibly the only musician-novel that I dare compare to this one), author Zach Boddicker has crafted an elegant, oddball, and unapologetically funny tale of ex-Nashville, ex-famous, and ex-boyfriend Carl Mahogany and his existential mission to recover his soul in a tumbleweed junction on the Great Plains of Eastern Colorado. Rarely have I seen so much wit mingle so comfortably with such an honest portrayal of rural America’s anarchic spirit.

—Gregory Hill – author East of Denver, The Lonesome Trials of Johnny Riles. Recipient of the Colorado Book Award for Literary Fiction.

ISBN
978-0692638637