Corwin Ericson lives in western Massachusetts where he works as an editor, professor, and writer. He is the author of the chapbook Checked Out OK (Factory Hollow Press, 2011), a collection of police reports. Swell is his first novel. More info can be found at www.swellthenovel.com and www.darkcoastpress.com.
""A raucous roller-coaster ride . . . the writer deconstructs all
things New England to hilarious effect. Ericson's tale reveals
strong flavors of Tom Robbins, but there is also a splash of
Douglas Adams in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Just sit
back and enjoy the long strange trip.""
-- "Shelf Awareness"
""This delightfully loopy debut combines Down East deadpan with
elements of Nordic mythology and Pynchonesque pyrotechnics.
Ericson's Maine coastal setting lies at the edge of the
surreal.""
-- "Publishers Weekly"
"Swell reads like an early Tom Robbins novel. It's stuffed with
fresh-feeling observations--and old observations dolled up in just
the right pair of Groucho Marx glasses--giving many chapters the
feel of a hilarious, discursive night at the bar with a talented
bullshit artist. Even though Whippey's the literary equivalent of
an old friend who crashes on your couch for a week too long, you
can't help but fall in love with him. He's a romantic, and his
obvious adoration for coastal life in New England will leave you
longing for a vacation in Melville country."
-- Paul Constant, "The Stranger"
""Jaunty, playful, hilarious, and imminently readable, Swell is
much more than an auspicious debut, it's that rarest of birds, a
good old-fashioned reading pleasure.""
-- Jonathan Evison, best-selling author of "The Revised
Fundamentals of Caregiving" and "West of Here"
Orange himself reads like Pynchon's Doc Sportello. Add a splash of
Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, too . . . A
superbly crafted mixture of humor and observations of modern life,
a combination of barely-noticeable detective fiction and magical
realism, something uniquely its own and, in the end, a truly good
read. Swell is a fantastic novel.
-- "Line Zero"
"Gaiman meets Barth in a novel about a cellphone network made out
of whales. It's time to go away to sea. [. . .] The question is,
are you ready for Whalepunk?"
--i
"A raucous roller-coaster ride . . . the writer deconstructs all
things New England to hilarious effect. Ericson's tale reveals
strong flavors of Tom Robbins, but there is also a splash of
Douglas Adams in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Just sit
back and enjoy the long strange trip."
-- "Shelf Awareness"
"This delightfully loopy debut combines Down East deadpan with
elements of Nordic mythology and Pynchonesque pyrotechnics.
Ericson's Maine coastal setting lies at the edge of the
surreal."
-- "Publishers Weekly"
"Swell reads like an early Tom Robbins novel. It's stuffed with
fresh-feeling observations--and old observations dolled up in just
the right pair of Groucho Marx glasses--giving many chapters the
feel of a hilarious, discursive night at the bar with a talented
bullshit artist. Even though Whippey's the literary equivalent of
an old friend who crashes on your couch for a week too long, you
can't help but fall in love with him. He's a romantic, and his
obvious adoration for coastal life in New England will leave you
longing for a vacation in Melville country."
-- Paul Constant, "The Stranger"
"Jaunty, playful, hilarious, and imminently readable, Swell is much
more than an auspicious debut, it's that rarest of birds, a good
old-fashioned reading pleasure."
-- Jonathan Evison, best-selling author of "The Revised
Fundamentals of Caregiving" and "West of Here"
Orange himself reads like Pynchon's Doc Sportello. Add a splash of
Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, too . . . A
superbly crafted mixture of humor and observations of modern life,
a combination of barely-noticeable detective fiction and magical
realism, something uniquely its own and, in the end, a truly good
read. Swell is a fantastic novel.
-- "Line Zero"
"Gaiman meets Barth in a novel about a cellphone network made out
of whales. It's time to go away to sea. [. . .] The question is,
are you ready for Whalepunk?"
-- "IO9"
A raucous roller-coaster ride . . . the writer deconstructs all
things New England to hilarious effect. Ericson's tale reveals
strong flavors of Tom Robbins, but there is also a splash of
Douglas Adams in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Just sit
back and enjoy the long strange trip. - Shelf AwarenessThis
delightfully loopy debut combines Down East deadpan with elements
of Nordic mythology and Pynchonesque pyrotechnics. Ericson's Maine
coastal setting lies at the edge of the surreal. - Publishers
WeeklyJaunty, playful, hilarious, and imminently readable, Swell is
much more than an auspicious debut, it's that rarest of birds, a
good old-fashioned reading pleasure. - Jonathan Evison, author of
West of Here and All About Lulu
Orange himself reads like Pynchon's Doc Sportello. Add a splash of
Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, too . . . A
superbly crafted mixture of humor and observations of modern life,
a combination of barely-noticeable detective fictio
Jaunty, playful, hilarious, and imminently readable, Swell is much
more than an auspicious debut, it's that rarest of birds, a good
old-fashioned reading pleasure. - Jonathan Evison, author of West
of Here and All About Lulu
Orange himself reads like Pynchon's Doc Sportello. Add a splash of
Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, too . . . A
superbly crafted mixture of humor and observations of modern life,
a combination of barely-noticeable detective fiction and magical
realism, something uniquely its own and, in the end, a truly good
read. Swell is a fantastic novel. - Line Zero
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