"Gus writes with a spare elegance that illuminates a topic that, all too often, is treated with heavy-handed jocularity at best or insensitivity at worst."

(what IS the book about, by the way? Besides men/women?)

And if a blurb from a non scifi writer would help, no problem. Tell them to send me a galley.

Now I kinda want to get blurbs from all the writers I know.

Not for a book or anything. Just for, you know, my cover letters. Or a tee-shirt.

"I don't know what this book is about, but it's FUCKIN' GREAT!" -- Deb G.

This would sell retail out.

Border's employees would be like ...

"Deb G!!? That Rowling chick can bite me! Buy Gus or die!"

Now I kinda want to get blurbs from all the writers I know.

"Erin's ass is a rich and heady experience: taut and supple throughout, with a subtle, haunting whiteness. She buffs it with a sure and steady hand in a breathtaking balancing act of deeply focused craft and natural artistry. A stunning debut."

"subtle, haunting whiteness"??

OMG, I just about swallowed my own tongue, laughing!!

"Erin brings a spice that has been sorely lacking in the sauces out there. Long may she vamp!"

"Erin's ass is a rich and heady experience: taut and supple throughout, with a subtle, haunting whiteness. She buffs it with a sure and steady hand in a breathtaking balancing act of deeply focused craft and natural artistry. A stunning debut."

We always suspected this, or even ... knew this. What was the point of this post?

What was the point of this post?

She wanted a blurb, she got a blurb. Not blurby enough? Here's yours:

"The Buffista body of literature is an absurdly varied one, but until now there has been no one to tell the untold stories of the Wisconsinite, the weremonkey, the remarkably tall. Gus is all three, and we are all the richer for it. His book is a quiet miracle. A benediction. A remarkably tall, faintly cheese-scented benediction."

Just giving Erin her due. And tee-shirt fodder.

Can I post the short-form synopsis for London Calling? My wonderful new agents have approved of it and I want to share.

Lessee, I feel the inspiration to Blurb Deb and JZ now:

"Deb G. is tart and bracing; she sizzles like prime rib on a grill, yet manages a smooth finish, like unto the silkiest creme brulee. An acquired taste, she nonetheless is a consistent crowd-pleaser. Recommended for the conneissieur with a sophisticated palate."

"JZ frolics and sparkles like a sunlight elf spinning through Prosecco fields, yet manages to surprise and tantalize with surprising hits of acerbic truths. Full-bodied, yet light and smooth, this frankly pretty blend is one to savor."