Once in a while, a book comes along that takes all other books in genre, spins them around, and dropkicks them out of sight because it is that different. My friends, I have on heck of a treat for you today because I've had the true pleasure of being able to read, review and feature an amazing book that fits that bill. A huge thanks goes out to Penguin for providing Chopsticks not only for me...but also for you!
After her mother died, Glory retreated into herself and her music. Her single father raised her as a piano prodigy, with a rigid schedule and the goal of playing sold-out shows across the globe.
Now, as a teenager, Glory has disappeared. As readers flash back to the events leading up to her disappearance, they see a girl on the precipice of disaster.
Chopsticks is a novel, an app, a website. It is a collage of original drawings, objects, text, sounds, and video. It is a love story. It is a mystery. Read it. View it. Experience it.
Chopsticks was born out of the desire to tell a story with multiple medias, without losing the fundamental truths which make reading fiction an emotional human experience.
The novel’s digital format will still allow you to encounter the lives of Frank and Glory, the characters that fill the pages, but the additional videos, songs and digital links will create a new novel experience.
Visit the official website to check out images from the book and more!
Head over to iTunes to download the Chopsticks App
Jessica Anthony’s debut novel, The Convalescent (McSweeney’s/Grove 2009), was an ALA Adult Notable Book, a B&N “Discover Great New Writers” selection, an Editor’s Choice in the San Francisco Chronicle, and has been taught in several universities across the country. Her short fiction can be found in Best New American Voices, Best American Nonrequired Reading, McSweeney’s, New American Writing and elsewhere. She was raised amidst the farms and bowling alleys of Upstate New York, and currently teaches at Bates College and Southern New Hampshire University.
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Wow. That's a really different concept--though I hear this is kind of where "books" are going in the future. Multimedia all the way. Intriguing. I might have to ask my students what they think of this concept.
ReplyDeleteI was iffy on the idea of it, but I have to say I was pleasantly surprised! It's very different, but it's definitely powerful!
ReplyDeleteThis looks kinda intensive but also kinda cool. I've heard good things about it from other bloggers and you liked it, so that's always a plus!
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