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"At some point, I began to think of it as an ancient folk tale. It's fine work, with a kind of scattered narrative set within a tight frame. Fast-moving throughout -- fragile characters who suggest a bleak inner world made in their own collective image." -- Don DeLilloAn epidemic of violence is sweeping the country: musicians are being murdered onstage in the middle of their sets by members of their audience. Are these random copycat killings, or is something more sinister at work? Has music itself become corrupted in a culture where everything is available, everybody is a "creative," and attention spans have dwindled to nothing?With its cast of ambitious bands, yearning fans, and enigmatic killers, Destroy All Monsters tells a haunted and romantic story of overdue endings and unlikely beginnings that will resonate with anybody who's ever loved rock and roll.
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Jeff Jackson's second novel "Destroy All Monsters: The Last Rock Novel" received advanced praise from Don DeLillo, Janet Fitch, Dana Spiotta, Ben Marcus, and Dennis Cooper. Largehearted Boy website called it "an inventive and powerful book, one of the best (if not the best) rock 'n roll novels I have ever read." His first novel "Mira Corpora" was a Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and featured on numerous "Best of 2013" lists, including Slate, Salon, The New Statesman, and Flavorwire. His novella "Novi Sad" was published as a limited edition art book and selected for "Best of 2016" lists in Vice, Lit Reactor, and Entropy. His short fiction has appeared in Vice, Guernica, The Common, and The Collagist.As a playwright, six of his plays have been produced by the Obie Award-winning Collapsable Giraffe company in New York City. The NY Times selected his play "Botanica" as "one of the most galvanizing theater experiences of 2012." "Dream of the Red Chamber: Performance for a Sleeping Audience," an adaptation of the epic Chinese novel, debuted in Times Square in 2014 to rave reviews. He writes and performs music with the band Julian Calendar.