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Dear Reader- This is called the "back cover copy," and you are no doubt familiar with its purpose. It describes what the book is about, so you can decide if you want to read it. Here's the problem, though: I can't even describe this book, and I wrote the damn thing.(1) Basically, it's like this: fed up with the Byzantine quest of trying to publish a novel, I decide instead to cut to the chase and write a memoir about trying to publish a book-this book, to be precise. Of course, now you're saying to yourself, "That is stupid," which is fair. But then you'll read it, and you'll say, "Damn, that was actually pretty good." Because obviously it's about much more than just publishing a book. It's about life and love and friendship; politics, pop culture, and basketball; sex, drugs, and mild, inoffensive, slow-tempo Christian rock.
About the Author
Stephen Markley is the author of "Publish This Book", "Tales of Iceland" and the essay "The Great Dysmorphia". His fiction, journalism, columns, and essays have appeared in The Iowa Review, The Rumpus, RedEye, The Week, The Chicago Tribune, Weber: A Study of the Contemporary West, Cars.com's KickingTires, and The Chicago Reader. "Ohio" is his forthcoming debut novel. He currently lives in Los Angeles.
