To celebrate the release of #STATIC by Eric Laster (4/19/16), blogs across the web are featuring exclusive content from Eric and 10 chances to win a copy of #STATIC, as well as a chance to win a 6-in-1 Bluetooth Entertainment Center in the Grand Prize Giveaway!
by Eric Laster
Recording punk rock allows me to indulge in overall attitude instead of details. When I write and record punk, I embrace messiness—spewing emotions without painstaking forethought. And this might sound weird, but for me it’s also a celebration of anger. Punk allows me a cathartic release from the strictures of the everyday and acts as a steam valve through which I vent some of the worst aspects of my personality (though I do exaggerate and poke fun of this over-the-top version of myself). Curiously, when I “sing” punk I become a character, which in the end is not unlike being a novelist or short story writer.
You can check out some of Eric’s music on Bandcamp.
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When Curtis Brooks starts receiving phone calls from his older brother Wilt, who’s been dead a week, he’s sure it’s to help him find evidence that will lead to a murderer’s arrest. But Wilt claims he wasn’t murdered; his calling, meant to help him adjust, is standard protocol for newly deceased at the Aftermart—a kind of inescapable, ever-expanding Walmart filled with discontinued products.
Wilt’s death ruled a homicide, Curtis embarks on a dangerous plan to find the killer, which soon has him scheming against a billionaire and floundering toward love with his brother’s ex-girlfriend Suzy, all while struggling through high school and his single mom’s poor choices.
Why does Wilt help Curtis win over Suzy, even as he organizes a rebellion at the Aftermart? Who’d wanted him dead? Curtis risks his life to answer these questions, in the process forging a bond with his brother unlike any they’ve ever had.
- One (1) winner will receive a 6-in-1 Bluetooth Entertainment Center ($99.99), some vinyl records pressed and recorded by Eric Laster, and a finished copy of Static!
- Enter via the rafflecopter below
- US/Canada Only
- Ends 5/1 at midnight ET
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ShootingStarsMag Giveaway:
I was given the opportunity to offer up one copy of Static by Eric Laster for giveaway.
You must be in the U.S. or Canada
You must be at least 13 years of age or have permission of parents to enter
Once I pass along your information, I am in no way responsible for the book getting to you
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Receiving messages from the dead is a premise I've always found interesting. Fantastic giveaway.
Sounds like such a good artist! Great giveaway, sad that only in US and Canada :/
-Leta | The Nerdy Me
I loved learning more about Eric – he sounds like such an awesome guy!
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Interesting post and what a fantastic giveaway. it's great to think vinyl is making a comeback. With a box full of records unopened in a cupboard for the last 19 years now I just have to hope for a record player.
I would love to read this. It sounds quirky and something that reminds me of my step-brother. And, I could really use the entertainment center to listen to some of my old vinyl. Not sure if I can find a replacement needle for my stereo.
Great post and giveaway! Thanks so much for sharing it!!
Sounds like a great giveaway!
~Lili
http://www.thefashionsalt.com
Definitely looks like a grand prize to fit the book and author! As for the book, I'm definitely curious to learn more about that premise!
I like the premise of this book! Although I must be old because I had to look up what scribbing is. Now I am going to be dropping my hipness and knowledge around to everyone I meet 🙂
Wow! What a great Giveaway! And the premise for this book is even more alluring, thanks for hosting this Lauren 🙂
What an awesome giveaway! #STATIC sounds really interesting 🙂
Ooooh… #STATIC sounds kind of creepy, but would be sooooo good! Thanks for sharing!