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Back in 2017, I was invited to speak at an annual conference of the School of English Language Literature at the University of Bordeaux. My first novel, The Contortionist’s Handbook, had been released in French the year before. The theme of that year’s conference was Lying, and so the organizers thought I might be a good fit, and that perhaps I could discuss the origin and thought process behi

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	The Contortionist's Handbook 3.97 avg rating — 11,417 ratings — published 2002 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Mother Howl 3.62 avg rating — 413 ratings — published 2023 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The New Black by Richard Thomas (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Laird Barron (Goodreads Author) (Foreword), Brian Evenson (Contributor) 4.10 avg rating — 353 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Craig Clevenger Duet 4.77 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Put Out the Lights and Cry: A Diner Noir Anthology by Craig Clevenger (Goodreads Author), Paige Johnson (Goodreads Author), Lg Thomson 4.60 avg rating — 10 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Quotes by Craig Clevenger (?)

“Everything in the universe is everything else. A man is a killer is a saint is a monkey is a cockroach is a goldfish is a whale, and the Devil is just the angel who asked for More.”
― Craig Clevenger, Dermaphoria

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“A person’s life story is equal to what they have plus what they want most in the world, minus what they’re actually willing to sacrifice for it.”
― Craig Clevenger, The Contortionist's Handbook

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“The time flies. The time flies feed on rotting clocks.”
― Craig Clevenger, Dermaphoria

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