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David Kalish

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David Kalish is a fiction writer and playwright whose debut novel, The Opposite of Everything, was published in 2014 by WiDo Publishing. In this quirky romantic comedy, an ailing angst-ridden journalist finds love in a fiery Colombian doctor who helps him to beat his fear of life — before his illness beats him.

The Opposite of Everything, was inspired by his own struggle with cancer and divorce and grew out of his studies at the Bennington College Writing Seminars, where he earned his MFA. His short fiction has been published in Temenos, Knock, Spectrum, and Poydras Review, his non-fiction in the Writer’s Chronicle, and a short film of his, Regular Guy, won honors in film festivals here and abroad. Before Bennington, he was an editor and re
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Adieu, old friend.

When the Times Union announced last week it would kill its entire selection of community blogs, including mine, the move felt like root canal. It wasn’t just the pain of watching my writing gig end after eight years—or my discomfort with the TU’s shutdown of a bastion of unfettered speech, a rare diversity of voices in
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David Kalish The Opposite of Everything, the "exuberant, hilarious" debut novel from David Kalish (me), is now available for purchase on Kindle -- at a staggering introductory price of $1.99! This is full three weeks before my book’s formal publication on March 11. It’s a limited time offering, so just click on the Amazon link and get it while it’s hot. And if you like what you read, please leave a comment on my Amazon page. Just click on: Write a Customer Review. It’s that easy! My dream is to have lots of your comments by the time my novel hits bookstores next month.

Click here for this special offer: The Opposite of Everything, the "exuberant, hilarious" debut novel from David Kalish (me), is now available for purchase on Kindle -- at a staggering introductory price of $1.99! This is full three weeks before my book’s formal publication on March 11. It’s a limited time offering, so just click on the Amazon link and get it while it’s hot. And if you like what you read, please leave a comment on my Amazon page. Just click on: Write a Customer Review. It’s that easy! My dream is to have lots of your comments by the time my novel hits bookstores next month.

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“AN EXUBERANT, HILARIOUS FIRST NOVEL”
-- Askold Melnyczuk, author of House of Widows, New York Times notable author, and founding editor of Agni Magazine

“A ZANY, ROMANTIC NOVEL ABOUT THE THINGS THAT BREAK OUR HEARTS - CANCER, CRAZY FAMILIES, AND BUSTED DREAMS - AND THE THINGS THAT SUSTAIN US: LOVE AND SECOND CHANCES.”
-- Seth Kaufman, author of King of Pain


message 2: by David

David Kalish As I read through my galleys for my novel this weekend, my last chance to make corrections, I'm grateful for this snippet of advance praise in the front of the book:

“Philip Roth may have pocketed his pen for good, but not before siring a love child on Woody Allen. Meet David Kalish, whose exuberant, hilarious first novel uncovers the light side of divorce, cancer, and computer dating. Sharp-tongued yet warm-hearted, Mr. Kalish shows us that the opposite of everything we know is exactly what we’ve needed to learn.”

-- Askold Melnyczuk, author of House of Widows, New York Times notable author and founding editor of Agni Magazine


message 1: by David

David Kalish Sometimes the early bird catches the worm. Other times, the early bird gets to pre-order a novel at a discount. My darkly comedic novel, The Opposite of Everything, will be published on March 11, 2014, but is available at 20 percent off right now, thanks to my publisher. Here's the link:

http://widopublishing.com/the-opposit...


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