Happy Talk appears magically tomorrow, June 19, in bookstores and on bookshelves near you. It’s been a madcap few months, and here is a rundown of places where the novel has been reviewed or I have written essays over the past few weeks. My sincere thanks to the people who have helped support this book!

Rundown (in the always charming third person):

Melo writes about a Book Notes playlist (via largehearted boy) to accompany Happy Talk.

An essay on the Powells blog about Melo’s relationship with the Kinks’ ‘Waterloo Sunset.’

Happy Talk excerpt on The Collagist, June 2013.

Portland Monthly reviews Happy Talk, June 2013.

A Q & A in advance of the release of Happy Talk on Portland Monthly’s Culturephile blog, May 2013.

Publishers Weekly reviews Happy Talk, April 2013.

An essay on Joyland: The Real Portlandia, April 2013.

Matthue Roth talks Jokerman 8 and Happy Talk on Electric Literature, January 2013