St. Louis Noir will be published simultaneously in paperback and eBook formats.
Featuring brand-new stories by: Calvin Wilson, Lavelle Wilkins-Chinn, Paul D. Marks, Scott Phillips, Colleen McElroy, Jason Makansi, S.L. Coney, Michael Castro, Laura Benedict, Jedidiah Ayres, Umar Lee, Chris Barsanti, John Lutz, and L.J. Smith.
The editor, Scott Phillips, is a popular writer of many best-selling volumes, most famously The Ice Harvest, which was adapted into a feature film starring John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton and Connie Nielsen..
Publicize to major dailies, weeklies, literary publications, alternative publications. Major radio and television push, with a strong local angle.
Akashic's promotion will have a strong social media component
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of ContentsIntroductionPart I: The City
¿"Abandoned Places" by S.L. Coney (Dogtown)
¿"Deserted Cities of the Heart" by Paul D. Marks (Gateway Arch)
¿"Blues for the River City" by Colleen J. McElroy (The Ville)
¿"Fool's Luck" by LaVelle Wilkins-Chinn (Central West End)
¿"Attrition" by Calvin Wilson (Downtown Newsroom)
¿"Tracks" by Jason Makansi (The Hill)
Part II: A Poetic Interlude
¿"Four St. Louis Poems" by Michael Castro (Gaslight Square)
Part III: The County
¿"A Paler Shade of Death" by Laura Benedict (Glendale)
¿"Have You Seen Me?" by Jedidiah Ayres (Frontenac)
¿"A St. Louis Christmas" by Umar Lee (North County)
¿"The Pillbox" by Chris Barsanti (Maplewood)
¿"The Brick Wall" by John Lutz (Interstate 64)
Part IV: Across The River
¿"Tell Them Your Name Is Barbara" by L.J. Smith (East St. Louis, IL)
¿"One Little Goddamn Thing" by Scott Phillips (Sauget, IL)
