2012 NEWS
OCT to JAN: Calamari Press will effectively be on homeless sabbatical until 2013 (but still processing dbook orders). Follow our exploits on 5cense.
12/12/12: Peter Markus will be teaching a winter 2013 online fiction writing workshop Jan 13 to Mar 17. Contact me for details.
22/11 : Brandon Hobson interviews Chiara Barzini for The Believer blog.
15/11 : Miranda Mellis & Mac Wellman read at McNally Jackson in NYC.
7/11 : If you are interested in reviewing either of the last two Calamari titles, Tarpaulin Sky is seeking reviewers.
23/10 : Six stories from Sister Stop Breathing translated into italian on Vice.
7/9: In the upside-down garden (Orto Capovolto) in Rome, was the unofficial launch party of {untitled : under the auspices}, as curated by Luca Arnaudo, with art also by Ono Emiliani. (recap)
4/8 : { untitled: under the auspices } is now stocked at SPD & available as a dbook.
20/7 : Calamari Press annuncia la pubblicazione di PAROLATLANTE di Luca Arnaudo & Aldo Bandinelli (which is to say, we announce the publication of WORDATLAS).
17/7 : 4 fictions by Chiara Barzini, divined from photos by Enrique Metinides, in Nero.
12/7 : Sneak preview of forthcoming titlleless, authorless & wordless Calamari publication.
11/7 : Congratulations to Peter Markus, a 2012 Kresge Artist Fellow.
19/6 : 8 shorts from Sister Stop Breathing on The Nervous Breakdown.
3/6 : Sleeping Fish Xi is complete, with works by Joe Sacksteder, Julie Reverb, Nick Francis Potter, Matthew Derby, Luca Arnaudo, Dmitry Babenko, Amy Wright, Giancarlo DiTrapano, Elisabetta Diamanti, David Wirthlin, Mariangela Guatteri & Norman Lock.
25/5 : Miranda Mellis & Anna Joy Springer at Green Apple Books in San Francisco.
23/5 : Peter Markus will be running an online fiction writing workshop June 24—Aug 26. Contact me or Peter for details.
7/5 : Sister Stop Breathing reviewed in decomP.
5/5 : Chiara Barzini has a piece on dubbing in Italian film in the new Harper's, here's some B-roll on their blog.
2/5 : Presentazione del libro SISTER STOP BREATHING di Chiara Barzini a Casa delle Letterature. Video highlights: 01 | 02 | 03 |
26/4 : Interview (in Italian) about Ark Codex in Artribune.
21/4 : 2 pages from Ark Codex in ILK.
13/4 : 4 pages from Ark Codex ±0 on GAMM.
5/4 : Chiara Barzini's book notes on Largehearted Boy.
4/4 : Works by Chiara Barzini, Ark Codex & others in Fiddleback 2.2.
1/4 : L'inaugurazione romana di ARK CODEX ±0, presso la Stamperia del Tevere (recap).
16/3 : J.A. Tyler has generously & diligently reviewed every Calamari title (as of 2010) for Big Other, this the final (41th) one, of Sleepingfish 8 (& contributor M.T. Fallon is offered a publishing deal to boot).
15/3 : Text & images from Ark Codex ±0 in The Collagist 32.
12/3 : Sleeping Fish is open for submissions.
12/3 : Miranda Mellis has a new book out & a bunch of upcoming readings. See Sidebrow for details.
10/3 : Blake Butler on Ark Codex ±0 for VICE.
10/3 : Divorcer is #1 & Sister Stop Breathing is #4 on fiction bestsellers at SPD for Jan/Feb.
7/3 : Inventory of items brought back from NYC.
7/3 : Sister Stop Breathing in Paris, LA.
3/3 : Ark Codex ±0 NYC launch party, featuring Tempers, 8 pm at Collab.
1/3 : David Tibet (of C93) recommends Sister Stop Breathing.
29/2 : Sister Stop Breathing reviewed in Esoterrorist.
28/2 : Ark Codex ±0 NYC launch mixer/exhibit, 7-10 pm at Lolita Bar.
21/2 : For those that missed Chiara Barzini's readings in NYC, here's a video from Franklin Park.
20/2 : Interview about Ark Codex ±0 in Monkeybicycle.
16/2 : In anticipation of the Ark Codex ±0 launch, original pages from the book are now available (to those in the US, until 3/1) for $100/ea (includes a copy of the book).
16/2 : Image & text from Ark Codex ±0 in wigleaF.
15/2 : Brandon Hobson reviews Sister Stop Breathing for The Collagist.
14/2 : Ark Codex ±0 available on Amazon.
13/2 : Chiara Barzini, Ben Marcus, Martha Southgate, Kate Zambreno & Will Snider at Franklin Park. [Recap]
10/2 : Interview with Chiara Barzini in Satellite Voices.
8/2 : Review of Sister Stop Breathing in Vol. 1 Bklyn.
7/2 : Calamari economy of words 2011 & the digital «eat first, pay what you want» release of Ark Codex ±0.
5/2 : Excerpt from Ark Codex ±0 in Word For/Word.
30/1 : Chiara Barzini & Frederic Tuten at 192 Books.
28/1 : Greg Gerke reviews Lutz's Divorcer in The Review of Contemporary Fiction.
25/1 : 5 pages from Ark Codex ±0 in Gobbet.
24/1 : Sister Stop Breathing reviewed in Coffin Factory.
23/1 : Chiara Barzini, Kate Schatz, Iris Smyles & James Yeh at Unnameable Books.
22/1 : book video for Ark Codex ±0.
21/1 : Chiara Barzini, Daniel Long, Michael Bible, Tao Lin & Giancarlo Ditrapano KGB Bar.
18/1 : Ark Codex ±0 is being inked.
14/1 : Gary Lutz interviewed in Blackbook.
12/1 : Chiara Barzini, Joseph Salvatore & Catherine Lacey at Pacific Standard.
10/1 : Review of Divorcer in Full Stop.
9/1 : Gary Lutz & Sam Lipsyte at Franklin Park. (recap)
8/1 : Chiara Barzini, Robert Lopez & Gary Lutz at KGB bar (recap).
8/1 : Sister Stop Breathing hits the streets.
5/1 : SPD is giving 40% off their bestsellers of 2011 (including books by Lutz, Ohle & Butler).
5/1 : L Mag Questionnaire for Writer Types: Gary Lutz.
4/1 : Vincent Standley at Village Books in Bellingham.
4/1 : A Mortal Affect by Vincent Standley now available as eBook.
1/1/2012 : Marsupial reviewed on Big Other.
