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Keith Rosson lives in Portland, Oregon, and is the author of the novels The Mercy of the Tide and Smoke City. His short fiction has appeared in Cream City Review, PANK, December, the Nervous Breakdown, and more. A fierce advocate of public libraries and non-ironic adulation of the cassette tape, he can be found at keithrosson.com.
Smoke City was a super cool read that worked for me in a fashion similar to JG Ballard (whose work I greatly enjoy). It's a blend of realism and fantasy that flows off the page quite nicely. -- JD Dehart Reading & Lit Resources This book is mad. And I mean that in the best way. I don't think I've read anything this imaginative or unpredictable in a long time. -- Infinite Typewriters The way in which the different stories come together to form a cohesive and beautifully absurd plot keeps the reader turning page after page. This was by no means a mystery but I found myself in a state of delightful suspense during many parts of the book. -- TRL Reviews (4 stars) This was one of those books that called to me as soon as I read the blurb. And fortunately,this book was exactly what I was hoping it would be-strange, quirky, and offbeat, but also touching.The characters had depth and unique voices. The writing was rich. -- Metaphors & Moonlight (5 stars) - Rosson's talent is staggering, his craft is meticulous, and his story is one of the quirkiest, but most heartfelt I have ever read. -- Dianah Hughley, Bookseller, Powell's A surreal road novel about misfits on a journey to Southern California . . . An offbeat, strangely satisfying adventure through a land of (literal) ghosts. -- Kirkus Reviews
