BOOKS
God’s Autobio (N.O.N. Publishing)
The short stories in God’s Autobio, Rolli’s debut collection, are – impossible. And quite probable. And everything in between. There’s a story about a man with a ridiculously huge coupon. About an elderly woman who befriends a frenzied robotic chimpanzee. An overzealous, if increasingly masochistic butler. Plus twenty-three other surreal, sublime, and satirical creations by Canadian writer/poet/artist Rolli, recipient of the John Kenneth Galbraith Literary Award, and one of the winners of the 2008/2009 Commonwealth Short Story Competition. 233 pages.
“Not only enjoyable, but necessary.” – Heavy Feather Review.
“Rolli’s short stories carry an inimitable signature of imagination, understanding and humor, delivered with a skill that is both literary and entertaining. Bravo!” – T.D. Johnston, short-story author and founder of Short Story America.
“Profundity and hilarity pervade the collection with a feverish regularity.” – Heavy Feather Review.
Order online from Amazon, Amazon Canada, Amazon UK, and Chapters Indigo. To buy via Paypal, use the donate button to the right, and send me an email (rolliwritesATgmailDOTcom) with your address. Including shipping, the price is $24 in Canada, $26 in the US, and $30 UK/overseas.
Plum Stuff (8th House Publishing)
It’s a poetry book. It’s an art book. It’s PLUM STUFF. From the back cover:
“Literate. Illiterate. Bewitching…. In his debut collection—a nine part whimsical discourse—Canadian author/artist Rolli waxes poetic about everything under “the muscular sun.” There are poems about peaches and plums, about desperate celebs and monster poets, mistresses and mummified cats. Strange, celebratory, self-mocking, these are poems to be gulped down like summer fruit. By Canada’s Rolli, recipient of the 2007 John Kenneth Galbraith Literary Award; and a winner of the 2008/2009 Commonwealth Short Story Competition. With illustrations by the author. Colour. 5.5 x 8.5. 128 pages.”
“Witty and bizarre … nothing short of Wonderland!” – Writers News Weekly.
“[The] whimsical drawings … fit the playful texts. The poems leap and cavort.” – The Montreal Review.
“The author’s gift for using words and images … is a delight. 8th House Publishing has found a work that may serve as a cry of the author’s generation.” – TRANSiTiON.
Of the 80 poems and 40 full-color illustrations in Plum Stuff, a large number first appeared in leading journals in Canada and the US: The New Quarterly, Quarterly West, Stickman Review, Feathertale Review, Wascana Review, Barnwood, and many others.
Read a sample here.
Plum Stuff is available at McNally Robinson, and online from Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.uk, Barnes & Noble, and 8th House. For an autographed copy, send $20 (USD or CAD) to:
Rolli
PO Box 125
Southey SK S0G 4P0
CANADA
Please add $4 shipping to Canada, $6 to the US, and $10 overseas. Make checks payable to Charles Anderson.
***For a limited time, all “autograph” orders come with FREE HAIR. Neat!***
Can’t find it in your local library? Try filling out a purchase request form!
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Hey Rolli,
I wanted to have my local library purchase your book, but the purchase request form needs the ISBN. Could you please write it in comment?
Thanks,
Sarrah
Wonderful, Sarrah! Here it is:
978-1-926716-03-9
Happy reading,
Rolli
Thanks! The request form has been sent.
Hello there
which book would contain writing like that found on your blog?
thanks for any advice.
sarah
Hi Sarah. “God’s Autobio” is a mix of short stories and flash fictions. Most of my blog stuff would be considered “flash fictions.” If you like the blog, I’m sure you’d love “God’s Autobio,” too!