Mark Z. Danielewski's Blog
August 30, 2020
New Short Story by House of Leaves Author Mark Z. Danielewski
A lifelong interest of mine has been the question of space. How we need it, fear it, want it, find it, make it, make peace with it, measure it, defend it, go to war for it, give it away, deny it, seduce it, cultivate it, think and feel because of it; whether it’s in our minds, our hearts, on the page. It’s a subject that happily sustains enduring conversations with architects, artists and musicians. Not to mention physicists. Philosophers too. (Consider how the construct of Space and Good might very well converge; let’s discuss!)
At the start of this year, I wrote a short story called “There’s a Place for You.” I designed it for The New Yorker. The New Yorker passed. As I’m now in the midst of a new novel, rather than redesign the story for another publication — something I’m not entirely convinced is possible — I’ve decided to release it online.
So here’s that New Yorker story you’ll never read in The New Yorker.
Find your columns, grow your hair, the light you sought was never in your eyes.
Tear your temples down.
Find it here:
https://www.markzdanielewski.com/digi...
There will also be a Facebook Story Club. (Or feel free to join the "Server of Leaves" on Discord.) Prospective members will need to answer a super specific question about the story to get in. It’ll run for five weeks starting August 31.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/There...
Join the conversation!
At the start of this year, I wrote a short story called “There’s a Place for You.” I designed it for The New Yorker. The New Yorker passed. As I’m now in the midst of a new novel, rather than redesign the story for another publication — something I’m not entirely convinced is possible — I’ve decided to release it online.
So here’s that New Yorker story you’ll never read in The New Yorker.
Find your columns, grow your hair, the light you sought was never in your eyes.
Tear your temples down.
Find it here:
https://www.markzdanielewski.com/digi...
There will also be a Facebook Story Club. (Or feel free to join the "Server of Leaves" on Discord.) Prospective members will need to answer a super specific question about the story to get in. It’ll run for five weeks starting August 31.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/There...
Join the conversation!
December 2, 2019
November 20, 2019
August 21, 2019
Mark Z. Danielewski Tour Dates Announced for THE LITTLE BLUE KITE
Mark your calendars now! Don’t miss Mark Z. Danielewski’s THE LITTLE BLUE KITE tour this November, which will include Ann Arbor, Cleveland, Philadelphia (Doylestown), NYC, Atlanta, Portland, Seattle, and Los Angeles. Some bookstores are in the process of updating their calendars, but keep checking for the latest details.
More info:
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN
Wednesday, November 6, at 7 p.m.
Literati Bookstore
124 E. Washington
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
www.literatibookstore.com/event/ficti...
CLEVELAND, OHIO
Thursday, November 7, at 7 p.m.
B-Side Lounge (PLEASE NOTE UPDATED LOCATION)
2785 Euclid Heights Blvd.
Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44106
https://www.macsbacks.com/event/mark-...
DOYLESTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA (Philadelphia suburb)
Friday, November 8, at 7 p.m.
Doylestown Bookshop
16 S. Main St.
Doylestown, PA 18901
www.doylestownbookshop.com/event/doyl...
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK
Monday, November 11, at 7 p.m.
The Strand
828 Broadway
New York, NY 10003
www.strandbooks.com/event/mark%2Dz%2D...
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
Wednesday, November 13, at 7 p.m.
Writers at the Wrecking Bar / A Cappella Books event
292 Moreland Ave NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30307
www.facebook.com/events/432671880702158
PORTLAND, OREGON
Thursday, November 14, at 7:30 p.m.
Powell’s City of Books
1005 W. Burnside St.
Portland, OR 97209
www.powells.com/calendar
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
Friday, November 15, at 6 p.m.
University Book Store
4326 University Way NE
Seattle, WA 98105
www.ubookstore.com/events?evmonth=11&......
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (TWO READINGS)
Tuesday, November 19, at 7:30 p.m.
Skylight Books
1818 N. Vermont Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90027
www.skylightbooks.com/event/2019-11
Thursday, November 21, at 7 p.m.
Vroman’s Bookstore
695 E Colorado Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91101
www.vromansbookstore.com/event/2019-11
More info:
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN
Wednesday, November 6, at 7 p.m.
Literati Bookstore
124 E. Washington
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
www.literatibookstore.com/event/ficti...
CLEVELAND, OHIO
Thursday, November 7, at 7 p.m.
B-Side Lounge (PLEASE NOTE UPDATED LOCATION)
2785 Euclid Heights Blvd.
Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44106
https://www.macsbacks.com/event/mark-...
DOYLESTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA (Philadelphia suburb)
Friday, November 8, at 7 p.m.
Doylestown Bookshop
16 S. Main St.
Doylestown, PA 18901
www.doylestownbookshop.com/event/doyl...
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK
Monday, November 11, at 7 p.m.
The Strand
828 Broadway
New York, NY 10003
www.strandbooks.com/event/mark%2Dz%2D...
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
Wednesday, November 13, at 7 p.m.
Writers at the Wrecking Bar / A Cappella Books event
292 Moreland Ave NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30307
www.facebook.com/events/432671880702158
PORTLAND, OREGON
Thursday, November 14, at 7:30 p.m.
Powell’s City of Books
1005 W. Burnside St.
Portland, OR 97209
www.powells.com/calendar
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
Friday, November 15, at 6 p.m.
University Book Store
4326 University Way NE
Seattle, WA 98105
www.ubookstore.com/events?evmonth=11&......
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (TWO READINGS)
Tuesday, November 19, at 7:30 p.m.
Skylight Books
1818 N. Vermont Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90027
www.skylightbooks.com/event/2019-11
Thursday, November 21, at 7 p.m.
Vroman’s Bookstore
695 E Colorado Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91101
www.vromansbookstore.com/event/2019-11
February 28, 2019
July 3, 2018
The ONLY REVOLUTIONS Book Club Begins Monday, July 9
The ONLY REVOLUTIONS Book Club begins July 9! Grab a copy from your local bookstore, or download the enhanced eVersion from iTunes and join us:
www.facebook.com/groups/OnlyRevolutio...
Also, in case you missed it . . .
HOUSE OF LEAVES pilot script PDF:
http://goo.gl/wwtsHW
THE FAMILIAR giveaway for new readers:
http://goo.gl/3TtF9r
www.facebook.com/groups/OnlyRevolutio...
Also, in case you missed it . . .
HOUSE OF LEAVES pilot script PDF:
http://goo.gl/wwtsHW
THE FAMILIAR giveaway for new readers:
http://goo.gl/3TtF9r
June 21, 2018
Download the HOUSE OF LEAVES Pilot Script for Free
The wait is over! Download the brand-new House of Leaves pilot script by MZD and share your thoughts in the House of Leaves Book Club on Facebook. Download link:
goo.gl/wwtsHW
Keeping in mind that this is still a sketch, pay special attention to the larger concepts. In what way does undermining the book (not to mention the author) free the series to explore new directions? How does found footage that is at the same time both authentic and compromised differ from the book's strategies? What do you think of developing some of the readers and talking heads into characters who on their own encounter the house in the present day? Is it a must that at least some of those readers and talking heads be real? How does the introduction of the gaze following Johnny change the Johnny we know in the book? How do the various visual perspectives challenge the textual perspectives of the novel? What are the most unsettling parts? The most intriguing parts? What do you most want to know about? What do you most want to see?
goo.gl/wwtsHW
Keeping in mind that this is still a sketch, pay special attention to the larger concepts. In what way does undermining the book (not to mention the author) free the series to explore new directions? How does found footage that is at the same time both authentic and compromised differ from the book's strategies? What do you think of developing some of the readers and talking heads into characters who on their own encounter the house in the present day? Is it a must that at least some of those readers and talking heads be real? How does the introduction of the gaze following Johnny change the Johnny we know in the book? How do the various visual perspectives challenge the textual perspectives of the novel? What are the most unsettling parts? The most intriguing parts? What do you most want to know about? What do you most want to see?
February 13, 2018
Official HOUSE OF LEAVES Book Club Begins Feb. 26!
Next month, HOUSE OF LEAVES turns 18, and in that entire time, there's never been a HOUSE OF LEAVES Book Club hosted by author Mark Z. Danielewski. Until now.
Starting February 26, and continuing through May 31, we hope you'll join us for engaging discussions, tattoo photos and a monthly Q&A with Mark. Whether you've read the book dozens of times or have allways wanted to begin, please join us! Sign up today at www.facebook.com/groups/HouseOfLeaves....
House of Leaves
Starting February 26, and continuing through May 31, we hope you'll join us for engaging discussions, tattoo photos and a monthly Q&A with Mark. Whether you've read the book dozens of times or have allways wanted to begin, please join us! Sign up today at www.facebook.com/groups/HouseOfLeaves....
House of Leaves
October 31, 2017
THE FAMILIAR (VOLUME 5): REDWOOD - Out Today!
The day has finally arrived! THE FAMILIAR (VOLUME 5): REDWOOD is now available at your favorite bookseller, and the 10-city tour begins on Sunday!
Tomorrow the Reading Group will begin TFv5 and you're welcome to join us. Check out the links below for tour dates, contest info and more.
Order TFv5:
goo.gl/zcF1D6
Join us in the Reading Group:
goo.gl/w35Ms2
Tour dates and locations:
goo.gl/SrsCWw
Contest - Win a personalized HOUSE OF LEAVES!
goo.gl/nrjyGr
Tomorrow the Reading Group will begin TFv5 and you're welcome to join us. Check out the links below for tour dates, contest info and more.
Order TFv5:
goo.gl/zcF1D6
Join us in the Reading Group:
goo.gl/w35Ms2
Tour dates and locations:
goo.gl/SrsCWw
Contest - Win a personalized HOUSE OF LEAVES!
goo.gl/nrjyGr
July 1, 2017
THE FAMILIAR Book Club Starts July 5!
THE Book Club starts July 5! We'll be reading one volume per month. Whether this is your first read or a re-read, it'll be a fun discussion and there will also be prizes and monthly Q&As with MZD! Prizes will go to those who participate the most, participate well, read hard, and go the distance.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheFa...
Join the Facebook Group today so you'll be ready when it begins. They're fast reads and it'll be a great lead-up to VOLUME 5's Halloween release, which we'll tackle in November.
Or participate via Instagram (@markzdanielewski) as questions and discussions are posted every week.
If you've previously read VOLUMES 1-4, you're welcome to include any observations relating to other volumes. These are infinitely valuable. We just ask that you preface those posts with the word SPOILER.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheFa...
Join the Facebook Group today so you'll be ready when it begins. They're fast reads and it'll be a great lead-up to VOLUME 5's Halloween release, which we'll tackle in November.
Or participate via Instagram (@markzdanielewski) as questions and discussions are posted every week.
If you've previously read VOLUMES 1-4, you're welcome to include any observations relating to other volumes. These are infinitely valuable. We just ask that you preface those posts with the word SPOILER.
