MARCH 2008
DC SIGNS WITH HARPER PERENNIAL JANUARY 2008 (UPDATED)
It has just been announced that Dennis Cooper has signed a three-book contract with publisher Harper Perennial (an imprint of HarperCollins), which will publish a book of short stories (the much-aniticipated 'Ugly Man'), an essay collection and a forthcoming new novel. Read an article about the signing here.
'THE WEAKLINGS' NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER
Dennis Cooper's long-awaited, new book of poems, entitled 'The Weaklings' is now available for pre-order from Fanzine Press. This deluxe version of 'The Weaklings' (DC's first book of poetry since 1995's 'The Dream Police') comes in a hardbound edition with illustrations by Jarrod Anderson and is limited to only 300 copies... in other words, get in quick or you will miss out!
DC WINS 2007 PRIX SADE FOR 'THE SLUTS' VICE MAGAZINE INTERVIEW UPCOMING DATES NEW BOOKS MAY 2007 SITE UPDATE THE NOVEMBER 2006 NEWS DENNIS COOPER'S BLOG HACKED: THE MARCH 2006 NEWS ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK: THE DANGEROUS ART OF DENNIS COOPER: AMAZING NEW GOD JR. SITE:
THE JANUARY 2006 NEWS DENNIS CD/BOOK: The long-awaited limited-edition CD/Book set 'Dennis' has just been released and is available to buy from here. OTHER NEWS 'GOD JR.' IS BORN: Well, in the United States at least. The flood of reviews has begun, and if you're curious to read what the pundits have been saying, here's a select checklist of some publications and websites we know about that have expressed their early opinions. For up-to-the-minute reviews and articles, do the requisite google search. * * THE SLUTS NOW AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACK: Dennis Cooper's wildest book, 'The Sluts' is now available in paperback, published by Carroll & Graf. You can pick up a copy from Amazon here. * HINTS FROM 'THE WEAKLINGS': We have some news on DCs upcoming collection of poems from Void Books (www.void-books.com). The publication date remains vague "sometime in 2006" as does the exact number of copies in its limited edition. But we've learned that in addition to many new poems, DC has resurrected and remade/remodeled some early poems that didn't make the cut when he put together 'The Dream Police', his 1994 volume of selected poems. The old/new poems in the collection include three from his 1979 book 'Idols': 'Two Whores' (now titled 'Pair'), 'Trade', and 'Ad' (now titled 'A.D.') -- and two sections of the long poem 'Cancer' from his super early chapbook 'Tiger Beat', which are now a stand alone poem entitled 'Wishmaster' and an untitled section of the title poem 'The Weaklings'. We also have the tentative table of contents. It goes like this: * DENNIS COOPER BLOG: For those of you who may not already know, DC's blog is fast becoming one of the coolest places on the net. DC has been writing daily entries and there's a great community of people posting there also. Check it out and join in the fun here.
DC’s book ‘The Sluts’ (French title: ‘Salopes’) has just won the prestigious 2007 Prix Sade, a French literary prize for writers who are "going beyond all forms of censure and who [defy] the moral or political order against all forms of intellectual terrorism."
A short video of the event has been posted on YouTube, which you can view here.
DC is interviewed by Steve Lafreniere in the current issue of Vice Magazine, where he talks about Little Caesar and his blog.
Check it out here.
DC’s theatrical collaborations with Gisele Vienne continue to rack up in impressive amount of gigs all over the world. Here are some upcoming 2008 dates:
:: February 21: Amsterdam, Paradiso, Kindertotenlieder
:: March 5 - 8, 2008: Brest, Festival Les Antipodes, Jerk, (world premiere)
:: March: Tokyo, (venue and dates tba), Jerk
:: March 18 - 22: Paris, Le Menagerie de Verre, Jerk
:: April: Milan, (venue and date tba), I Apologize
:: April 17: Brussels, Beurs Schouwburg, Jerk, and a lecture by DC
:: April 24, 25, 26, 28, 29: Paris, Theater de la Bastille, Kindertotenlieder
:: May: Gijon, Spain, (venue and date tba), Kindertotenlieder
:: May 19 - 24: Manchester, UK, Queer Up North Festival, Jerk (in English), Kindertotenlieder, and a reading by DC
:: late May: Murcia, Spain, (venue and date tba), I Apologize
:: May 26 - June 1, 2008: Lyon, Villa Gillet, The International Forum on the Novel, DC lectures and reads new work
:: June: Barcelona, Sonar Festival, (date tba), Kindertotenlieder
:: June: Saarbrucken, Germany (venue and date tba), Kindertotenlieder
:: July: Estonia, (venue and dates tba), Kindertotenlieder
:: August: Gothenburg, Sweden, (venue and dates tba), Jerk
:: October: Zurich, Lausanne, Geneva, (venues and dates tba): Kindertotenlieder
For more info and to keep up to date with where the shows are heading, visit DC's blog.
According to DC's blog, the below dates are listed for upcoming books:
:: Early 2008: The Weaklings (poetry, limited edition, Fanzine Press) ** Pre-order here
:: March 2008: Dennis Cooper: Writing at the Edge (Sussex Academic Press, Danny Kennedy and Paul Hegarty, eds.)
:: 2008?: Ugly Man (short fiction)
More info on these titles as it becomes available.
Welcome to the all-new www.denniscooper.net. Have a good look around as most pages have been expanded and updated. Also added is a page on DC's recent theatrical collaborations with Gisele Vienne that have been taking Europe by storm.
MESSAGE FROM DC:
'On last Friday afternoon Paris time my blog was hacked. People trying to access the blog are currently being hijacked to a sex/spyware site. I don't know how serious the damage is because my account at blogger doesn't seem to exist at the moment. As of this writing, blogger.com has not responded to my requests for a diagnosis and report. I'm hoping against hope that the blog is intact and I'll be able to continue as soon as possible. Chances are that the blog has been destroyed. As soon as I know what the situation is, my blog will return. I don't know whether it will be located at the old address or at a new one, or whether it will have its history or not. Until this is sorted out, one of my blog's community has set up a temporary meeting place at the address below. I'll be posting updates and news there. As I stupidly never backed up my blog, this situation is potentially devastating to me, but I will continue as best I can. Thanks for your patience and support.'
http://dcblogsters.blogspot.com/
-- Dennis Cooper
UPDATE: NOVEMBER 22nd:
DC'S BLOG HAS STARTED OVER AT A NEW ADDRESS:
http://denniscooper-theweaklings.blogspot.com/
Leora Lev's groundbreaking book 'Enter at Your Own Risk: The Dangerous Art of Dennis Cooper' (Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. April '06) is now available for pre-order here. This first ever collection of critical writings on DC's work includes contributions from major contemporary literary theorists, fiction writers, artists, and filmmakers. The volume is illustrated with photographs and art, including a number of color images. Some of the contents include:
A previously unpublished essay on 'Frisk' by William Burroughs ****
Pulitzer Prize winning novelist Michael Cunningham on 'Try' ****
Dodie Bellamy ('The Letters of Mina Harker') on 'Period' and DC's early work. **** A long interview with film director John Waters about DC's work. **** Novelist Matthew Stadler on 'My Loose Thread' **** New Narrative writer Kevin Killian on 'Guide to Trust,' the traveling museum show of artworks inspired by DC's novel 'Guide' **** An interview with DC by novelist Robert Gluck **** Essays on the novels in DC's 'George Miles Cycle' by respected critics Elizabeth Young, James Anneseley, and Earl Jackson Jr. **** Critic Brandon Stosuy and filmmaker Lawrence Brose on adapting Cooper's work for film **** Editor/critic Marvin Taylor on 'Closer' **** Leora Lev on 'The Sluts' **** and much more
'Enter at Your Own Risk' will have its official launch at the big academic conference and multi-media presentation on DC's work to be held at the Granary Theatre in Cork, Ireland on April 8th. For more information on the conference, use the above link.
DC's Italian publisher has put together an amazing and wild new website for God Jr. complete with flash graphics, lots of links and even a trailer for the novel! Check it out here. It will blow your mind!
'DENNIS' is a collaborative, limited-edition, Story-Booklet & CD. Each booklet and CD is packaged in a hand-numbered, beautifully designed 'Arigato Pak', with red letterpress and black offset printing.
Dennis Cooper's original short story The Ash Gray Proclamation (titled after the Robert Pollard song of the same name) was passed around to a variety of bands and musicians - those Cooper loved or those that were already fans of his work. Four years in the making, 'DENNIS' showcases fourteen songs by musicians who have been inspired by the author and, in many instances, directly influenced by the accompanying story.
Italy: God Jr. (November '05)
France: The Sluts (February '06), God Jr. (fall, '06)
Denmark: My Loose Thread (early '06)
Spain: Guide (early '06), My Loose Thread (late '06)
Sweden: Frisk (early '06)
Portugal: The Sluts (fall, '06)
China: Closer (summer, '06)
The Faint
November 17, 1987
Silverchair, Diorama
I Might
Whore Suite
Pair
A.D.
The Body
5.
Trade
Signed D.C.
The Green Album
Oeuvre
November 17, 1997
Tweet, Tweet
True or False
Yuck
Best of the porn stars
F+
Captions from the cannibal's photo album
The jpegs
Wishmaster
The Weaklings (for Jonathan Brandis)
Type
A Symphony of Confusion About the People I Killed
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