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Her essays and short stories have appeared in a variety of journals, and she is a regular contributor to the o. In monica drake s unconventional, satirical second novel, the stud book, four longtime female friends grapple with the meaning of motherhood, relationships and their lives. It was named best book of 2007 by fight club author chuck palahniuk in the december 2007 issue of playboy magazine. The folly of loving life by monica drake future tense books. The four female protagonists in the new book have each answered the question in their own way, but the consequences of their decisions play out uneasily, hilariously, and.
The stud book by monica drake, book trailer featuring a rabbit the rabbits in this trailer for monica drake s novel the stud book, forthcoming from hogarth in april, were provided by the new york citybased all about rabbits rescue, inc. Portland author monica drake says she drew on her experience interning at the oregon zoo for one of the storylines in her new novel, the stud book. The stud book is a smart, sexy, comic, compassionate, absorbing, and necessary story of our times. A smart, edgy and poignantly funny exploration of the complexities of what parenthood means today, monica drakes second novel, the stud book. Buy this book sarah works at the oregon zoo in portland, ore. Monica drake talks about her novel, the stud book on book. Monica drake has done this very thing, created this miracle on paper, with her latest novel, the stud book. The stud book is the second novel from portland oregon author monica drake. Following her acclaimed novels clown girl and the stud book, monica drake presents her longawaited first collection of stories. Feb 12, 2014 the most adorable cinematic book trailer you have ever seen is for monica drake s hilarious, often times heartwrenching, and always stylistically brilliant.
Monica drake is a portland novelist whose second book, the stud book, is a meditation on overpopulation. A sharpedged satire of contemporary motherhood from a comic novelist on the rise in the hip haven of portland, oregon, a pack of unsteady but loyal friends asks what it means to bring babies into an already crowded world. Jami attenberg, author of the middlesteins and the melting season. She lives in portland, oregon and teaches at pacific northwest college of art. The stud book follows a group of adult friends in portland, oregon aka everyone living in america today as they reconcile expectations with reality. Courtesy monica drake to conceive or not to conceive. Her earlier novels include the stud book and clown girl, which was optioned for film by kristen wiig.
Drake clown girl, 2006 pointedly avoids sentimentality in writing about portland friends who approach sex and procreation with varying degrees of desire, fear and trepidation. The stud book by monica drake, book trailer featuring a rabbit. These stories display the best of what we love about monica s writing. Buy the stud book by monica drake online at alibris. The stud book is a dreamy, druggy, sexy concoctionno surprise coming from the author of clown girl. I was instantly consumed by its evocative exploration of motherhood in the pacific northwest. Monica drakes vision of the world is like no other. Like a mandrills florid display, the stud book is monica drakes vivid show of talent, verve and attraction. Author monica drake talks about her comedic approach to some pretty serious issues related to. Cheryl strayed, author of wild and tiny beautiful things the stud book is a dreamy, druggy, sexy concoctionno surprise coming from the author of clown girl. Joining jason with the breakdown are cohosts doug dean, pat janowski, and mark savage. The novel follows the friendships of four women of a certain age, all with different relationships to motherhood. Clown girl was a finalist for the 2007 ken kesey award for the novel through the oregon book awards.
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She designed and runs the newly launched bfa in writing at the pacific northwest college of art in portland, oregon. The city in question is portland, oregon, but not the portland that is mocked in portlandia which really seem to be making fun of hipster towns in general. Apr 09, 20 sarah studies animal behavior at the zoo. Fortunately, it is disguised as a satire on modern life, especially as it is lived here in portland. She holds an mfa from the university of arizona and designed and launched the bfa in writing at the pacific northwest college of art where she currently is faculty. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Mar 08, 2016 drake writes with simple elegance and a sharp sense of humor, finding much to love and laugh at with her hopelessly flawed characters. In the hip haven of portland, oregon, a pack of unsteady but loyal friends asks what it means to bring babies into an already crowded world. Monica drake the stud book author interview by author. Monica drakes second novel fearlessly takes on the subject of parenthood. If you dont already know who she is, trust me, you will.
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