Synopses & Reviews
Gillis as only Gillis can: the politics of love, human action as theater, and the dreams we dream and chase forever.
The Consequence of Skating, Gillis' fourth novel, blends politics, drama, ice skating, mountain climbing, the music industry and world affairs - not to mention artificial intelligence and G.O.D. - to create an inimitable
tour de force. Centering on Mickey Greene, an actor who has fallen from grace, the novel follows Mick as he maneuvers through a series of adventures that set him on a course of reconstructing his life in a way he never before imagined.
"Steven Gillis possesses that rarest of gifts, the voice that seems to flow effortlessly. This guy makes it look easy. Read the first three pages of The Consequence of Skating, and if you're not hooked, go see a doctor."
Jonathan Evison, author of All About Lulu and West of Here
Steven Gillis is the author of the novels Walter Falls (2003), The Weight of Nothing (2005), and Temporary People (2008). Steve's stories, articles and book reviews have appeared in over four dozen journals. A collection of Steve's storiestitled Giraffeswas published in February, 2007. A second collection of Steve's storiestitled The Principles of Landscapewill be published by Black Lawrence Press in 2011. A 3 year member of the Ann Arbor Book Festival Board of Directors, and a finalist for the 2007 Ann Arbor News Citizen of the Year, Steve taught writing at Eastern Michigan University and is the founder of 826michigan and the co-founder of Dzanc Books in partnership with Dan Wickett.
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"Steven Gillis possesses that rarest of gifts, the voice that seems to flow effortlessly.... Read the first three pages of The Consequence of Skating, and if you're not hooked, go see a doctor." Jonathan Evison, author of All About Lulu and West of Here
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"This is the third book in as many weeks that has moved me a great deal, and reminds me of George Orwell’s style...I am definitely planning of seeking out Steven Gillis’s other books." Simon Barrett, The Bloggers News Network
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"Mickey is, in many ways, a hard man to figure...desperately needing a script and some direction. Out of such need, Greene turns to Harold Pinter...much of The Consequence of Skating is an homage to this master." Spencer Dew, decomP
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"A compelling meditation on media influence and social isolation...Meticulous and provocative, Gillis’ tale is a sure-footed display of the heart’s ability to reclaim itself, one step at a time." Booklist
Synopsis
Gillis as only Gillis can: the politics of love, human action as theater, and the dreams we dream and chase forever. Steven Gillis' fourth novel, The Consequence of Skating, blends in politics, the theater, ice skating, mountain climbing, the music industry and world affairs — not to mention artificial intelligence and G.O.D. — to create a tour de force on matters of love and human action. Centering on Mickey Greene, an actor who has fallen from grace, the novel follows Mick as he maneuvers through a series of adventures that set him on a course of reconstructing his life in a way he never before imagined.
Synopsis
Gillis as only Gillis can: the politics of love, human action as theater, and the dreams we dream and chase forever.
About the Author
Steven Gillis is the author of the novels Walter Falls, The Weight of Nothing both finalists for the Independent Publishers Book of the Year and ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year 2003 and 2005 and Temporary People. Steve's stories, articles and book reviews have appeared in over three dozen journals. A six-time Pushcart nominee and 4 time Best Of... Notable Stories, a collection of Steve's stories, Giraffes, was published in February, 2007. A second collection of Steve's stories, The Principles of Landscape, will be published by Black Lawrence Press in 2011. A member of the Ann Arbor Book Festival Board of Directors, and a finalist for the 2007 Ann Arbor News Citizen of the Year, Steve taught writing at Eastern Michigan University and is the founder of 826 Michigan and the co-founder of Dzanc Books in partnership with Dan Wickett. All proceeds from Steve's writing go to Dzanc.