Monsters of Talk Zine Tour 2013

Here’s the scoop:

Mike Faloon (Go Metric, Razorcake) ans Steve Reynolds have been releasing their zine Zisk since 1999. They’ve anthologized the best bits (as discussed here), and are touring the anthology this summer.

For the Northeast leg – the Monsters of Talk – they’ll be joined by spoken word cyclone Duncan Wilder Johnson, who has shared stages with Jim Carroll, Marky Ramone and Eugene Mirman, and Michael T. Fournier, novelist and author of the 33 1/3 on the Minutemen’s “Double Nickels On The Dime,” who is touring a new zine titled “Kayfabe: Strategies Against Slideshows.”

Come check ‘em out: 

6/28: Easthampton MA. Flywheel. With David Lawton and music by Bugs Bunny. 8 PM.

6/29. Cambridge MA. Papercut Zine Library. 7 PM.

6/30. Portsmouth NH. RiverRun Bookstore. 7 PM.

7/1. Portland ME. Word Portland @ LFK. 8 PM.

7/2. Bangor ME. Nocturnem @ Main Street Music Studios. 7 PM.

New zines and books will be available at all readings.

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