Sean Carswell

Up from northern California is jack-of-most-trades Sean Carswell, who has also been working variously in the literary fields. He is a co-founder of Gorsky Press, and regular contributor to Razorcake, and now is the author of the novel, Train Wreck Girl (Manic D). Running from Arizona across to Florida, ... (more)this book has a bit of the haunted, and much charm as it tells the story of a bartender who goes home to face some old music, realizing, along the way, that he is older than he ever thought he would be. Also reading tonight is Mickey Hess, here from Philadelphia with his newly released memoir, Big Wheel at the Cracker Factory (Garrett County Press).

The debut novel by Sean Carswell, Train Wreck Girl (Manic D Press) is the funny and tragic story of one man's quest to figure out what to do with his life now that it's too late for him to die young.

Join authors Sean Carswell, Mickey Hess and Scott Stealey as they read and sign their recent books.

Sean Carswell is the author of the novel Drinks for the Little Guy (1999) and two short story collections: Glue and Ink Rebellion (2002) and Barney’s Crew (2005). His fiction has appeared in dozens ... (more)literary journals over the fifteen dozen years. He has been a staff writer for Flipside Magazine, READ, Clamor, and Ink 19, and is a regular contributor to Razorcake. He is a co-founder of both Razorcake Magazine and Gorsky Press. He is on tour promoting his new novel, Train Wreck Girl.

Mickey Hess lives and writes in Lawrenceville, NJ, where he likewise teaches at Rider University. He is the author of much, including the memoirish novel Big Wheel at the Cracker Factory and the collections One Thousand Pound Locket and El Cumpleanos de Paco. He edited the Greenwood Press anthology the Icons of Hip-hop (2007).

Scott Stealey is the editor of the online literary magazine, Please Don’t (please-dont.com), and author of the Featherproof mini-book, Letter from the Seaway.

Come out for Sean Carswell reading from "Train Wreck Girl," a tragic-comedy about one man's quest to figure out his life since he failed to die young. Sean Carswell has been a carpenter, pizza delivery boy, and warehouse clerk, and he has written for Flipside, Clamor, and Razorcake.