Posts tagged “j.r. helton”
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J.R. Helton, author of Drugs, speaking at Austin Lit Crawl at the Texas Book Festival
October 27, 2012
Join J.R. Helton, author of Drugs, along with Tyler Stoddard Smith and Suzy Spencer at the Texas Book Festival Lit Crawl Austin on Saturday, October 27th at 8pm at Shangri-La at 1016 E. 6th Street.
From Suzy Spencer’s revealing interviews with “sexual freaks,” to Tyler Stoddard Smith’s crass, witty history of prostitutes famous (Al Pacino?!) and not famous, and J.R. Helton’s account of a life as a functional and adventurous drug user, the Texas Book Festival invites adults to hear the honest, unflinching truth about America’s history and obsession with sex and drugs.
Moderator Neal Pollack is the author of several acclaimed books of fiction and nonfiction, including the bestselling memoirs Stretch and Alternadad, the cult classic Neal Pollack Anthology of American Literature, and the rock novel Never Mind the Pollacks.
To learn more about the event, check out the Texas Book Festival.
“This guy Helton could be the next Bukowski.”—Terry Zwigoff, director of Crumb andGhost World
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Tags: drugs, j.r. helton, Lit Crawl Austin, Suzy Spencer, Texas Book Festival, Tyler Stoddard Smith
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Interview: J.R Helton (Drugs) with Arts Express
June 26, 2012
J.R Helton, author of Drugs, A Novel, interviews with Arts Express!Click here for an audio version of the interview
Drugs is the story of Jake, a character who inimitably narrates the ups and downs of being a functional user of marijuana, cocaine, MDMA, alcohol, nicotine, brand name hydrocodone, and countless other drugs readily available and commonly partaken of in modern America.
Tags: Arts Express, drugs, interviews, j.r. helton
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Radio Interview: J.R Helton on his book, Drugs
June 19, 2012
Click here to listen to J.R Helton’s radio interview on his new book, Drugs, a novel that narrates the ups and downs of being a functional user of marijuana, cocaine, MDMA, alcohol, nicotine, brand name hydrocodone, and countless other drugs readily available and commonly partaken of in modern America.
Tags: drugs, interviews, j.r. helton, radio interviews
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J.R Helton at Book People
June 14, 2012
Hey Austin!
J.R Helton, author of Drugs, is speaking at Book People. Drugs is a sparse, unassuming account of one man’s life of drug use, with no apologies for a drug-user’s lifestyle. Instead, it looks back on it with clever insight and an appreciation for everything felt and observed. Don’t miss this change to hear Helton speak!
Friday, June 15th, 7 pm
Book People
603 N. Lamar, Austin TX
Click here to learn more!
Tags: Austin, drugs, j.r. helton, readings, signings
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J.R. Helton interviewed in The Fix
June 8, 2012
“If Mark Twain had snorted coke, chomped on painkillers like they were Tic Tacs and huffed enough nitrous to keep a fleet of dental surgery patients grinning, Drugs is the novel he’d have written. ”
Check out an interview with J.R. Helton, author of Drugs, in The Fix.
Tags: drugs, j.r. helton, The Fix, tony o'neil
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J.R. Helton at BookCourt in Brooklyn for “A Night on Drugs”
May 29, 2012
“A Night on Drugs” features J.R. Helton, author of the new novel Drugs, Joseph Mattson, editor of The Speed Chronicles, and Tony O’Neil, author of Digging the Vein, discussing the legacy of writing about drug experiences. Forgoing sensationalism, the authors are more interested in analyzing the effects of different drugs on the mind and soul, and interpreting their experiences creatively.
Join them at BookCourt in Brooklyn on Tuesday, May 29th, at 7:00pm. Book signings to follow.
Click here to learn more!
Tags: bookcourt, brooklyn, drugs, j.r. helton, new york city, tony o'neil
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J.R. Helton at Book Soup
May 23, 2012
City of Angels,
J.R. Helton will be doing a reading and signing centered around his new book Drugs at Book Soup in West Hollywood on May 23 at 7:00pm. Come out and be taken through the roller-coaster that is recreational drug use!
Book Soup is located at:
8818 Sunset Blvd
West Hollywood, CA 90069
Click here to learn more!
Tags: book soup, drugs, j.r. helton, los angeles, novel-memoirs, readings, signings
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J.R. Helton at The Twig
May 19, 2012
Ohai, San Antonio.
J.R. Helton, author of Drugs, will be giving a reading and signing copies of his soon-to-be-released novel-memoir. That’s a lot of hyphens. The event will take place at The Twig on Saturday, May 19, from 5pm to 7pm.
The Twig is located at:
200 E. Grayson Street, Suite 124
San Antonio, TX 78215
Click here to learn more.
Tags: drugs, j.r. helton, readings, san antonio, signings, texas, the twig
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J.R. Helton at Brazos Bookstore
May 18, 2012
Hey Houston!
Texan author J.R. Helton will be reading from and signing copies of his forthcoming novel-memoir Drugs at Brazos Bookstore on May 18 at 7:00pm.
Brazos is located at:
2421 Bissonnet Street
Houston, Texas 77005
Click here to learn more!
Tags: author events, brazos bookstore, drugs, Houston, j.r. helton, novel-memoir, readings, signings