"In a pared-down, highly readable style that brings to mind the work of Raymond Carver, Sherman Alexie, and Denis Johnson, Bottoms has created a work of literature that shows how even the most accepted forms of ?toughnessOCO can have a ..."
Fight Scenes by GregBottoms, David Powell Hardcover, 144 Pages, Published 2008 by Counterpoint ISBN-13: 978-1-59376-129-5, ISBN: 1-59376-129-5
"In an intricately linked series of poetic, short tales set in a 1983 suburb, Greg Bottoms portrays his life as one of two "at-risk" boys as they attempt to learn how to be--and what it means to be--men. By turns funny, disquieting, and moving, Fight Scenes takes an unsparing look at juvenile disaffection and the dark side of white, working-class masculinity. By narrating his experiences with childhood buddy Mark, Bottoms shows how many ..."
The Colorful Apocalypse(1st Edition) Journeys in Outsider Art by GregBottoms Paperback, 198 Pages, Published 2007 by University Of Chicago Press ISBN-13: 978-0-226-06687-5, ISBN: 0-226-06687-8
" The Reverend Howard Finster was twenty feet tall, suspended in darkness. Or so he appeared in the documentary film that introduced a teenaged Greg Bottoms to the renowned outsider artist whose death would help inspire him, fourteen years later, to travel the country. Beginning in Georgia with a trip to Finster’s famous Paradise Gardens, his journey—of which The Colorful Apocalypse is a masterly chronicle—is an unparalleled look into t ..."
The Colorful Apocalypse(1st Edition) Journeys in Outsider Art by GregBottoms Hardcover, 200 Pages, Published 2007 by University Of Chicago Press ISBN-13: 978-0-226-06685-1, ISBN: 0-226-06685-1
"The Reverend Howard Finster was twenty feet tall, suspended in darkness. Or so he appeared in the documentary film that introduced a teenaged Greg Bottoms to the renowned outsider artist whose death would help inspire him, fourteen years later, to travel the country. Beginning in Georgia with a trip to Finster's famous "Paradise Gardens", his journey - of which "The Colorful Apocalypse" is a masterly chronicle - provides an unparalleled ..."
Sentimental, Heartbroken Rednecks Stories from the New South by GregBottoms Paperback, 220 Pages, Published 2007 by Counterpoint ISBN-13: 978-1-59376-130-1, ISBN: 1-59376-130-9
"Provocatively blurring the lines between autobiography, short fiction, and essay, Greg Bottoms presents a series of fifteen honest and beautifully spare tales of class, poverty, violence, and racism set in the margins of the urban and suburban New South.An ode to Pulitzer-nominee Breece D'J Pancake's life and untimely death, the title story deftly interweaves Bottoms's personal history to insightful result. In the transformative The Me ..."
Out of My Mind A Psychologistas DescentintoMadness and Back (Hardback) by Shalom Camenietzki Hardcover, Published 2020 by University Of Regina Press, Canada ISBN-13: 978-0-88977-689-0, ISBN: 0-88977-689-X
DescentintoMadness A Short Story Collection (Paperback) by Cindar Harrell Paperback, 238 Pages, Published 2020 by Independently Published ISBN-13: , ISBN:
Democratic Party Down the Rabbit Hole DescentInto Political Madness (Paperback) by Roy E. Peterson Paperback, 262 Pages, Published 2018 by Independently Published, United States ISBN-13: 978-1-72677-874-9, ISBN: 1-72677-874-6
Wall of Sport My DescentInto Multiscreen Madness by Steve Hill Paperback, Published 2020 by Ockley Books Ltd, United Kingdom, West Yorkshire ISBN-13: 978-1-910906-23-1, ISBN: 1-910906-23-9