July 7, 2015
Stream a playlist of Quintan’s soundtrack for THE HOPE OF FLOATING at Spotify, and check out LARGEHEARTED BOY for her essay on the music that informed the writing of the book. In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book. Previous contributors include Bret Easton Ellis, Kate Christensen,Kevin Brockmeier, T.C. Boyle, Dana Spiotta, Amy Bloom, Aimee Bender,Jesmyn Ward, Heidi Julavits, Hari Kunzru, and many others.
“Quintan Ana Wikswo’s short story collection The Hope of Floating Has Carried Us This Far boldly combines prose and photography to create a unique, mesmerizing, and unforgettable reading experience.”
– Largehearted Boy
The Chicago Tribune wrote of the book:
“Each of the 10 stories in the collection feels crafted into a distinctive object and thoughtfully presented, practically hung on a wall for the audience’s contemplation. This makes for an unconventional reading experience that is as visual as it is verbal. . . in Wikswo’s book, the text and paratext are equally deliberate and interesting, and are, as befits a cross-genre artist, difficult to separate.”
Read the essay and listen to the songs here!
