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Books by Sam Pink
  | | The Ice Cream Man and Other Stories by Sam Pink Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2020 by Soft Skull Press ISBN-13: 978-1-59376-593-4, ISBN: 1-59376-593-2 "“Pink is a keen observer of the culture of minimum-wage jobs and low-rent studio apartments that is the reality of life for all those who don't find a cog space in today’s hyper-capitalist economy.” ―The GuardianIt was maybe the first job I'd ever had where people were happy to see me. An odd feeling indeed, to wield this kind of power. To be this kind of force. As near to magical as any mortal should stride. A technician of unspeakable ..." |
 | | The Garbage Times/White Ibis Two Novellas by Sam Pink Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2018 by Soft Skull Press ISBN-13: 978-1-59376-681-8, ISBN: 1-59376-681-5 "“I love the pulse of Sam Pink’s sentences, the way they can hold the gorgeous and the grisly and the hilarious all at the same time. The Garbage Times/White Ibis thrilled me and messed me up, left me feeling a little dazed and a lot changed.” ―Laura van den Berg, author of The Third Hotel and Find MeFrom the freezing alleys of Chicago to the dew-blanketed bayou of Florida. From bouncing drunks and cleaning up puke to biking through the ..." |
 | | Early Stuff (Paperback or Softback) by Sam Pink Paperback, 466 Pages, Published 2021 by 11:11 Press Llc ISBN-13: 978-1-948687-16-4, ISBN: 1-948687-16-X ""Early Stuff" is a collection of Sam Pink's early poetry in a single volume: I Am Going to Clone Myself Then Kill the Clone and Eat It, Frowns Need Friends Too, No One Can Do Anything Worse to You Than You Can, & Gerald McClellan vs Nigel ..." |
 | | Rontel by Sam Pink Paperback, 96 Pages, Published 2013 by Lazy Fascist Press ISBN-13: 978-1-62105-079-7, ISBN: 1-62105-079-3 "We now enter: Total Isolation Rontel is the story of one man's odyssey through Chicago. Follow him as he attempts to go to his last day of work. Follow him through the subway as he considers stealing chips from a dancing baby. Find him being threatened by a homeless man holding board games. Take his hand as he considers building a hydraulic cocoon for his cat out of a complimentary duffel bag. Walk the streets of Uptown as ..." |
 | | Hurt Others by Sam Pink Paperback, 120 Pages, Published 2011 by Lazy Fascist Press ISBN-13: 978-1-936383-77-1, ISBN: 1-936383-77-2 "Oh man, it just had to happen. Someone had to be a bagger at a grocery store and fantasize about hitting children in the head with wine bottles. Someone had to fear a puddle floating at him from across the street. Someone had to celebrate beating up a pregnant woman. Someone just HAD to be a nanny, and stare at giant motorized spiders. Jeez oh man! Don't ask why a teenager in a Chicago Bulls overcoat is feeding baby rabbits to a toad. D ..." |
 | | Person by Sam Pink Paperback, 90 Pages, Published 2010 by Eraserhead Press ISBN-13: 978-1-936383-18-4, ISBN: 1-936383-18-7 "You see him at the liquor store. You see him at the bus stop, trying to look at you without being seen. Who is he? He is a person. In this debut novel, a person walks around Chicago contemplating the possibility of starving to death on purpose. He has sex with his neighbor. He goes out to look for a job but just buys little plastic dogs from homeless people instead. Who is the person? The person is you. The person is me. The p ..." |
 | | Clash Magazine Issue #1 by Sam Pink, Leza Cantoral, Joanna C. Valente, Autumn Christian, Gabino Iglesias, Charles Austin Muir, Danger Slater, Lisa Marie Basile, Daniel Knauf, Christoph Paul Paperback, 100 Pages, Published 2018 by Clash Books ISBN-13: 978-1-944866-15-0, ISBN: 1-944866-15-9 "CLASH Books presents Issue #1 of CLASH Magazine featuring some of the most talented writers working in the small press world today. CLASH brings together non-fiction, poetry, and fiction spanning different genres, perspectives, and unique voices including: Autumn Christian, Sam Pink, Daniel Knauf, Gabino Iglesias, Lisa Marie Basile, Stephanie Wytovich, Madeline Swann, Christoph Paul, Joanna C. Valente, Jayaprakash Satyamurthy, Danger Sl ..." |
 | | No One Can Do Anything Worse to You Than You Can by Sam Pink Paperback, 152 Pages, Published 2012 by Lazy Fascist Press ISBN-13: 978-1-62105-024-7, ISBN: 1-62105-024-6 " Why is it that we're always afraid of our ankles getting grabbed by a hand coming out of the gutter? And why will our lives be completely fulfilled when we look down one day and notice we're wearing underwear made out of a brown paper bag? Thankfully, you don't have to think about any of that because in his second collection of poetry, Sam Pink has done the work for you. You will see a crowd of people in your head and the crowd will po ..." |
 | | Frowns Need Friends Too by Sam Pink Paperback, 204 Pages, Published 2012 by Lazy Fascist Press ISBN-13: 978-1-62105-044-5, ISBN: 1-62105-044-0 " "Not having hope is not the same as being hopeless." Frowns Need Friends Too is the Straight Outta Compton of poetry collections. Let it in and watch it burn down the house of your mind. Celebrate as your face melts off and you become more terrible than you ever thought possible. Until the day of your miserable death, you will never forget about Sam Pink." " |
 | | Your First Real Boyfriend & Other Poems by Sam Pink Paperback, 76 Pages, Published 2019 by Clash Books ISBN-13: 978-1-944866-48-8, ISBN: 1-944866-48-5 ""Big Bruiser Dope Boy is a poetry legend. Your First Real Boyfriend & Other Poems is a killer book. I loved it. Our very own Genet is alive and well and he's ready to steal your shit."—Scott McClanahan, author of The Sarah Book"The voice of this book. It has everything I want and yet I really can't explain it. It's hurt shit. A laugh that ends with a turned head and a teary eye. Each poem sings for lost unknowns to come home. It's funny ..." |
 | | Witch Piss by Sam Pink 106 Pages, Published 2020 by Lightning Source Inc ISBN-13: 978-1-5136-5562-8, ISBN: 1-5136-5562-0 "From the author of 'Person' and 'The Ice Cream Man and Other Stories.' A novel set in Chicago, involving a neighborhood homeless man who calls himself Spiderman, as well as the rest of his crew." |
 | | The No Hellos Diet by Sam Pink Paperback, 88 Pages, Published 2011 by Lazy Fascist Press ISBN-13: 978-1-936383-76-4, ISBN: 1-936383-76-4 ""The thought of calling off work is like the thought of suicide, just nice to think about." In The No Hellos Diet, Sam Pink brings you straight into a world you've never been to before: your own life. Find yourself working at a department store where everyone must wear red and khaki clothing. Find yourself throwing out garbage for fifty cents more than minimum wage. Find yourself worried about getting your arm ripped off by the box comp ..." |
 | | The Story Prize 15 Years of Great Short Fiction by Larry Dark, Anthony Doerr, Elizabeth Strout, George Saunders, Tobias Wolff, Edwidge Danticat, Adam Johnson, Mary Gordon, Rick Bass, Steven Millhauser, Jim Shepard, Elizabeth Mccracken, Claire Vaye Watkins, Patrick O'keeffe, Daniyal Mueenuddin, Sam Pink Paperback, 400 Pages, Published 2019 by Catapult ISBN-13: 978-1-936787-63-0, ISBN: 1-936787-63-6 ""The Story Prize--which recognizes the best story collection to be published each year--has quickly established itself as a nifty jewel in a writer's crown." --The New York Times This anthology of short stories marks the fifteenth anniversary of The Story Prize and includes one story from each of the annual winning collections, beginning with Edwidge Danticat's The Dew Breaker and concluding with Elizabeth Strout's Anything Is Possible. ..." |
 | | The Book of Ornaments Collected Drawings by Sam Pink, Richard J. Heby Hardcover, 150 Pages, Published 2018 by Richard Heby ISBN-13: 978-0-9966243-3-6, ISBN: 0-9966243-3-3 "The Book of Ornaments by Sam Pink is a collection of drawings and writings showcasing the author and artist in both his pursuits. By combining words and visuals in a large-format hardcover, readers can get a glimpse into the artist's mind.This 150-page hardcover book in full color features never-before-published drawings and handwritten musings. As an art book from an author, The Book of Ornaments, provides only a loose narrative. Most ..." |
 | | Witch Piss by Sam Pink Paperback, 112 Pages, Published 2014 by Lazy Fascist Press ISBN-13: 978-1-62105-134-3, ISBN: 1-62105-134-X " I noticed it was beginning to get dark. And for a couple seconds, it was scary-like that meant the world was breaking, or expired, or bruised, or something worse. It was really scary for a couple seconds but then I calmed down. Up above, the moonlit clouds looked rippled, like the ribcage of some giant thing digesting me. And I wondered if the direction I was going went down into the digestive system or up out of it. Wondered what diff ..." |
 | | I Am Going to Clone Myself Then Kill the Clone and Eat It by Sam Pink Paperback, 120 Pages, Published 2012 by Lazy Fascist Press ISBN-13: 978-1-62105-027-8, ISBN: 1-62105-027-0 "The Holy Bible of Bad Feelings returns! Longtime bipolar idiot Sam Pink brings you right back to the beginning with this remastered edition of his first underground hit. Find out why it would be great to get accidentally killed by a bus. Find out how to perform hardcore sex and never have any fun. Find out why it would be better if your mom was a Ugandan hooker. And find out how to fill your mouth with confetti before blowing your own h ..." |
 | | The Self-Esteem Holocaust Comes Home by Sam Pink Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2010 by Eraserhead Press ISBN-13: 978-1-936383-35-1, ISBN: 1-936383-35-7 "Why are three violent policemen in search of The Greatest Dad in the World? More importantly, why are two young men at a fast food restaurant talking about freezing bees? And good god, why are there two young ladies in the backyard during a Halloween party, shaving each others' legs with a piece of a broken jaw bone? What will become of the old woman who slits her young boyfriend's throat? And why does she give him a calculator for his ..." |
 | | I Am Going to Clone Myself Then Kill the Clone and Eat It by Sam Pink 116 Pages, Published 2009 ISBN-13: 978-0-615-27648-9, ISBN: 0-615-27648-2 |
 | | 40 Likely to Die Before 40 An Introduction to Alt Lit by Tao Lin, Bradley Sands, Mira Gonzalez, Steve Roggenbuck, Sam Pink, Megan Boyle, Juliet Escoria, Scott Mcclanahan, Cameron Pierce, Michael J. Seidlinger Paperback, 434 Pages, Published 2014 by Civil Coping Mechanisms ISBN-13: 978-1-937865-27-6, ISBN: 1-937865-27-4 ""Those who are creating the modern composition authentically are naturally only of importance when they are dead because by that time the modern composition having become past is classified and the description of it is classical." --Gertrude Stein "One hundred years from now everyone in this anthology will be dead. According to Stein that means Alt Lit will finally be considered 'classic.'" --Christopher Higgs Featuring work by Sam Pink ..." |
 | | My Mind Is Not a Billboard///What's Your Favorite TV Show by Sam Pink ISBN-13: 978-1-08-799854-1, ISBN: 1-08-799854-9 |