Former GR writer to talk on new book "Pot Farm"

This is Matthew Frank, the writer (formerly of GR, presently of Marquette, MI.).  Thanks so much again for writing about me and my book, BAROLO, a couple years back. My new book, POT FARM, just came out, and I'll be reading and signing at Lit. Life Bookstore Tue. March 27 at 7pm. I'm wondering if you'd be interested (or if you have the time) to help me get the word out.  Would you be interested in writing about my new book?  I'd be available for interviews, etc.  Here's a bit about it:

 

My new nonfiction book, POT FARM (The University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books), is now available on the press website and on Amazon.  (I'll paste the links below).  The book is a behind-the-scenes exploration of a Northern California medical marijuana farm, based on my experience as a seasonal employee.  Much of the book examines the food culture on such farms.  Poets & Writers Magazine recently chose the book as a New and Notable selection. Thanks so much!

 

Here are the links:

 

 

 

Here's some advance praise for the book:

 

Pot Farm is the curious and compelling tale of a hazy season spent harvesting medical marijuana. The cast of characters rivals those found in the finest comic fiction, except these folks are real, and really peculiar. Pot Farm is smart, sly, revelatory, often laugh-out-loud funny, and entirely legal.”—Dinty W. Moore, author of Between Panic and Desire

 

“Sex, politics, intrigue, crime, adventure, life and death—it’s all here, in a strangely compelling hybrid of action flick meets postmodern philosophical meditation meets Cheech and Chong. This compulsively readable exposé from a self-proclaimed ‘unreliable narrator’ has it all, including a cast of outcast characters who simply jump off the page.”—Gina Frangello, author of Slut Lullabies

 

"Frank takes the reader into the fields, where a pair of good clippers can make or break a man, and describes the intricate methods used to cut and dry the product to ensure good quality. . . . Investigative research coupled with personal reflections on a controversial arena of American farm production."—Kirkus Reviews

 

Additionally, my book BAROLO has gone into its second printing in paperback, and will include links to Italian Piemontese recipes.  That edition is available here: