December 23rd, 2010

Crying for Christmas: The Winners!

Congratulations to Jenniey Tallman, Eugenio Volpe, and Eric Starker, the winners of the “Crying for Christmas” giveaway I’ve been running with Electric Literature. Jenniey submitted an excellent picture of a picture of herself crying (shown here), which pleased me very much. Eugenio shared a vintage family photograph of his sister crying—with her, um, full knowledge, I’m confident—while Eric contributed a stylish shot of unknown (to me) origin. Every time my album of crying photos grows, even by one, it makes me very happy—so thanks for contributing.

As promised, Jenniey, Eugenio, and Eric will receive copies of Why They Cried, delivered Christmas morning via Kindle or Kobo, since both platforms support sending individual books as gifts. (So far, Jenniey has chosen Kobo, Eugenio has chosen Kindle, and I’m still waiting to hear from Eric.)

Merry Christmas, everyone. Hope you all get the e-readers you want—and then I think you know what I hope you’ll do next.

PRAISE FOR
WHY THEY CRIED



"... demonstrates real insight into the way we live now."
 –The Rumpus

"Reminiscent of George Saunders and James Thurber, Why They Cried is a great collection of modern tales."
–Hannah Tinti, author of The Good Thief and co-founder of One Story

"Jim Hanas has a remarkable talent for imagining and crafting uncanny little worlds that make me vaguely nervous. And yet I never want to leave."
–Rob Walker, co-founder of Significant Objects

"A tender and smart assembly of fiction about people trying to communicate—with each other, the world—and all the ways they fail. Fail better, fail beautifully."
–Fiona Maazel, author of Last Last Chance

Jim Hanas is the author of the short story collection Why They Cried (Joyland eBooks/ECW Press) and social media editor at The New York Observer.

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