Since 2013, I have been the editor-in-chief for Anti-Oedipus Press. James’s first novel, I, Judas, left an indelible impression on me. After reading it in 2014, maybe 2015, I must have reached out to him with a compliment and an invitation to submit a book to AOP. We got along at once, and he sent me his novel Mistah Kurtz! A Prelude to Heart of Darkness. I love Conrad, and I loved what James did with Heart of Darkness, (re)viewing it through the sieve of his own unique voice, purview, and Word Horde.
What makes a story strange? The plot, the writing, the characters, the formatting? Whether fiction or nonfiction, new or old, every book is a window into