Candiano Books presents: Particularly Vile and Deliciously Wicked, an exploration of writing, influences, Dangerous Liaisons, Cruel Intentions, and Where the Vile Things Are: A Study in Sex, Revenge, Deceit, and Affluenza

Join Candiano Books author Marcus James in a lively, insightful, fun, and thought-provoking conversation with his longtime editor, Evanne Freeman-Casey as they discuss writing, the impact/importance of writing as vocation and integrity, telling honest and complex queer characters, the lasting legacy, importance, and influence of the late, Great Anne Rice and how her works saved Marcus from suicide and conversion therapy, and his recent release, Where the Vile Things Are: A Study in Sex, Revenge, Deceit, and Affluenza which is a “Smart; witty; queer; politically-savvy”* adaptation of Cruel Intentions/Les Liaisons Dangereuses.
(AUDIENCE Q&A TO FOLLOW)

About Where the Vile Things Are:

IN THE GAME OF SEDUCTION AND REVENGE, WHO DO YOU TRUST AND WHO DO YOU DESTROY?

The most wickedly fun, dark, and savvy adaptation since Cruel Intentions. Razor-sharp wit combined with vivid prose makes Where the Vile Things Are a nefariously fun and blood-chilling read that slips in and grabs you from the very beginning and refuses to let you go!

Set against the backdrop of San Francisco during the presidential elections, we follow Nathan Valmont and Oliver Merteuil as they set out on their respective paths of conquest and revenge in this daring and imaginatively faithful but no-less transgressive adaptation of Choderlos de Laclos’ iconic epistle; Les Liaisons Dangereuses.
For Valmont, it is a constant pursuit of pleasure and indulgence, and for Merteuil; to be the avenger–the right hand of God–bringing justice for those like him.
 Bound by a wager that will be impossible for either one to get out of, Nathan and Oliver embark on a game of seduction and psychological warfare that turns their chosen targets into helpless flies caught in their web.
  Like the original work, Where the Vile Things Are confronts, challenges, and holds a mirror up to class, marginalization, privilege, and the tribalism of today. 

“With his ninth novel, WHERE THE VILE THINGS ARE, Marcus James finds the metaphysical in passion–superstitious, automatic, and measuredly paranoid passion.  Patterned on the French eighteenth century novel Dangerous Liaisons, The novel takes a microscope to the problems of gay feeling and identity, and through the character of twice-bitten Oliver Merteuil, tenderly examines the appalling beauty of sincere universal romantic emotion.
…It is that enviable narrative: uncannily clever and breathtakingly felt.”
–Michael Carroll, author of Stella Maris and Other Key West Stories and the Sue Kaufman Prize-winning, Little Reef

So grab your favorite beverage, and join this lively, knowledgeable, and inspiring team for laughs, insight, and the chance to win a personalized copy of Where the Vile Things Are

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