Eastbound into the Cosmos - by Thomas Burke (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>American culture is strange-and appears even stranger after a hiatus. Cue Everett, back in Chicagoland after living in China. His father has just died, and re-entry to his former life is increasingly complicated.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>American culture is strange--and appears even stranger after a hiatus. Cue Everett, back in Chicagoland after living in China. His father has just died, and re-entry to his former life is increasingly complicated. On top of that, while he was abroad everyone Everett cared about dove off the deep end. Exhibit A: Everett's mom, recently widowed, with a newfound faith in healing crystals and a ponytailed guru. Exhibit B: former roommate Dino's newly ascetic lifestyle. Increasingly drifting and desperate, Everett signs on to an unconventional venture: the high-stakes world of mushroom smuggling.</p><p>Do the ends justify the means? What, even, are the ends? <em>Eastbound into the Cosmos </em>is the story of Everett's attempt to process the longing, the grief, the weirdness. Along the way he discovers the weird in himself, which may just be what ultimately frees him.</p><p> </p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"<em>Eastbound into the Cosmos </em>is a big-hearted and funny novel about youthful folly, youthful grief, and the intricacies of an international mushroom smuggling business, among many other intriguing things. Thomas Burke has fashioned a winning narrator in Everett: witty, self-deprecating, honest, and always searching the darkness for human wisdom. And you never know where you'll find it."</p><p>Sam Lipsyte, author of <em>Hark </em></p><p>"Imagine a modern-day cross between Alexander Portnoy and Frederick Exley and you just might have Everett, the titular heart- on-his-sleeve, slacker hero (anti-hero?) of Tom Burke's hilarious debut. Reading <em>Eastbound into the Cosmos </em>conjures that feeling so many of us have in the Trump era: How did we get to this point and when exactly did everyone around me go certifiably insane? In his case, Everett returns to the American suburbs from time poorly spent in China to find his parents marriage fallen apart and his life at an undignified dead-end. A hilarious, riveting read you'll want to ride all the way to the surprising end."</p><p>Jeff Parker, author of <em>Where Bears Roam the Streets </em></p><p>"Tom Burke's accomplished debut novel <em>Eastbound into the Cosmos </em>is riveting, fast-paced, and full of heart. The prose is careful, and the story is often hilarious. Tom Burke is an author to keep an eye on."</p><p>Jeffery Renard Allen, author of the novels <em>Song of the Shank </em>and <em>Rails Under My Back </em></p><p>"Thomas Burke's splendid new novel is at once a darkly comic international caper and a remarkable investigation of grief and spiritual longing. In these pages you'll encounter a delightfully loathsome guru, a recently deceased father, a persecuted cult-like sect, and a profoundly misguided mushroom-selling venture. Do yourself a favor and dive in."</p><p>Dawn Raffel, author of <em>The Strange Case of Dr. Couney </em></p><p>"Full of energy, intelligent, fast-paced, darkly humorous and poignant in the vein of a cross of sorts between David Sedaris and the late great Soviet/Russian/Abkhazian writer Fazil Iskander."</p><p>Mikhail Iossel, author of <em>Notes from Cyberground: Trumpland </em>and <em>My Old Soviet Feeling </em></p><p>"<em>Eastbound into the Cosmos </em>is a lively exploration of spirituality, desire, and loneliness. Tom Burke expertly blends action with introspection, the bewildering present with the pained past."</p><p>Chris Bachelder, author of <em>The Throwback Special </em></p><p>"Everett returns from China in <em>Eastbound into the Cosmos </em>to mourn his father, and surprise! a crystal-laden mother. Until you get to "Mom's weird apology-baptism thing," you aren't sure whether the hero will survive re-entry. Indeed, he even makes a quick and harrowing return trip. From a fight over homemade icicles to flying turkeys to the cultish Xuan Gong and a (non-hallucigenic) mushroom bust, Thomas Burke effortlessly takes the transparent and makes it 'dark and spiky.' Lose yourself in <em>Eastbound into the Cosmos </em>and cheer for Everett."</p><p>Terese Svoboda, author of <em>Great American Desert </em></p><br>
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