Publication: 49: A Square of Stories

Publication: 49: A Square of StoriesPublication Record # 425479
Author: Bruce Holland Rogers
Date: 2013-08-00
ISBN: 978-1-4904-8328-3 [1-4904-8328-4]
Publisher: Panisphere Books & Audio
Price:
$25.00^?$: US dollar
Pages: xxv+235
Format:
tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
Type: COLLECTION
Notes:
- No statement of edition or printing.
- No stated date of publication, only a year of copyright. Printer's statement on the back page gives the printing date as "21 July 2013". Verified copy received 2013-08-14. Email sent by the author on 2013-08-08 stating that copies to Kickstarter supporters had been mailed.
- No printed price. Price for this record based on the mininum Kickstarter level to qualify for receiving this signed and embossed edition.
- Cover gives the title as Forty Nine: A Square of Stories. Title on spine and title page 49: A Square of Stories.
- Kickstarter edition was signed by the author on the title page, and the first page (before the title page) embossed by a hand-stamp: "Bruce Holland Rogers" and "Kickstarter" surrounding a large "K".
- According to the Kickstarter project page, there were 85 backers who qualified for copies of this edition.
- Kickstarter edition contains three bonus stories (pages 219-233).
- "Book design by Anne-Marie Lizet" (over) "Cover photo by Stephanie Jadzak" (for the author photograph on the back cover) stated on the copyright page.
- ISBN appears only above the barcode on the back cover.
- The collection is divided into seven sections, each containing seven stories, plus a section for three bonus stories:
  - ONE: pp. 1 - 34
  - TWO: pp. 35 - 58
  - THREE: THE SEVEN DEADLY HOTELS: pp. 59 - 102
  - FOUR: pp. 103 - 130
  - FIVE: STORY STORIES: pp. 131 - 152
  - SIX: pp. 153 - 184
  - SEVEN: pp. 185 - 216
  - BONUS STORIES: pp. 217 - 233
- The three bonus stories were collaborations between Rogers and three Kickstarter contributors. The first co-author ("a dear friend, fellow writer, and serious patron of the arts" remained anonymous, using the name "Muse". The second collaborator, Carrolle Rushford, chose a subject for Rogers's story. Stephanie Barbé Hammer and Rogers co-wrote their story "by taking turns writing sentences."

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Collection Title: 49: A Square of Stories • (2013) • collection by Bruce Holland Rogers

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ix • Introduction to the Introduction to the Introduction • (2013) • essay by Bruce Holland Rogers
xi • Introduction to the Introduction • (2013) • essay by Bruce Holland Rogers
xvi • Introduction: The Idea of Order in Collected Fiction • (2013) • essay by Bruce Holland Rogers
xxv • Epilogue to the Introduction • (2013) • essay by Bruce Holland Rogers
3 • Dinosaur • (2006) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
5 • Memoir • (2013) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
9 • Mysterious Ways • (2006) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
11 • A Patron of the Arts • [Donat Bobet] • (2003) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
21 • Daddy • (2004) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
23 • China Moss • (2013) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
31 • Donat Bobet in Africa • [Donat Bobet] • (2003) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
37 • Acknowledgments • (2013) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
39 • Donat Bobet Administers a Test • [Donat Bobet] • (2006) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
43 • Three Soldiers • (2004) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
45 • Extended Family • (2013) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
47 • The Two Musketeers • (2006) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
51 • Away From It All • (2013) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
55 • Consulting Fee • (2006) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
61 • Das Gästehaus der Schlafenziege • [The Seven Deadly Hotels] • (2008) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
65 • The Hotel Ginger Plum • [The Seven Deadly Hotels] • (2008) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
71 • Le Manoir Crapud d'Or • [The Seven Deadly Hotels] • (2008) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
77 •
Pensiunea Calul Bălan^?Pensiunea Calul Balan
• [The Seven Deadly Hotels] • (2008) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
83 • Grønn Hotell • [The Seven Deadly Hotels] • (2008) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
91 • L'Hotel Fiasco Rosso • [The Seven Deadly Hotels] • (2008) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
97 • El Hotel Mono Rojo • [The Seven Deadly Hotels] • (2008) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
105 • Donat Bobet, Renunciate • [Donat Bobet] • (2013) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
111 • About the Author • (2013) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
113 • What to Expect • (2008) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
115 • Cows With Names Make 3.4% More Milk • (2009) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
119 • Deception Café • (2006) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
121 • Egypt • (2004) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
125 • Donat Bobet Recovers His Wallet • [Donat Bobet] • (2013) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
133 • The Little Story That Could • (2005) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
137 • The Story You Didn't Read • (2005) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
139 • The Indecisive Story • (2005) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
143 • A Quiet Story • (2005) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
145 • The Story That Went Over Your Head • (2005) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
147 • The Story You Might Have Read Instead of This Story • (2005) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
149 • A Likely Story • (2005) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
155 • A Fine and Private Place • (2008) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
157 • Aerodynamics for Girls • (2005) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
163 • War Gods • (2008) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
165 • Donat Bobet's Tattoo • [Donat Bobet] • (2003) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
169 • Tourist Photography • (2009) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
173 • Good Neighbors • (2007) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
179 • Hello, Gorgeous! • (2006) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
187 • Creamsicle Meltdown • (2007) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
195 • Donat Bobet's Halloween • [Donat Bobet] • (2005) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
197 • Border Crossing • (2010) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
201 • Fish Out of Water • (2009) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
203 • Something Is in the Air • (2006) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
205 • Grave Goods • (2013) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
211 • Halcyon Night • (2013) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
219 • Donat Bobet, Exterminator • [Donat Bobet] • (2013) • short story by Muse and Bruce Holland Rogers
225 • The Yellow House • (2013) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
231 • Everything Must Go • (2013) • short story by
Stephanie Barbé Hammer^?Stephanie Barbe Hammer
and Bruce Holland Rogers

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Publication: 49: A Square of Stories

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