Burn Before Reading

A novella in six parts, “Burn Before Reading” follows a cast of over twenty characters as they go through a typical day at a state college, gathering that evening at a single apartment, where one cannot call what transpires a “party” because it happens every night—including tales of smoking and drinking, waxing philosophical, playing cards, pairing-up and splitting apart, manufacturing psychoactive chemicals, and drug-deals gone wrong. Each of the six parts follows a different person or group of people as their paths intersect throughout the day—only ending once the “party” is over. In “Burn Before Reading,” author Brian Bigelow tells his tale in a straightforward and unpretentious—but not entirely unembellished—manner, aspiring to be a casual and entertaining reading experience. From the author of “The King of Wooden Spoonists,” “The Capgras Delusion,” “The Inhumane Treatment of Seafood,” “Akinetopsia,” and “The Passive Resisters Soccer Club.”