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	<title>Willy Vlautin</title>
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	<description>Willy Vlautin, novelist and frontman for Richmond Fontaine</description>
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		<title>The Motel Life, Swedish</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Willy is happy to announce that THE MOTEL LIFE has just come out in Sweden, published by the great folks at Bakhall. The edition is hardback and really looks amazing &#8211; a really beautifully printed book with nice paper, printing, and a great cover&#8230; very collectible! Huge thanks to our pals in Sweden. Northline will be published [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.willyvlautin.com/the-motel-life-swedish</link>
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		<title>summer / fall tour</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Richmond Fontaine is touring the new album The High Country overseas this summer &#38; fall. Singer Amy Boone (The Damnations) will be along for the first set of dates, singing The Girl parts and playing keyboards. The album will be played straight through from start to finish, plus some oldies but goodies from the RF [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.willyvlautin.com/summer-fall-tour</link>
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		<title>gearing up&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The new record, The High Country, is all wrapped up and ready to go. Release dates are: September 5 in the UK &#38; Europe, and September 20 in the US. (Psst, if you&#8217;re a superfan and must have it now, you can buy it on the RF site. Early reviews have been great! Uncut gave [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.willyvlautin.com/gearing-up</link>
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		<title>Willy and Roddy Doyle</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Willy is absolutely thrilled to have the honor of reading with Roddy Doyle at the Galway Arts Festival on July 19. You can&#8217;t have a conversation about books with Willy without hearing about Roddy Doyle and his books Paula Spencer and The Woman Who Walked into Doors. Willy considers him to be one of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.willyvlautin.com/willy-and-roddy-doyle</link>
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		<title>The Ne&#8217;er-Do-Well</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Willy recently contributed a story to a nifty literary magazine, with its most current issue of working class stories, The Ne&#8217;er-Do-Well. Sales of this issue go to support the strike fund of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (which includes employees of our beloved Powell&#8217;s Books). Buy a copy and check out Willy&#8217;s story &#8220;Maybe [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.willyvlautin.com/the-neer-do-well</link>
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		<title>Pete gets a lucky break</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Make that two lucky breaks&#8230; We are thrilled to announce that on Monday night Willy took home two awards for Lean on Pete: the Ken Kesey Award for Fiction and the Oregonian/Literary Arts Peoples&#8217; Choice Award. Big thanks to everyone who voted! Look for Willy this summer at events across Oregon with other Oregon Book [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.willyvlautin.com/pete-gets-a-lucky-break</link>
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		<title>A Motorcycle for A Horse</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Keeping busy these days&#8230; The trade paperback edition of Lean on Pete recently came out in the UK (Faber) and Willy recorded a special story to accompany it. Titled A Motorcylcle for A Horse, the short story was written as a companion piece to Lean on Pete and features characters from the novel: Charley Thompson, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.willyvlautin.com/a-motorcycle-for-a-horse</link>
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		<title>Oregon Book Awards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Great news&#8230; Lean on Pete has been shortlisted for the Oregon Book Award (Ken Kesey Award for Fiction). Literary Arts presents the Oregon Book Awards annually for the finest accomplishments by Oregon writers in poetry, fiction, literary nonfiction, drama and young readers literature. This year&#8217;s awards will be presented April 25, 2011. Lean on Pete [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.willyvlautin.com/oregon-book-awards</link>
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		<title>year end accolades for lean on pete</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LEAN ON PETE is popping up on the darnedest Best of 2010 lists.. Eileen Battersby&#8217;s Books of the Year (Irish Times) Hot Press #1 Book of the Year The Oregonian&#8217;s Best Books of 2010 Roddy Doyle&#8217;s favorite books of the year (The Guardian) Chicago Sun Times &#8220;Our Favorite Books of the Year&#8221; Uncut&#8217;s top ten [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.willyvlautin.com/year-end-accolades-for-lean-on-pete</link>
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		<title>pnba shortlist announced</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association has announced the shortlist for its 2011 awards, and LEAN ON PETE has been selected as one of 19 finalists from over 200 nonminations. Winners to be announced in January.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.willyvlautin.com/pnba-shortlist-announced</link>
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		<title>pete makes #3 in britain</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lean on Pete has been chosen as #3 in The Independent&#8217;s &#8220;50 Best Winter Reads&#8220;. The low-down from the judges: &#8216;An occasionally heartbreaking novel from Vlautin, one of the freshest voices in American fiction.&#8217;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.willyvlautin.com/pete-makes-3-in-britain</link>
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		<title>richmond fontaine, the horse</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A very kind and hopeful gentleman in England has named a 2-year-old thoroughbred racing colt after Richmond Fontaine. And by God, the little guy won his first race. Very exciting news. We&#8217;ll post updates on his career. Like his namesakes, quite the handsome young fella&#8230;.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.willyvlautin.com/richmond-fontaine-the-horse</link>
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		<title>thank you</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Willy would like to extend a huge Thank You to Multnomah County Libraries, Friends of the Library, and Pageturners for inviting him to discuss Lean on Pete. Willy attended ten Pageturners groups and greatly enjoyed meeting the readers at each one. It is groups like these that keep books alive and well. Thank you!]]></description>
		<link>http://www.willyvlautin.com/thank-you</link>
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		<title>wordstock, satyricon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fresh back from Festival America in Paris (yes, some French people actually appreciate American film &#38; lit), Willy is lucky enough to be making two appearances at the great Portland lit fest Wordstock this weekend. Look for him Saturday and Sunday &#8212; panel discussion and reading, respectively. More details on the events page. Next weekend [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.willyvlautin.com/wordstock</link>
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		<title>summer news</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Willy is heading overseas for a quick trip to the Edinburgh International Book Festival and then to Germany to celebrate the release of Lean on Pete there. Later this summer he and pedal steel genius Paul Brainard will be playing at the Sisters Folk Festival and RF will be playing Musicfest NW. Check out the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.willyvlautin.com/summer-news</link>
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		<title>summer festival time</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Willy is just back from Australia, where he had a great time at the Sydney Writers Festival and enjoyed a few swell acoustic gigs with Dan in Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne. Check out this Conversation with Richard Fidler Willy recorded for ABC radio in Sydney. Willy and Richmond Fontaine are looking forward to a mellow [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.willyvlautin.com/summer-festival-time</link>
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		<title>Willy on W+K Storytime</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Willy recented recored an episode of the super-cool Wieden+Kennedy radio program Storytime. The episode features tunes by RF and Willy reading an excerpt from Lean on Pete. Click here to listen.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.willyvlautin.com/willy-on-wk-storytime</link>
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		<title>Lean on Pete makes Indie Pick list</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The American Booksellers Association has chosen Lean on Pete for its Indie Next Great Reads list for May 2010, making Willy 3 for 3 (The Motel Life and Northline also made it).]]></description>
		<link>http://www.willyvlautin.com/lean-on-pete-makes-indie-pick-list</link>
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		<title>Lean on Pete on Irish TV</title>
		<description><![CDATA[RTE&#8217;s arts program The View (not to be confused with the American program!) recently featured Lean on Pete. Watch it here.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.willyvlautin.com/lean-on-pete-on-irish-tv</link>
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		<title>US dates set for Lean on Pete</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The US release date for Lean on Pete is April 13, and Willy will be heading out on the road for readings and gigs in April &#38; May. Click here for dates.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.willyvlautin.com/us-dates-set-for-lean-on-pete</link>
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		<title>Paint a Vulgar Picture</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Willy was mentioned recently on NPR&#8217;s All Things Considered for his contribution to a book of short stories based on songs by The Smiths (in the UK it&#8217;s called Paint a Vulgar Picture: Fiction Inspired by the Smiths and in the US Please: Fiction Inspired by The Smiths). In the interview, editor Peter Wild cites [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.willyvlautin.com/paint-a-vulgar-picture</link>
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		<title>Press for Lean on Pete</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So far the critics have been kind&#8230; &#8216;As one boy&#8217;s journey, Lean on Pete is as real as blood: as a novel it is remarkable. Willy Vlautin, romantic and realist, has written something special that will make you shudder, weep, rage and wonder at how such things happen and do, and how some individuals such [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.willyvlautin.com/press-for-lean-on-pete</link>
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		<title>Coconut Pirate</title>
		<description><![CDATA[826 National is a non-profit that helps kids aged 6-18 improve their writing skills. The good folks there have a cool fundraising project going, and Willy is the latest contributor. Read his super-short story, Coconut Pirate, and then bid on the actual coconut pirate here to benefit 826 National. Come on. You know you want [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.willyvlautin.com/coconut-pirate</link>
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		<title>Lean on Pete video</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Check out the short video created by Brad Beenders for Willy&#8217;s new novel, Lean on Pete. It features some cool race horse footage shot at Portland Meadows, a house that looks remarkably like the one Willy imagined Charley to live in, and of course Willy&#8217;s voice &#38; tunes.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.willyvlautin.com/lean-on-pete-video-2</link>
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		<title>Lean on Pete release in the UK &amp; Ireland</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Willy&#8217;s third novel, Lean on Pete, is out February 4 in the UK &#38; Ireland (US fans will have to wait until April, sorry). Willy is heading out for readings &#38; solo gigs in early Feb., and will be joined by the band later in Feb./March for a slew of gigs across the EU. Hope [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.willyvlautin.com/lean-on-pete-release-events-in-the-uk</link>
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		<title>Happy Holidays</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What better way to celebrate the holidays than with an alcoholic overweight unemployed jockey! Willy wrote, narrated, and created music for A Jockey&#8217;s Christmas, a spoken word short story about misfit jockey JD going home for the holidays. Order now and get it in time for Christmas. Cheers &#38; Happy Holidays!]]></description>
		<link>http://www.willyvlautin.com/happy-holidays</link>
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		<title>Northline out in Spain</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Spanish publisher La Otra Orilla has just released Northline, translated by Nuria Salinas (who also translated The Motel Life). These guys really know how to print a book. It&#8217;s a real beauty of a cover, featuring an illustration by Nate Beaty. Thanks to the kind peeps at La Otra Orilla for treating Willy so well.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.willyvlautin.com/northline-out-in-spain</link>
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		<title>Thanks Sanibel &amp; FGCU!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Sanibel Writers Conference was fantastic! Met a bunch of cool writers and other literary types there, and really enjoyed the Florida sunshine. Conference director Tom DeMarchi does an amazing job with this event. Big thanks to Tom and FGCU for hosting me and putting on such a great gathering. Cheers!]]></description>
		<link>http://www.willyvlautin.com/thanks-sanibel-fgcu</link>
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		<title>Big in Texas. Going to Florida.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Northline is a finalist for the 2009 Writers&#8217; League of Texas Book Awards. Willy has been invited to the Sanibel Island Writers Conference in November. We&#8217;re pretty sure it will be warmer there than in Scappoose, so he&#8217;ll be there with bells on. He&#8217;ll be teaching a workshop and doing a reading (and perhaps a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.willyvlautin.com/big-in-texas-going-to-florida</link>
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		<title>vote for willy &amp; the boys</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Magnet&#8217;s latest online poll for &#8220;What Album Are You Most Looking Forward To Next Week?&#8221; includes Richmond Fontaine. Please VOTE for RF&#8217;s We Used To Think The Freeway Sounded Like the River! Let&#8217;s see if we can&#8217;t get a respectable voter turnout&#8230; Thanks.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.willyvlautin.com/vote-for-willy-the-boys</link>
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		<title>We Used to Think&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sorry we haven’t posted any news lately. We’ve got a lot of catching up to do. Two good reasons to check out the new Minus 5 record Killingsworth: first of all, it’s a great record and secondly, Willy co-wrote the lyrics to the song “Big Beat Up Moon” with legendary musician and all-around cool guy [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.willyvlautin.com/we-used-to-think</link>
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		<title>NORTHLINE published in Germany</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NORTHLINE has just been released in Germany by publisher BERLIN VERLAG. The reviews are coming in and they’re great! (We&#8217;ll post them on the press page soon). Berlin Verlag put together a fantastic tour featuring German actresses reading as Allison Johnson, accompanied by Willy and RF guitar man Dan Eccles playing songs from the NORTHLINE [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.willyvlautin.com/northline-published-in-germany</link>
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		<title>More year-end accolades for Northline</title>
		<description><![CDATA[More reasons for Willy to not feel like a loser&#8230; The Seattle Post-Intelligencer&#8217;s book critic John Marshall gave Northline the #2 slot in his 10 Best Books Read in 2008 (right behind Out Stealing Horses&#8211;not too shabby), calling Willy &#8220;a master of raw, realistic dialogue&#8221;. And The Willamette Week picked the Northline soundtrack as one [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.willyvlautin.com/more-year-end-accolades-for-northline</link>
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		<title>Thanks Music Millennium!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We want to thank our friends at Music Millennium (the coolest ever record store, which we are lucky enough to have in Portland) for the great window display they did for A Jockey&#8217;s Christmas. If you&#8217;re a Portlander, please go check it out and support your local record store. If you&#8217;re not a Portlander, you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.willyvlautin.com/thanks-music-millennium</link>
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		<title>Oregonian picks Northline in Best of 2008</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Oregonian has selected Northline as one of the ten best Northwest books of 2008. &#8220;Northline demonstrates that (Vlautin) is not a one-hit wonder&#8230; this sad, sweet, short book tells a moving story of beaten-down figures struggling to survive in the gritty landscapes of urban Nevada.&#8221; The Oregonian also chose Willy&#8217;s debut novel, The Motel [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.willyvlautin.com/oregonian-picks-northline-in-best-of-2008</link>
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		<title>UNCUT includes Northline in &#8216;Best of 2008&#8242;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The UK&#8217;s Uncut magazine&#8217;s December issue includes Nothline in its list of Best Books of 2008. &#8220;Heartbreaking excursion into the world of woe&#8230; (this) was as good as anything similar by notables of destitute American fiction like Denis Johnson and Daniel Woodrell&#8221;. If you haven&#8217;t yet got a copy, Willy&#8217;s offering a Christmas special through [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.willyvlautin.com/uncut-includes-northline-in-best-of-2008</link>
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		<title>A Jockey&#8217;s Christmas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Willy has released a spoken word Christmas story on CD]]></description>
		<link>http://www.willyvlautin.com/a-jockeys-christmas</link>
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		<title>Courtney Hunt set for Northline</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are thrilled to announce that Courtney Hunt just signed on to write and direct the film version of NORTHLINE!]]></description>
		<link>http://www.willyvlautin.com/courtney-hunt-set-for-northline</link>
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