About BC Books Online
BC Books Online was created for anyone interested in BC-published books, and with librarians especially in mind. We'd like to make it easy for library staff to learn about books from BC publishers - both new releases and backlist titles - so you can inform your patrons and keep your collections up to date.
Our site features print books and ebooks - both new releases and backlist titles - all of which are available to order through regular trade channels. Browse our subject categories to find books of interest or create and export lists by category to cross-reference with your library's current collection.
A quick tip: When reviewing the "Browse by Category" listings, please note that these are based on standardized BISAC Subject Codes supplied by the books' publishers. You will find additional selections, grouped by theme or region, in our "BC Reading Lists."
Description
A capricious comedy of errors, 'Small Apartments' resonates with tremulous energy and memorable characters. Franklin is a fully realized and sympathetic protagonist in the vein of Ignatius Reilly ( 'A Confederacy of Dunces'), a simple man who yearns for "a land of pastoral serenity" devoid of the irritants of contemporary urban life. An offbeat tale, 'Small Apartments' is accented along the way by murder, strange fingernail collections, and the occasional blast from a treasured alphorn.
" ' Small Apartments' would be easy to film on a short budget with charcaters actors. It could even become the kind of cinematic debutante that goes to bed with Oscar." - The Vancouver Sun
"Good snappy stuff, with a necessary touch of 'deus ex machina' toward the end." - Geist Magazine
Winner of the 2000 3-Day Novel-Writing Contest
Contributor Notes
Chris Millis has been a professional freelance cartoonist since 1994. He works on the syndicated panel "Close to Home" with John McPherson, which is distributed to 650 newspapers by Universal Press Syndicated. His most recent illustrated book is 'An American Bestiary', a humorous zoological study of American politics, by retired Senator, and former presidential candidate, Eugene J. McCarthy. He resides in his hometown of Saratoga Springs, NY with his wife Lisa and dog Jameson. 'Small Apartments' is his first published work of fiction.
