Once again, Noel Fielding has helped spread the word of Brautigan. In an interview about his new show Luxury Comedy, he’s asked where he gets his inspiration from.

Seems he likes the zoo, the woods, The Jungle Book, Dali, freaky films and…

A writer called Richard Brautigan – he’s a lesser-known beat writer, he wrote a book called Trout Fishing In America. I really like his stuff.

Thanks for helping to spread the word Noel!!!

If you’re in London, you absolutely MUST check out the new Brautigan Book Club being put together by saltpeter productions.

The idea is to have a face-to-face meeting each month, discuss a Brautigan & take it another (or 3) level by discussing how it relates to modern day or posting a ‘creative response’ to the Brautigan work (which will later be posted to their blog). They’re also looking to host salons or other events which include live music, readings, performances & indulgent 60′s revivalism.

The book club sessions begin January 25th 2012 in London. Sign up to their mailing list for updates & search #brautiganbookclub hashtag on twitter.

For those of you (like me!) who are not in London, they’re looking at ways for us to participate too! I can’t wait!

Recently I discovered this song from an early 90s Greek indie band called ‘Richard Brautigan’.

completely missed this as it was held on July 1st but maybe someone went & can post a comment on the evening.

According to Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Greg read from his latest collection of sonnets at the Elk River Book store.

I’m a bit late in posting this but Jan 30th was Richard Brautigan’s birthday. He would have been 76. In the video below his daughter, Ianthe, reads “One Afternoon in 1939″ from Revenge of the Lawn. Fantastic video!!

Thanks to Marc Campbell for posting this!

cute video!!

mark your calendars for October 7th!!

richard’s novel, the abortion: an historical romance 1966, takes place in a library where anyone can contribute a book as long as they deliver it by hand (& have written it!). it’s a great (pre-internet) idea where anyone can be a ‘published’ author with their book sitting on a library shelf.

such a great idea that in the early ’90s, Todd Lockwood set one up in Vermont. It was around 2005 when the library needed a new location & (I think) Todd stopped accepting books. Apparently he has about 350-400 books.

there was talk for a while of the Presidio branch of the San Francisico public library system bringing Todd’s library there. after all, the Presdio branch was the setting for richard’s book & people often thought it functioned as an abortion style library. for whatever reasons that didn’t end up happening but Todd’s library is getting a new home next month!

The Clark County Historical Museum in Vancouver Washington (USA) will become the permanent host of the Brautigan Library!

Oct 7th is the opening with Dr. John Barber presenting on ‘The Brautigan Library Challenge’ and both Ianthe Brautigan & Todd Lockwood in attendance.

If you’re anywhere nearbys, this sounds like a great event! If anyone gets pix, I’d love to link to them or post them for you. Also feel free to comment here!

For more info:
article on the Presidio branch’s renovations & special relationship with Richard Brautigan – from March 2010

for more on the brautigan library – see thebrautiganlibrary.org

On Friday May 21st, even books is hosting

THE LIBRARY OF UNWRITTEN BOOKS – a night in honour of Richard Brautigan’s The Abortion, or, library lovers and amateur writers unite!

here’s their description:

Don’t be put off by the title; you only need to be willing to expel stories, not babies! This swinging sixties classic is a parody of the romance genre in which a librarian falls in love with a traffic-stopping beauty. Love leads to sex, sex leads to babies, babies lead to Tijuana … but the real point is the sweet library that Brautigan invents, to which anyone can submit a story; sketched in crayon, daubed with jam, heaving with mathematical calculations. Anything goes! We’ll have a real-live librarian on hand to accept your manuscripts, along with the psychedelic strains of local shoegazers, a listening corner, Tijuana tequila times, human dioramas and more.

the event is at: From 7pm-11pm, ClubHouse @ Performance Space, 245 Wilson St, Eveleigh.

if anyone goes, please let us know how it was!

Here’s another video from @BoundToBeRead to celebrate their national poetry month. Writer/blogger Mickey Dubrow (writer & blogger) reads “The Garlic Meat Lady”. I love his commentary at the end too – anyone who mixes food & sex & fun is ok in my book too!

A reading of Yes, the Fish Music on youtube via Bound To Be Read