In addition to writing and/or directing awesome genre films like The Hitcher, Near Dark, Body Parts, Bad Moon, 100 Feet, and others, Eric Red is a novelist with several books to his name. That part of his career got started with the publication of Don’t Stand So Close in 2011, and a new paperback edition of that novel was released last month – you can grab a copy HERE. If you prefer the Kindle format over paperbacks, publisher Seidelman & Company has you covered, too. The Kindle edition of Don’t Stand So Close is now available for purchase at THIS LINK.
Better yet, Amazon offers a free Kindle app that will allow you to read Kindle editions of books even if you don’t have a Kindle device. All you need is a smartphone, tablet, or computer.
With a page count of 248 in paperback and 236 on Kindle, Don’t Stand So Close tells the following story:
It was 1998. The three young people Matthew Poe, Grace McCormack and Rusty Shaw were friends, high school seniors in a small Iowa town about to graduate and go out in the world. On the edge of adulthood, it was a time of awakening where everything felt fresh and new. Confused, carefree, they shared their doubts and their joys, trying to find out who they were and where they fit in. Their teacher Ms. Hayden helped make it all make sense for them, a friend who understood what it was like to be their age. Linda Hayden touched Matthew, Grace and Rusty in different ways and two of them would never forget her as long as they lived. But discovering everything for the first time, it is what you don’t know that can hurt you. The three teenagers would come face-to-face with true evil. The choice would be growing up fast or not growing up all. But what did not destroy them would make them stronger for in the darkest depths of the human heart they will find a light that shows them the way. Coming-of-age has never been so fraught with wonder and peril in this unforgettable novel of what it means to be young.
I’m a fan of Red’s movies, but haven’t read his novels yet. It’s about time I fix that.
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