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PRAISE FOR TAKE CREEK, FOR EXAMPLE

“...Rugeley's punchy debut [is]...a book full of loopy energy told with a terse, self-conscious sincerity reminiscent of a young man in a Salinger story who can find neither himself, nor anyone else, through the miasma of his own ideas. An entertaining, unsettling exploration of the making of meaninglessness.”

—Kirkus Reviews

“Welcome to Take Creek, the country's number one elite undergraduate art school with a price tag to match, and the larger-than-life setting of Chris Rugeley's whip-smart and wickedly funny send-up of the campus novel starring a day-glo cast of characters all pondering what kind of artist they want to be. With electric prose that pops with precision and rapid-fire dialogue that will have you holding your ribs, Rugeley's dynamic and assured debut is not one to miss.”

—Sara Lippmann, author of Doll Palace, Jerks, and Lech

“Chris Rugeley’s Take Creek, For Example is the quirkiest, most art-infused campus novel you’ll ever read, chockablock with fascinating and hilarious characters, thrumming with longing and belonging. This is an exciting and original debut.”

—Sharma Shields, author of The Cassandra and The Sasquatch Hunter’s Almanac

“Bless/damn this book for its enviable ability to so seamlessly yoke together the ridiculous and sublime of the almighty art school. You will probably laugh and cringe and mourn your conventional snore of a life upon reading it. Sometimes I was peeking out of one eye like it was true crime. So much humor and vulnerability with these young visionaries.”

—Beth Lisick, author of Edie on the Green Screen

“A reimagined campus novel, Take Creek, For Example is a rollicking debut for lovers of Dana Spiotta, Don Delillo, Donna Tartt, and Art School Confidential.”

—Carve

“Chris Rugeley’s Take Creek, For Example is a stunning debut, an art school novel as profound as it is entertaining.”

—Largehearted Boy

“Author Chris Rugeley takes pages out of the ‘Great Adventure Novelist’s’ handbook for his riveting debut.”

—Albuquerque The Magazine