Steve Schlam
We are thrilled to be working with author and actor Steve Schlam on his book, The Harvesting of Haystacks Kane, by 8th House Publishing.
STEVE SCHLAM first gained entrance to the City of Words through the doors of the public library in Brooklyn, New York, where he was born and spent a good portion of his childhood, and has maintained his residency ever since while living in cities and towns across the U.S.A. and in Mexico. An actor as well as an author, he has performed on stages in all the places he has called home, and earned an MA Degree in Creative Writing under the tutelage of Joseph Heller, renowned author of Catch-22. His debut novel, The Harvesting of Haystacks Kane, published in 2024, was longlisted for the Bath Novel Award and the Disquiet International Prize for Fiction. He lives now in sunny Southern California in a pretty little Craftsman house with lemons and tangelos growing in the backyard, in the company of his wife, Liora.
All the fireworks of James Joyce’s Ulysses its sleight of hand, and the streaming consciousness of Faulkner are at play…”
“…a unique roller coaster, and it’s not one you want to get off.”
–Author, Mark Jay Mirsky
Haystacks Kane is a 607-pound professional wrestler and dedicated butterfly collector. He’s been preyed upon, his innate kindness and gentle good nature harvested by unscrupulous promoters and conniving managers; an ex-wife who keeps him on the hook for alimony; fellow denizens of the sordid netherworld he inhabits; and the raucous ravenous crowds with a thirst for violent cheap thrills. After suffering a severe injury in the ring, Haystacks lies in his hospital bed, unable to speak and struggling to uncover the deeper truths of his existence.
Schlam’s exceptional talent as a writer shines through in this novel, as he skillfully weaves together a tapestry of voices, perspectives, and emotions to create a powerful and thought-provoking literary work that is sure to leave a lasting impression on readers.
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