Weightless Books

In this darkly funny novella written and illustrated by Michael Dahlie, a young man finds himself in the small village of Toyne in 1974. There to oversee the semi-secret construction of a bomb shelter, he finds himself ensnared in the mounting tensions between competing factions involved in the project, befriends an eccentric variety of locals, and witnesses a series of unlikely events, including an unfortunate encounter with quicksand and a disastrous balloon outing. Recalling Edward Gorey’s illustrated tales, but with a style all his own, Dahlie explores the quirks of small-town life with an edge.

Posted on Friday, October 18th, 2024 at 12:00 am.