Shoplifting from American Apparel is Tao Lin

Tao Lin

Tao Lin is an American writer. He was born of Taiwanese parents and grew up on the East Coast of the USA.He is the author of two novels, Eeeee Eee Eeee and Richard Yates ; a novella, Shoplifting from American Apparel ; a short story collection, Bed ; and two poetry collections, you are a little...

's first novella, fifth book, and first published fiction since the May 15, 2007 simultaneous publication of his debut novel

Debut novel

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, Eeeee Eee Eeee, and debut story-collection, Bed

Bed

A bed is a large piece of furniture used as a place to sleep, relax, or engage in sexual relations.Most modern beds consist of a mattress on a bed frame, with the mattress resting either on a solid base, often wooden slats, or a sprung base...

. It is based on a short story first published in Vice Magazine's second annual fiction issue.

It was published September 15, 2009 by Melville House Publishing

Melville House Publishing

Melville House Publishing is an independent publisher of literary fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. The company was founded in 2001 by the husband and wife team of Dennis Loy Johnson and Valerie Merians in Hoboken, New Jersey, a location Johnson jokingly called "the Left Bank" of New York City...

 and has received mixed reviews.

It was optioned for film in early 2010.

Foreign editions include a Norwegian edition (Cappelen Damm) and forthcoming Spanish (Alpha Decay) and French (Au Diable Vauvert) editions.

External links

• Review in The Guardian
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• Review in San Francisco Chronicle
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• Review in Los Angeles Times
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• Shoplifting from American Apparel: The Movie nthWORD
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• Review in ireadoddbooks.com