Click on the image above to read an excerpt from the novel, Motels of Burning Madness (2009).
CRITICAL ACCLAIM “Very strong stuff. It got straight to me. Male stripper meets mud-wrestler, what a riot. I can't think of another book of post-modern realism that ever made me laugh so much. The ending took me completely by surprise.” —RICHARD KERN, underground filmmaker, author of New York Girls, Model Release, Soft, Digital Kern, Xx Girls.
“All the revealing stuff you never see in movies about gigolos. A wild, fast-paced romp. Witty, gritty, & marvelously sleazy!” —SONDRA LONDON, author of True Vampires, Killer Fiction (ed.), Making of a Serial Killer (ed.), and subject on Errol Morris’ First Person TV series.
“John-Ivan Palmer’s effortless writing, narrative flair and rollicking satire are a rare treat. Whether he’s writing fiction or seriously informed non-fiction and reportage, he is in complete control.” —VAL STEVENSON, editor, Nth Position Magazine
“This book knocked me out. It’s the Odyssey, but also the Satyricon. Through it all Palmer maintains an unaffected compassion for everyone. He has spelunked the dank caverns of the human head and come up clean.” —TOM BRADLEY, author of The Sam Edwine Pentateuch, Fission Among the Fanatics, Even the Dog Won’t Touch Me, Vital Fluid.