And Every Day Was Overcast

A special, iBooks-only edition of the critically acclaimed debut from writer/photographer Paul Kwiatkowski."e;This illustrated novel about growing up poor near the swamps of South Florida has a lurid vibrancy."e; - The New York Times"e;The iBook edition includes an eerie original soundtrack that captures the balmy sounds of buzzing evening insects. This is a dark and uplifting, visceral and thoughtful, frightening and refreshingly honest book."e; - High TimesEach chapter in the digital edition of And Every Day Was Overcast contains an original soundtrack created by Kwiatkowski. These soundscapes feature actual Florida field recordings, interviews, urban and ambient noise, and electronic music tones. Kwiatkowski's high-resolution images come alive on the iPad's retina display, and many photographs contain hidden interviews with women who grew up in (and out of) the novel's acid-soaked Florida parking lots and convenience stores.A completely original and clearheaded voice. - Ira Glass, host of This American Life"e;We finish And Every Day Was Overcast in a delirious state of disassociation, not unlike the kids whose lives it seeks to evoke. . . The shabby suburbs of [South Florida] may not be unknown to us, but Kwiatkowskis ruthless excavation give us a new language by which we hear stories that might otherwise go unheard."e;The Los Angeles Times, David UlinPhoto-Eye Best Books of 2013 (Selected by Doug Rickard)A tale of trailer parks, drugs and teenage construction and destruction, Paul K has brought forth an American diary hugely personal and partially universal. Through skillfully written prose and raw imagery that's authored, found and stolen, we witness the protagonist's young life on display. It's not pretty nor should it be. A scrapbook of intention and carefully put together pieces, we witness elation and pain and the special concoction of America's Florida in all its glory."e;With aesthetic conviction comparable to that of Harmony Korine, this alternative novel is sure to have you nostalgic and reaching for the cheapest brand of beer you ever got your teenage hands on."e;NylonKwiatkowskis novel succeeds in doing much more than simply conveying the isolated experiences of one idle teenager with a penchant for drugs, pornography and reckless sexual encounters. Through a marriage of images and words, the novel illustrates the result of adolescent malaise against Floridas eerie, subtropical backdrop."e;Fault Magazine"e;And Every Day Was Overcast. . . is an autobiographical and exhilarating pursuit of the authors adolescence in the gritty suburban South Florida of the 1990s . . Our new favorite NSFW coffee table book."e;I Love Fake MagazineI can count on my fingers the number of great books that seamlessly mix photographs and literary text in a compelling way. Paul Kwiatkowskis And Every Day is Overcast not only achieves this rare feat, he does so with an artistry that makes the achievement nearly invisible. . . A landmark in visual storytelling.Alec SothPaul Kwiatkowski is a New York-based writer and photographer. This is his first novel. His work has appeared in numerous outlets, including Juxtapoz, Beautiful Decay, Dazed and Confused, Fault, Dust, and American Suburb X.

A special, iBooks-only edition of the critically acclaimed debut from writer/photographer Paul Kwiatkowski."e;This illustrated novel about growing up poor near the swamps of South Florida has a lurid vibrancy."e; - The New York Times"e;The iBook edition includes an eerie original soundtrack that captures the balmy sounds of buzzing evening insects. This is a dark and uplifting, visceral and thoughtful, frightening and refreshingly honest book."e; - High TimesEach chapter in the digital edition of And Every Day Was Overcast contains an original soundtrack created by Kwiatkowski. These soundscapes feature actual Florida field recordings, interviews, urban and ambient noise, and electronic music tones. Kwiatkowski's high-resolution images come alive on the iPad's retina display, and many photographs contain hidden interviews with women who grew up in (and out of) the novel's acid-soaked Florida parking lots and convenience stores.A completely original and clearheaded voice. - Ira Glass, host of This American Life"e;We finish And Every Day Was Overcast in a delirious state of disassociation, not unlike the kids whose lives it seeks to evoke. . . The shabby suburbs of [South Florida] may not be unknown to us, but Kwiatkowskis ruthless excavation give us a new language by which we hear stories that might otherwise go unheard."e;The Los Angeles Times, David UlinPhoto-Eye Best Books of 2013 (Selected by Doug Rickard)A tale of trailer parks, drugs and teenage construction and destruction, Paul K has brought forth an American diary hugely personal and partially universal. Through skillfully written prose and raw imagery that's authored, found and stolen, we witness the protagonist's young life on display. It's not pretty nor should it be. A scrapbook of intention and carefully put together pieces, we witness elation and pain and the special concoction of America's Florida in all its glory."e;With aesthetic conviction comparable to that of Harmony Korine, this alternative novel is sure to have you nostalgic and reaching for the cheapest brand of beer you ever got your teenage hands on."e;NylonKwiatkowskis novel succeeds in doing much more than simply conveying the isolated experiences of one idle teenager with a penchant for drugs, pornography and reckless sexual encounters. Through a marriage of images and words, the novel illustrates the result of adolescent malaise against Floridas eerie, subtropical backdrop."e;Fault Magazine"e;And Every Day Was Overcast. . . is an autobiographical and exhilarating pursuit of the authors adolescence in the gritty suburban South Florida of the 1990s . . Our new favorite NSFW coffee table book."e;I Love Fake MagazineI can count on my fingers the number of great books that seamlessly mix photographs and literary text in a compelling way. Paul Kwiatkowskis And Every Day is Overcast not only achieves this rare feat, he does so with an artistry that makes the achievement nearly invisible. . . A landmark in visual storytelling.Alec SothPaul Kwiatkowski is a New York-based writer and photographer. This is his first novel. His work has appeared in numerous outlets, including Juxtapoz, Beautiful Decay, Dazed and Confused, Fault, Dust, and American Suburb X.