Originally from Rochester, Bill Peters has received fellowships from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst for his fiction. As an editor and journalist, he co-produced four arts and entertainment publications for the Springfield Republican daily newspaper and is now an editor for The New York Times News Service. He lives in Gainesville, Florida. This is his first book.
". . . Bill Peters belongs in the ranks of serious literary
artists."—New York Times Book Review, Editor's Choice
"By turns funny and moving, this debut richly captures life in a
decaying American city."—Publishers Weekly
"Maverick Jetpants in the City of Quality is Peters' energetic
novelistic response to . . . the universal passage from adolescence
to adulthood, the impermanence of friendship and familiar
landscapes. . . Readers looking for a story about the slippery
transition from silliness to sincerity will find in Maverick
Jetpants a style to savor and get lost in."—HTML Giant
"There were times, while reading Maverick Jetpants, I thought: This
isn't a book. It's a panic attack. In a good way. In the way where
everything about it is frantic and urgent."—Necessary Fiction
"A complex and inventive debut, innovative with language and
delightfully unique."—Largehearted Boy
"Peters has done something just this side of insane with this book;
he's created a character that speaks in a voice everyone will
recognize, even while half the words he says allude to things none
of us were part of."—Bookslut
"Peters proves himself adept at wordplay through the wildly
inventive language of the characters."—The Coffin Factory
"One of the most inventive novels published this year."—The Los
Angeles Review of Books
"Maverick Jetpants in the City of Quality announces the arrival of
a powerful and innovative young voice in American
fiction."—Literate Man
"They aren't necessarily found in a prime spot in every writer's
toolbox, but fictional private languages can be evocatively
effective when used well. Bill Peters's novel Maverick Jetpants in
the City of Quality is one example of this."—Vol. 1 Brooklyn
"With all the elements of the best coming–of–age novels, Maverick
Jetpants offers a voice and a story that could connect with someone
of just about any age, as long as they have the appreciation for
nimble, far out, and witty repartee."—ForeWord Reviews
"Full of madcap energy, swagger, and brinksmanship."—Fiona Maazel,
author of Last, Last Chance
"Do you want laughter, suffering, and friendship, Rochester–style?
Do you want to marinate in raucous sadness? I know you do. So be
ready, everybody. Here comes the Vomit Cruiser to rescue your sense
of humor, and Bill Peters to rescue your heart."—Sam Lipsyte,
author of Homeland and Venus Drive
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