
Edge of the Known Bus Line
Etchings Press, University of Indianapolis
ISBN 978-0-9988976-0-8
134 pages
Published May, 2018


Advance Praise for Edge of the Known Bus Line
–Melissa Reddish, author of Girl & Flame
–Laura Ellen Joyce, author of The Luminol Reels
–Stephen Graham Jones, author of Mongrels
–Maryse Meijer, author of Heartbreaker
Press for Edge of the Known Bus Line
“Gapinski’s surrealist novella doles out dark comedy, visceral detail, and deft commentary in equal measure . . . Brilliant and brutal; a thrilling story surrounding complex, nuanced considerations of nihilism, optimism, and our own existential reality.”
—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
–Pamela Scott, The Book Lover’s Boudoir
–Jess Combs, Combing Through the Pages
–Jo Niederhoff, Seattle Book Review
–Chris Hayden, San Francisco Book Review
–Michael Barron, Atticus Reviews
What booksellers are saying about Edge of the Known Bus Line
–Chris Lee, Boswell Books
“Haunting, apocalyptic, survivalistic and surreal are some of the words that come to mind after reading this breakout novella in which the author’s imagination, born of a dark and creepy place for sure, shows us both the best and worst human nature has to offer in unforeseen and extreme circumstances. I absolutely loved this nightmarish tale, with its lovable anti-hero, a girl who grew up on a farm and now works as a butcher at a deli; its grisly, ashen, hellish, craggy world; and its ephemeral, perfect writing. I can honestly say I’ve never encountered a book like this; it is refreshingly original, and I highly recommend it.”
–Samantha Kolber Pyatak, Bear Pond Books