Acid Green Velvet

Experience the breathtaking and consequential first novel in nearly two decades from the award-winning author of the cult sensation, The Orange Eats Creeps. Grace Krilanovich's Acid Green Velvet plunges readers into 19th century California, where two young vagabonds navigate class struggle, fringe societies, American identity, and the threat of a menacing man.

Praised for its "lavishly tactile prose," this sweeping and vibrant novel is a compelling blend of thriller, Western, philosophy, and poetry. Krilanovich's vast intelligence immerses the reader in a vividly realized world and time.

Story Overview:

In the late 19th century on the central California coast, two wayward young hoboes, Paulette and Kenneth, plot revenge against Paulette’s father, Rodney Eligon. Years later, the town of Anzar has become a haven for cults, eccentrics, and communal living, overseen by the influential Hasley family. Their power is challenged by the rise of the working class and their alliance with the itinerant population. Paulette, now residing with the wealthy Johnny Hasley, finds her plans complicated by the arrival of Kenneth, who carries a dangerous secret that threatens them both.

Themes Explored:

• Class struggle and societal shifts
• American identity and manifest destiny
• Fringe societies and communal living
• Victorian preoccupations with domesticity, pollution, and the supernatural
• Nihilism and familial failures

Specifications:

• Author: Grace Krilanovich
• Publisher: Two Dollar Radio UK
• Publication Date: September 10, 2026
• Language: English
• Print Length: 336 pages
• Binding: Paperback
• Dimensions: 19 x 2 x 14 cm
• Weight: 400 g
• ISBN-10: 1911710362
• ISBN-13: 978-1911710363

Acid Green Velvet is a surreal powder keg penned in rapturous prose by a fiercely talented writer, offering a unique exploration of historical California and the human condition.