Chuck Klosterman's new book, Downtown Owl, is slated for release on September 16th. Klosterman, who authored four works of non-fiction over the past decade and is currently a columnist for Esquire as well as a contributor to ESPN, rose to national prominence after Sex, Drugs & Cocoa Puffs, a collection of essays characterized by Klosterman's witty musings on pop culture, became a bestseller. In Downtown Owl, Klosterman steers off the beaten path and offers his first work of fiction.

The novel follows the lives of three citizens who live in the (obviously) small town of Owl, North Dakota. Klosterman uses the characterizes to divulge his theories on americana, existentialism, rock music, conpsiracy theories, and modern communication. Everyone is insecure. Everyone is consciously or sub-consciously hanted by his or her past. And everyone endures a tragic blizzard. But, in the case of Klosterman, the blizzard is only semi-tragic, naturally. The book is a solid read, and is recommended to all followers of Klosterman's writing. - SB