Henry

I write fiction, songs. Click on "Ash Tree" in the friends section for the songs. The first novel is called Oscar Caliber Gun, also known as The Golden Calf . The second novel is called North of Sunset . I've published work at Identity Theory, Storyglossia, Scarecrow, Dogmatika, Purple Prose, Les Episodes, and others. I also have a story out on Cloverfield Press.

The reprint of my first novel, The Golden Calf, is ready for pre-order from Another Sky Press. First printed as:

People say about it:

“This pacy, tightly written novel is like ‘Taxi Driver’ meets Charles Bukowski’s Factotum.” -Uncut

“An amusing, persuasive insight into obsession, stalking and the disintegration of sanity. Highly recommended to anyone with a bitter hatred of Tom Cruise and Hollywood stars in general.” -Butterfly

“A marvel of pace and comic timing….Much of Baum’s narrative bears a similarity to Dostoevsky’s Notes from the Underground.” -Daily Telegraph

“With a superb narrative control, Baum paints a portrait of male dysfunction set to explode.” -The List

“Ray is nearly as good a portrait of post-collegiate angst as has been painted so far.” -New York Press

“Explores the hazy junction where the teeth of the daily grind sink into the day-dreamt certainties of life’s true bell-head sounds.” -Lee Ranaldo, member of Sonic Youth

Reviews of North of Sunset:

"A page-turner and an example of an effective piece of storytelling that should be envied." Dogmatika

“The writing is stellar….I think you'll agree it is not so much who influenced the writing; it is who this writing will influence. Trust me when I say that this book is one you buy and one you keep.” Poddy Mouth

“Successful both as a suspenseful, engrossing thriller and as something more: a savage satire on aspects of modern American life in the vein of DeLillo‘s White Noise.…Overall, North of Sunset is an outstanding feat of storytelling that will gain a wide readership.” Compulsive Reader

“The rare piece of literary fiction that successfully combines a thriller with a healthy dose of popular culture. As the 'Vanity Plate Killer' roams the streets in the novel, Baum's insights into fame, film, and writing are ever present and welcome.” Largehearted Boy

"A tight, pacy thriller that manages to lose none of its momentum, even as it reveals itself to be a savage satire on the narcissism, emptiness and ugliness at the heart of the Hollywood dream." Tony O'Neill, author of Digging the Vein

"If Henry Miller wrote a Hollywood murder story it wouldn’t be dissimilar." RW Hedges

"The best Hollywood novel I've ever read, including my own." Richard Rushfield, author of On Spec

“A satirical, yet eerily naturalistic L.A. fable.” Kim Cooper, 1947 Project

Winner of the 2006 Hollywood Book Festival Grand Prize
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