Liquor (novel series)

Liquor, a novel

First edition cover
Author	Poppy Z. Brite
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	Liquor novels
Genre	Thriller, Suspense novel
Publisher	Three Rivers Press
Publication date	March 2004
Media type	Print (Paperback)
Pages	352 pp (first edition, paperback)
ISBN	978-1-4000-5007-9 (first edition, paperback)
OCLC	52822528
Dewey Decimal	813/.54 22
LC Class	PS3552.R4967 L57 2004

Soul Kitchen

Author	Poppy Z. Brite
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	Liquor novels
Genre	Fiction novel
Publisher	Three Rivers Press
Publication date	2006
ISBN	0-307-23765-6 (Paperback)
OCLC	64065933
Dewey Decimal	813/.54 22
LC Class	PS3552.R4967 S68 2006

The Liquor novel series is a novel series by Poppy Z. Brite.^[1] The books are linked by common characters and the setting, a New Orleans restaurant where "the potboiler meets the saucier".^[2] The series revolves around the two young chefs John Rickey and Gary "G-man" Stubbs, their restaurant and their life in New Orleans.

Series titles

• The Value of X (2002) (prequel)^[3] ISBN 978-1931081672
• Liquor (2004) ISBN 978-1400050079
• Prime (2005) ISBN 978-1400050086
• Soul Kitchen (2006) ISBN 978-0307237651

In addition, Brite calls 2007's D*U*C*K (ISBN 978-1596060760) "a Liquor-related novella."^[4]

Liquor is the first novel in the series. It was released in the United States on March 16, 2004.

Soul Kitchen is the third novel in the series. It was released in the United States on July 25, 2006. It is 345 pages long.

References

1. Patterson, Troy (2004-04-30). "Hot Dish". ew.com. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
2. Field Maloney (August 20, 2006), "SOUL KITCHEN By Poppy Z. Brite: Blood on the Cutting Board", Sunday Book Review (The New York Times)
3. Jessa Crispin (September 2004), "An Interview With Poppy Z. Brite", Bookslut
4. Poppy Z. Brite, A beginner's guide to PZB

External links

• Poppy Z. Brite's website