The Queue (novel)

The Queue is "a bizarrely funny saga of a quintessential Russian institution, the interminably long line." The novel was written by Russian writer Vladimir Sorokin in 1983, and later published in the United States in 1985, by NYRB Classics. The Library Journal describes Sorokin’s work as being an “avant-garde experiment" with a "flair of nonsense."

The Queue does not follow a traditional narrative style. Instead, it is told in dialogue form, so as to make the reader feel like they are part of the line. As described by the Library Journal, the text lacks description, setting, or stage direction. Instead it is filled with nothing but voices: snatches of conversation, rumors, jokes, howls of humor, roll calls, and sexy moans.

Plot Summary

The Queue

The Queue is a professional service for authors, literary agents and publishers, utilized in the book publishing industry.

Authors without agents or who are not interested in self-publishing send their raw manuscripts to The Queue for a critique and consultation in lieu of soliciting directly to publishers.

Polished manuscripts ready for publication are placed in the "On Queue" section of the Web site's forum and are made available for and marketed to agents and publishers. As manuscripts are published, they are taken off the queue. If a manuscript reaches the top of the queue and has not yet been picked up by any other publishing company, The Queue will publish the manuscript as a separate imprint of parent company, Scarletta Press.

Books published through The Queue:

The Queue (band)

The Queue is an alternative rock & ska band from Bay Shore, Long Island, New York. Formed in mid-2006 and performing publicly for the first time during June 2008, the group has since won two battle of the bands, played countless shows across Long Island, and has recorded a self-titled EP and their second single. The Queue has opened for major bands such as Bayside, Patent Pending, and Jimmie's Chicken Shack.

History

Formation and Early shows (2006–2007)

During the late summer of 2006, classmates Jeff Dietz, guitarist and Taylor Sperring, drummer realized they were both coincidentally on family vacation in Lake George, New York. There, Jeff suggested that they "jam sometime" and soon after, the two began practicing. In November, the two drew the attention of classmate Doug Zangre who then suggested his friend, James Rainis, join in on bass.

In October 2007, Jason Lombardo, another classmate, approached the band with the idea of forming a jazz group to perform at local charity events. In June, the jazz group was dissolved and Jason joined The Queue on Alto Sax. Later that month, the band played their first show at Bay Shore High School.