The Last Days of Video by Jeremy Hawkins

Waring and Alaura and Jeff are all solid characters we root for and want to follow home. The Last Days of Video is smart and snarky and in the end downright sweet. For those who miss the independent video store, or for those who are still lucky enough to have one around the corner, this book will be a joy ride.' Bookslut 'For those who love film and talking about film, The Last Days of Video will be a joyride. Sit back, put your feet up and enjoy.' 3G1B

'The Last Days of Video is a warm bucket of popcorn. The Last Days of Video is a hilarious elegy for a bygone era, a quirky and charming story of redemption for a group of loveable cinema freaks, and a love letter to the art of the movies. Together, these three misfits try to save Star Video while confronting, among other things, Waring’s self-destructive tendencies, a life training cult, corporate bicycle gangs, and a Hollywood director who constantly sees the ghost of Alfred Hitchcock. So, Waring enlists the help of his two reluctant employees, charismatic but conflicted Alaura and desperate virgin Jeff, to hatch a series of wild schemes to save their little store. But everything changes in his small college town when a bright and shiny Blockbuster Video opens nearby: Clearly, this means war. That grumpy guy is Waring Wax, and he’s usually too drunk to worry about his declining business at Star Video, let alone his quickly evolving extinction in popular culture. You’ve got your Netflix and your DVR, so why deal with VHS tapes or scratched DVDs? Why deal with the grumpy guy at the worn-down independent video store?

The Last Days of Video by Jeremy Hawkins