Hoekstra has written songs about soul singers, old movies, favorite books, and fragments of American history, all delivered in a reedy, almost conversational whisper. Now he's carrying the conversation into print with Bothering The Coffee Drinkers, a collection of essays and musical fiction. --The Onion
Hoesktra's stories are generous to the reader in the amount he's prepared to give of his own life whether he's conveying that in the first person or through fictional characters, the stories always feel real and honest and because of that, without recourse to any big dramas, engaging in themselves. --AmericanaUK
Personal experience shapes many of the stories in Bothering the Coffee Drinkers, Hoekstra's first book after eight well-reviewed albums and several pieces published in literary journals. The Pushcart Prize-nominated first story, The Blarney Stone (a true story), turns a brief tour stop in Ireland into a wistful consideration of fatherhood, wishes and the ceaseless flowing of time. --The Nashville Scene
Product Description
Awarded a Bronze Medal in the Short Fiction category in the 2007 IPPY Awards, Bothering the Coffee Drinkers is a collection of short stories (and two essays) culled from the experiences of a musical troubadour rolling down the highways and playing gigs at dozens of the world's most renown music clubs and at hundreds upon hundreds of neighborhood pubs and coffee houses.
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