“Poet Vincente Huidobro said that the writer’s job is quite simple: Invent new worlds and be careful what you say. That’s exactly what Nolan Knight does, and does wonderfully.” - James Sallis, author of Drive and Sarah Jane

"If Hubert Selby slipped off the grid and was writing bad checks from Forgotten, California--it would sound like this thrilling book: boozy, hallucinatory, volatile. Knight has a wild, degenerate charm on the line level that brings its own doomsday." - Joshua Mohr, author of Model Citizen and All This Life

“Twisty and twisted neo-noir…Gallows Dome is a hardboiled, pitch-dark and yet weirdly-funny caper, which rolls into town from somewhere out in the literary hinterlands, where the only time is closing time and the likes of Harry Crews and Jim Thompson are revered like gods. The dialogue is natural and clipped to-the-bone, while the plot flies along with the lunatic energy of a hot-wired muscle car. If you like your writing with dirt under its nails, then let me introduce you to Nolan Knight...your new favorite writer.” - Tony O'Neill, author of Sick City, Digging the Vein and Down and Out on Murder Mile.

"From Central Valley to Long Beach, Nolan Knight writes about California's criminal underbelly, its rhythms and woes, and the soul of its lost angels with absolute authority. Gallows Dome is electric, a Chandler-esque kidnapping caper that's both gritty and tender, packing a punch when it needs to and painting those neon nightmares and truckstop tragedies with the eye of a punk rock poet. But beyond Knight's mastery of setting are his characters, as he draws complicated heroes & villains--fathers, mothers & misfits alike--that feel absolutely heartachingly real. Gallows Dome is pure, uncut L.A. crime fiction and it's got me jonesing for more." - Peter Farris, author of Last Call for the Living and The Devil Himself

“Intoxicating and rattling, Gallows Dome is a raw nerved journey into a subterranean realm where a determined woman out of her depth must prevail or perish all hope.” - Gary Phillips, author of One-Shot Harry

"There are many superb elements here, but Knight’s voice is what makes Gallows Dome wildly entertaining and memorable. He offers fast, snappy prose with a level of punchy, slangy dialogue that dances between the brilliant and the ridiculous. Knight’s voice in this novel has a bleak and darkly cynical quality of the kind suited perfectly to hard-boiled crime fiction and noir thrillers, and is reminiscent of the style of James Ellroy and more recently, Jordan Harper (Everybody Knows, 2023). I feel Knight brings us here uncomfortably close to the frazzled and fractured epicenter of contemporary America―a country teetering on the brink of total collapse. Gallows Dome is a convergence of the defiled and demented, the lurid and the hard-lucks, seasoned with a generous portion of random violence. The gripping and entertaining tale Knight splashes on the page here is definitely worth the ride." - CrimeFictionCritic.com

“Knight provides the connective tissue between Steinbeck's skin and bones Central Valley to its sunbleached 21st century noir orphan. Forget the glitz and glam of Hollywood, Knight gives us a ride in the real California crime machine rolling beyond the freeway off ramps.” - Tom Pitts, author of Coldwater and Hustle 

Praise for Nolan Knight’s Beneath the Black Palms:

“Unapologetically confrontational, grimly poignant; a gritty depiction of LA vice and vicissitude.” -Kirkus Reviews

“Hardboiled as all get out—no noir devotee will want to.”

- Barry Gifford, Author of Sailor & Lula: The Complete Novels, The Cuban Club / Screenwriter of Wild at Heart and Lost Highway

“Amazing, beautiful, heartbreaking work.”

- Allison Anders, Writer/Director of Border Radio, Gas, Food, Lodging, Mi Vida Loca and Grace of My Heart

Praise for Nolan Knight’s debut novel, The Neon Lights Are Veins:

"Knight's slangy prose is a perfect fit for characters whose dreams die slowly or explosively."

-Publishers Weekly

“The Neon Lights Are Veins is a dope-fueled gutter-punk odyssey through a gaudy nightmare version of Los Angeles. With echoes of James Ellroy and Nathanael West, Knight carves out his own bit of L.A. crime-writing turf in this impressive debut.”

- Richard Lange, author of Rovers, Dead Boys, This Wicked World, Angel Baby, Sweet Nothing and The Smack

"Nolan Knight has written a dark, dirty and entertaining sewer ride through the neon-lit streets of Los Angeles. Imagine Nathanael West and Darby Crash writing a 21st century noir and you've got The Neon Lights Are Veins. Highly recommended."

- Jim Ruland, author of Corporate Rock Sucks: The Rise and Fall of SST Records, Forest of Fortune, My Damage: The Story of a Punk Rock Survivor and Do What You Want: The Story of Bad Religion

"High action. Very fast paced. A great read. Highly Recommended."

- S.W. Lauden, author of Bad Citizen Corporation, Grizzly Season, Hang Time and Crossed Bones

“Nolan Knight’s The Neon Lights Are Veins is unlike anything I’ve read before (and that’s saying something!). The novel’s story is a fast-paced mystery and caper, dragging the reader through the underbelly of the Los Angeles night, but most impressive is Knight’s style: in your face and no-holds-barred.”

–Steph Post, author of A Tree Born Crooked, Lightwood, Holding Smoke and Miraculum