Monthly Archives: November 2007
Alexander Chee at the National Arts Club
On December 5th, at the National Arts Club in New York City, I’ll be reading at 7PM from new work. I’ll either read an excerpt of my second novel, The Queen of the Night, which is near completion, or if … Continue reading
Filed under author's own, writers, writing
My Favorite Books This Week: The San Mateo APA Lit edition
Last night, over dinner in San Mateo with Professor Stephen H. Sohn of Stanford, who’s done some literary criticism of my first novel, Edinburgh, we talked about these books. And how everyone should read them. World Famous Love Acts, by … Continue reading
Filed under books, Korean America, Korean American, novels, poetry, writers, writing
Your Questions Answered: The Amazon Kindle
Q: Tell me, what do you think of the Amazon Kindle? A: I think it’s an excellent revisable beginning. The tech stuff on it is great, also that Amazon is behind it, but I want to see it go from … Continue reading
Filed under ask koreanish, bookstores, current events, product
The Dollar Is The New Peso, etc.
I am working to get the rest of my LWC diaries up but while you wait, some miscellaneous items for your perusal: For the last month, I’ve been saying, “The dollar is the new peso”. But look, it was just … Continue reading
Filed under current events, Korean life, media
The Story Is There: Day 1 of the Literary Writers Conference
The Literary Writers’ Conference of the CLMP met this last weekend in New York at the New School. I attended, bringing two of my best students, Stephen and Anna, in order to give them a crash course in the writing … Continue reading
Filed under books, bookstores, fiction, literary contests, MFA programs, novels, writers, writing
The Deathless Robot Hookers of Myspace
6:32 PM me: You need to join facebook so we can play scrabulous. 6:33 PM Laura: what is it? me: online scrabble but not timed. Laura: and can it possibly be worth joining facebook? me: yes. plus you can play … Continue reading
Filed under dialogues
He once sat on Truman Capote
In the 60s, he was both a short-lived mayoral candidate and a proponent of the idea that New York City should secede to become a 51st State. Neither idea caught fire and New York City has since been overrun by … Continue reading
If You Watch This On The Internet, Pay Us.
Some of my favorite people from the Office, talking about the Writer’s Guild Strike. I watch the show on the internet, for the record. via Fishbowl LA
All Of The Men Were Talking About Sports And All Of The Women Were Talking About Weddings.
I went to Maine this weekend to visit my mother up in Biddeford, a small town along the coast. I’m going to spend over a week with family at Thanksgiving but she still wanted me to come up and have … Continue reading
Filed under apocalypse, books, letters from away
