Category Archives: author’s own
I Love BOMB Reading + Like A Boss with Emily Books + Mentors in Paperback
It’s a busy time. First, this Monday, February 6th, I’m reading from a new short story, just finished, unpublished, not even under submission yet. The occasion is the BOMB Magazine I <3 BOMB party, at the Powerhouse Arena bookstore in DUMBO, … Continue reading
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The Situation in American Writing
Full Stop: 2011 was the year of the Arab Spring. There have also been massive protests in Greece, Spain, Britain, and most recently, the United States. Does literature have a responsibility to respond to popular upheaval? Alexander Chee: Probably. Just … Continue reading
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Me and Daniel Clowes and BOMB
I’ve got a review of Daniel Clowes’ newly-reissued The Death Ray in the new issue of BOMB Magazine, and over on their site, an extensive, wide-ranging interview with him. Clowes is, without question, one of the masters we have … Continue reading
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My Top Longreads for 2011
Mark Armstrong of Longreads invited me to submit my top Longreads for the year. If you haven’t found Longreads yet, I like it a lot. It’s a great way to locate longform narrative nonfiction, journalism and short fiction online. I … Continue reading
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We’re Off
It was around this time in 2003 when a young editor by the name of Dave Daley (now at Five Chapters) emailed me to ask if I had any work that had been sitting in a drawer. I did. I … Continue reading
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Some Current Events That Belong To Me
I am happy to report receiving two Pushcart Prize nominations this year, in fiction and nonfiction respectively. The Good Men Project wrote to say they had nominated my short story “My Next Move”, and The Morning News has nominated my … Continue reading
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Sonata
After a year of residencies and travel, I find I do not want to leave New York, not right now. Sometimes I do not even leave my apartment. It was all I could do to agree to see my family … Continue reading
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“I, Reader” Chosen for Notable Essays in Best American Essays 2011
Happy and proud to announce my essay “I, Reader” was selected for the Notable Essays list in this year’s Best American Essays.
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The Sarah Orne Jewett House Adventures, Pt. 1
Over at Writers’ Houses I have an essay up about my visit to Sarah Orne Jewett’s house. It includes a short defense of writers’ houses, which have come under attack in recent times, because, I don’t know, why not just … Continue reading
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