Month: February 2015

February 11, 2015

WHAT THE ZHANG BOYS KNOW reviewed at Late Last Night Books

You go months or years without a review and then two are published in the same week. Go figure. Please check out this review…
February 10, 2015

2015 Reading: Unpacking the Boxes by Donald Hall

Unpacking the Boxes: A Memoir of a Life in Poetry by Donald Hall Over the years I have read an occasional Donald Hall poem, but…
February 9, 2015

WHAT THE ZHANG BOYS KNOW reviewed at Peace Corps Writers

Despite the best efforts of my publisher, Press 53, and my own due diligence, my book WHAT THE ZHANG BOYS KNOW received few serious…
February 8, 2015

New Magazine: Sixpenny

Just heard about Sixpenny, a new magazine of six-minute illustrated fictions. Set to launch next week. Check it out!
February 7, 2015

The New Yorker: “The Naturals” by Sam Lipsyte

May 5, 2014: “The Naturals” by Sam Lipsyte Caperton is a consultant (in what area isn’t exactly clear—landscaping?) but is on his way from…
February 4, 2015

2015 Reading: The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin

The Orchardist: A Novel by Amanda Coplin I first became aware of this novel when we ran an interview with the author in Prime Number…
February 3, 2015

The New Yorker: “The Man in the Woods” by Shirley Jackson

April 28, 2014: “The Man in the Woods” by Shirley Jackson It’s a pleasure to read a previously unknown Shirley Jackson story. Here, a…
February 2, 2015

The New Yorker: “Sweetness” by Toni Morrison

February 9, 2015: “Sweetness” by Toni Morrison This is an excerpt from Morrison’s new novel, God Help the Child, due out in April this…
February 2, 2015

“More Than Mere Setting” — my guest blog post at Late Last Night Books

I was recently invited to do a guest blog post for Late Last Night Books, which you can read here: More than Mere Setting….
February 1, 2015

2015 Reading: War Reporter by Dan O’Brien

War Reporter by Dan O’Brien This is a collection of poetry unlike anything I’ve read before although the work that comes closest is O’Brien’s own…