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H.I.P. Lit Reading Series: The End of the World Edition, Friday, May 16th, 2014

10 Saturday May 2014

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Among Savages, Brittney Canty, Demon Camp, Erin Harris, H.I.P. Lit, Jen Percy, Jennifer Percy, Kim Perel, The Paperbox in Brooklyn

As NYC-area reading events go, this is one of my favorites. The H.I.P. Reading Series is one of the slyest, wittiest, campiest, and most talented reading events I’ve ever experienced. And “experienced” rather than merely “attended” is the distinction to be made here: The three women who conceive and curate each themed reading event are equal parts Peggy Guggenheim, Bill Graham, and P.T. Barnum; and each event is a singular happening never to be experienced again. And what’s more: They showcase some of the best writers around. I’ll be in attendance this Friday, May 16th, for their End of The World edition, which Erin Harris, Brittney Canty, and Kim Perel promise will be “a strange paradise,” complete with a brooding volcano and lingering fog and a food truck–La Troca del Sabor. There’s even going to be a for-real L.A. rock band playing that night, Among Savages. Be there and be able to say you were.Image

August 2013 Update: Italy & AWP 2014

18 Sunday Aug 2013

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Traveling in Italy until end of August, but wanted to post some lovely photos of my recent trip to Siena. Also: I just got word that I’ll be presenting at the 2014 AWP Conference, in Seattle, on a panel called “The Art of the Book Review.” Thanks to Tony Leuzzi for all his hard work and patience in organizing the whole thing; I’m grateful to be on board. Finally, a fond thank you to John Domini for his faith and vision in organizing another wonderful panel proposal that, alas, did not get accepted. Thank you, John, for inviting me to be a part.

The Brooklyn Rail — Book Review, March 2013: Warren Ellis’s GUN MACHINE, by Ben Pfeiffer

15 Friday Mar 2013

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My delight in editing the book review section for The Brooklyn Rail is finding smart, emerging writers like Ben Pfeiffer, who, in the March issue, has this to say about Warren Ellis’s powerful new novel GUN MACHINE: “(The novel) takes the reader into several ghost maps laid out over New York City like superimposed squares of vellum…(T)he book (is) chiaroscuro—a collection of bold contrasts made with alternating pools of light and darkness—as opposed to classic noir. Or, to put it another way, Gun Machine is noir at light speed.”  Read it here.

Marymount Manhattan College, Thursday, December 6th, 2012, 6:00 PM

30 Friday Nov 2012

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Delighted to be reading with writer Andrew Cotto (Outerborough Blues).

Thursday, December 6th, 2012.  6:00 PM

Marymount Manhattan College

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To Assume a Pleasing Shape is nominated for The Story Prize

28 Tuesday Feb 2012

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My debut collection To Assume a Pleasing Shape was nominated for The Story Prize for 2012.  Here’s my nominated-author page with a short essay on my favorite fiction.

To Assume a Pleasing Shape included in BARK’s 2012 Year in Review

28 Wednesday Dec 2011

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“Bark” — a blog from Eastern Washington University’s MFA program (home of Willow Springs literary journal) in Creative Writing — included me in their 2012 Year in Review.  Click here and scroll.

To Assume a Pleasing Shape reviewed by Hey Small Press!

28 Monday Nov 2011

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To Assume a Pleasing Shape reviewed and recommended by Hey Small Press! — a non-profit that works to get small-press books included in public libraries.  They selected my book as part of their November book list! Click and scroll down:

To Assume a Pleasing Shape reviewed in Tottenville Review.

28 Monday Nov 2011

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“Big Book, Small Package” . . . wherein Scott Cheshire reviews To Assume a Pleasing Shape for the Tottenville Review.

To Assume a Pleasing Shape reviewed in The Brooklyn Rail

28 Monday Nov 2011

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To Assume a Pleasing Shape reviewed by Liz Axelrod in The Brooklyn Rail

Interview on Barnes and Noble.com

28 Monday Nov 2011

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“The Salvatore Moods,” wherein I am interviewed by writer Jill Dearman on Barnes and Noble.com.

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