Conjunctions // “Readymade”
February 14, 2018
My new short story “Readymade” will appear in the Spring 2018 issue of Conjunctions. It’s an excerpt from my novel in progress.
Tin House // Interview with Tayari Jones
January 18, 2018
My interview with my friend former grad school teacher Tayari Jones is online at Tin House.
“I started thinking about other novels by women that questioned the idea that women’s first (and only) priority is to be a good wife and mother. These novels were primarily by white women. They just get tired of being domesticated and go do something else. Trigger the applause.”
New York Times Book Review // Disasters in the First World by Olivia Clare
July 28, 2017
I reviewed Olivia Clare’s debut story collection Disasters in the First World for the New York Times Book Review.
“The best of the 13 stories in Olivia Clare’s debut collection flout convention and work in mysterious ways. Two in particular — “Pétur” and “The Visigoths” — will probably be anthologized and taught and cherished for years to come.”
Wired // “Yes, Videogames Are Serious Art. This Guy’s Career Proves It”
May 11, 2017
Wired has published an excerpt from Bit by Bit.
The Paris Review // Interview with Madison Smartt Bell
May 9, 2017
I only took one creative writing class as an undergrad, but it was with the excellent Madison Smartt Bell and it helped to shape my entire writing life. The Paris Review has posted our recent conversation about his new novel Behind the Moon. I hope you enjoy it.