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About: me

Posts by me:

  • Obsessions: Angel Olsen Posted on August 19, 2016 (May 15, 2018) by me in Obsessions
  • ‘We Can Work Harder to Mourn’: Q&A with ‘Grief Is the Thing …’ Author Max Porter Posted on August 18, 2016 (August 19, 2016) by me in Book Reviews&Interviews
  • Obsessions: ‘Liked to Date: 2,836 Posts’ Posted on August 17, 2016 (May 15, 2018) by me in Obsessions
  • A Sunset You Don’t Want to Miss: ‘Slow Days, Fast Company’ by Eve Babitz Posted on August 15, 2016 (August 12, 2016) by me in Book Reviews
  • ‘If You’re Going to Tell the Story of Slavery, I’m Going to Listen All Day’: Q&A with ‘Homegoing’ Author Yaa Gyasi Posted on July 21, 2016 (July 21, 2016) by me in Book Reviews&Interviews
  • The Disquiet of a Marriage Amid the Apocalypse: ‘California’ by Edan Lepucki Posted on July 8, 2014 (July 6, 2014) by me in Book Reviews
  • An Elegy and a Testament to a Culture: Joan Naviyuk Kane’s ‘Hyperboreal’ Posted on April 17, 2014 (April 16, 2014) by me in Book Reviews
  • Reminders About What Was Fine (and Forgettable) About Norman Mailer Posted on January 7, 2014 (January 6, 2014) by me in Book Reviews
  • Taking a Necessary Polar Plunge: Katy Didden’s ‘The Glacier’s Wake’ Posted on January 6, 2014 (January 3, 2014) by me in Book Reviews
  • Giving Kerouac’s ‘Mexican Girl’ Her Rightful Voice: Q&A with Tim Z. Hernandez Posted on October 23, 2013 (October 22, 2013) by me in Interviews
  • Lessons in the Fictional Life of a Substitute Teacher: Q&A with Emil DeAndreis Posted on October 1, 2013 (September 30, 2013) by me in Interviews
  • Having It All, and Nothing to Show For It: Christine Sneed’s ‘Little Known Facts’ Posted on March 12, 2013 by me in Book Reviews
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