Interviews & Reviews

THE UNDERCURRENT OF DEATH: An Interview with Julian Tepper

December 29, 2023

Early readers have already told me that this is a novel about coming to New York as an artist and what it takes to succeed. Believe it or not, I wasn’t thinking about that all too much.

X-R-A-Y SPECS: The Catechism Cataclysm (2011)

December 22, 2023

And isn’t a catechism a religious text that takes the form of questions and answers? Is our conversation a catechism? Or just a cataclysm? Ha.

THE EDGE OF THE EDGE: A Numinous Conversation with Mike Thorn and Kathe Koja

December 15, 2023

I’ve never felt I’ve fully, accurately transcribed a mental concept through writing, and that’s one of my key motivations for continuing: maybe I’ll get closer next time, or maybe not, but I’ll keep trying.

TRANSMISSIONS: Textual Healing

December 8, 2023

As a writer I think it’s helped me to guess which questions an author might really want to get asked. So many podcasts solely focus on the writing. As a writer, I know that can be exhausting.

SHORT, SMART, FUN, BAFFLING: An Interview with Brian Allen Carr

December 1, 2023

It’s infuriating to watch my peer group become less intelligent and more certain as time winds on. It’s supposed to go the other way. The more reality you experience, the less certain you should be.

XRAY SPECS: Chafed Elbows (1966)

November 24, 2023

Isn’t that what every artist wants? To do the thing in the way they want to do it and have everyone they care about want that for them, too?

LIFE AND ALL OF ITS VIOLENCE: An Interview with Alex Kazemi

November 17, 2023

A shocked reaction to this work really just makes my point about why I wrote this novel. It’s all so obvious, and I’m bored to death.

HIS FATE AS AN ARTIST: A Review of Uzodinma Okehi’s HOUSE OF HUNGER

November 10, 2023

I find that autofiction writers tend to have great senses of humor, because without one they’d be too horrified to tell the truth.

THAT IDEAL READER IS ME: An Interview with Andrew Weatherhead

November 3, 2023

You wouldn’t go back in time, but you would stay forever in the present moment. At least that’s how the dream went.

ACTUALITY IN ACTUALITY: An Interview with Chase Griffin

October 27, 2023

Christina was the John Swartzwelder and Kurt Vonnegut of this book – all of the funniest scenes and lines with the best comedic timing are hers.