Death of a Legend
You don’t have to be crazy to take a jet engine, put it on a motorcycle — and then ride the thing nearly 200 mph in pursuit of the open-vehicle … Continue reading
New Piece Up On Publisher’s Weekly
What sort of alchemy works during the promotion of a book? Is the idea of book promotion, itself, something that writers should be concerned about? What should I do as … Continue reading
Evel Knievel Days: Coming Soon!
This is the cover of my second novel, Evel Knievel Days. The publication date is July 17, 2012. I’m excited to be working once again with Random House/Crown – the publisher of … Continue reading
The Year of the Gadfly
Jennifer Miller has written a smart first novel and — like nearly all first-time novelists — is struggling to find a home in the literary marketplace. Today she had a … Continue reading
Pauls @ Back Fence PDX
Last year, I took part in a storytelling event. It was part of a regular series called Back Fence PDX — here in Portland, Oregon. I told this entirely true … Continue reading
A Month of Turmoil in Egypt
(The image for this piece — and for a few other places on the site — are by my friend, the great photographer and writer, Themba Lewis.) On December 29, 2011, the Egyptian military … Continue reading
The Economist Argues That…
“The great novel of the Arab spring has yet to be published. This year’s Arabic Booker prize shortlist is dominated by gloomy works about the oppression that prevailed before 2011. … Continue reading
Interview With Mansoura Ez Eldin
Click here for my interview with Mansoura Ez Eldin on The Rumpus. An interesting conversation. Ez Eldin says a number of things, including: “…Part of the problem is that the … Continue reading
Happy Birthday, Charles Dickens!
The Buffalo News linked to my piece on Salon about Charles Dickens’ 200th birthday — saying some nice things about the article. I think that the wave of Dickens coverage … Continue reading
