Looking back on a year of reading. Around this part of December, you’l hear some people say things like, “I hate these end-of-the year lists.” I think those people are crazy. End-of-year lists are great, and I wanted to contribute to the glut with one of my own! (Also great? The in memoriam part of The […]
Here’s why you should be jealous of me. Not only am I reading The Postmortal, Drew Magary’s first novel, but I am reading a signed edition of this first novel, in which Magary professes admiration for my hustle, which he refers to as “GREAT.” (See image above.) Here is a photograph of Magary, put online by […]
This is my best friend Justin, who you may know as The Chubby Vegetarian. He’s not just an expert on a brunoise or a bocconcini–he also knows about books! I asked to him to write about a favorite author, story, or poem, and he came up with the essay that follows, “Philip Roth Ruined Fiction.” […]
That’s me with my brother Jason, who dropped by my classroom last week to see what goes on in there. Here’s what he had to say about it. A week ago I had the opportunity to hang out in Aaron’s classroom, meet his students (whattup, Johnnie Taylor’s great niece!) and hear a very informative mini-lecture […]