News
The latest updates.
Judge for National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35 Program
02 Oct 2016I was honored to be one of the judges for the National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35 Program. My selection was the novel “Transoceanic Lights” by S. Li. You can read about the winners and judges here.
Book Riot’s Literary Tourism in Iowa City
29 Aug 2016Happy to be mentioned in this piece on beloved Iowa City; you can read the article here:
Joining faculty of Warren Wilson MFA program for July residency
18 Jun 2016I’m honored to join the faculty of the Warren Wilson low-residency MFA program for the July, 2016 residency; you can see the full list of faculty here.
New short short story in Los Angeles Review of Books
16 Apr 2016My short short story, “Drop Drill” appears in the Winter 2016 issue of Los Angeles Review of Books. You can order the issue here.
Bustle includes Refund on list of story collections to read
15 Apr 2016The site Bustle.com includes Refund on a list of “Ten Story Collections for People Who Are Convinced They Don’t Like Story Collections.” You can read this great list here.
Refund is on the Longlist for The Story Prize 2015!
30 Jan 2016You can see the entire Longlist here.
Electric Literature names Refund as one of the Best Story Collections of 2015
14 Dec 2015The Electric Literature website includes Refund on this amazing list; you can read about all the books here.
Interview with Barbara Demarco Barrett for her “Writers on Writing” series
12 Dec 2015Barbara Demarco Barrett talks to me for her “Writers on Writing” series. You can read the interview here.
Refund chosen as a “Favorite Book of 2015” in the San Francisco Chronicle
10 Dec 2015Molly Antopol selects “Refund” as a favorite book of 2015. You can read her review and the list here.
Interview with Jeffrey Brown of PBS’ Book View Now
24 Nov 2015Jeffrey Brown interviews me at the Miami Book Fair for the PBS show Book View Now. You can watch the interview here.
My story, “Anything For Money,” on Electric Literature site
20 Nov 2015“Anything For Money,” which appeared in Zoetrope and is part of my collection “Refund,” is a Recommended Reading selection on the Electric Literature site, with an intro by my editor, Dan Smetanka. You can read the story here.
Interview up on the Lithub site
13 Nov 2015Critic Jonathan Russell Clark interviews me for Lithub. You can read the interview here.
Interview up on National Book Award site
11 Nov 2015Courtney Maum interviews me for the NBA site. You can read the interview here.
Entertainment Weekly includes Refund in roundup of NBA Finalists
31 Oct 2015Entertainment Weekly analyzes the NBA Finalists, introducing me as the “Short Story Virtuoso.” !!! You can read the article here. 
Refund is a Finalist for the National Book Award in Fiction!
14 Oct 2015Refund has been selected as a Finalist for the National Book Award in Fiction. You can read the announcement here.