Weeks of Jun 7 – July 2, 2010
Big Sky Since returning from AWP in early April, I’ve been preparing to query agents, and I’m happy to report that this week I’ve finally reached the end of this process—and the beginning of the next...
View ArticleWeeks of July 3 – Aug 4, 2010
This last weekend we spent some time in Niobrara, Neb. at the Blankenfeld family reunion. As you may know, I’ve been working with my Grandma on some ancestry projects over the past year, and it was...
View ArticleReview News, 18 Aug 2010
My review of Ben Greenman’s What He’s Poised to Do will be featured on The Millions next week! A link will be posted here and elsewhere, of course, when it’s live. Filed under: Reviews, writing Tagged:...
View ArticleGreenman Reviewed
My review of Ben Greenman’s new collection, What He’s Poised to Do, is live on The Millions today! Check it out and let me know what you think. This is my fourth published review and the third to be...
View ArticleWeeks of Aug 22 – Sept 10, 2010
I’ve finished a first draft of Part II of The Hyphenates of Jackson County this week. It’s pretty exciting to be 2/3 finished with a novel. It’s almost unbelievable, but I guess that’s what eighteen...
View ArticleThe Second Half: The Millions’ Preview and Harper Perennial’s Big Deal
The Millions dropped its Most Anticipated: The Great Second-Half 2012 Book Preview this week. In what’s becoming a biannual tradition, the list boasts a number of big-name authors, such as Zadie Smith,...
View ArticleWinter in Review
The Karbach Block in downtown Omaha, where Tom Dennison’s office was located after the Budweiser Saloon closed down. I suppose it is spring now, technically. Although Nebraska has been in its...
View ArticleSummer Reading Recs
The Kenyon Review sent out its Summer Reading List today, and once again featured a few of my recommendations. Here’s a spoiler of my picks: For some reason or another several novels of self-deception...
View ArticleSpring in Review (2013)
This the building that housed Anna Wilson’s notorious Omaha brothel. Pictured here in the 1920s. After Wilson’s death, the building was converted into a hospital, per her wishes. (Courtesy of Wilson...
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