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New Homelands: Alexander Chee on Lan Samantha Chang's <em>Hunger</em>

New Homelands: Alexander Chee on Lan Samantha Chang's Hunger

"It is a wise book, for the way it is full of the sorts of mistakes people make and cannot take back."

By Alexander Chee | September 25, 2023

Alexander Chee Recommends Natalia Ginzburg’s Novella <em>Valentino</em>

Alexander Chee Recommends Natalia Ginzburg’s Novella Valentino

“A story as devastating as it is hilarious.”

By Alexander Chee | June 5, 2023

Alexander Chee on Staying Organized While Writing

Alexander Chee on Staying Organized While Writing

"I needed some stronger record of what I was doing"

By Alexander Chee | April 29, 2022

Keum Suk Gendry-Kim on the Symbolism of Trees and the Power of Black and White Illustration

Keum Suk Gendry-Kim on the Symbolism of Trees and the Power of Black and White Illustration

The Author of The Waiting Speaks With Alexander Chee

By Alexander Chee | December 13, 2021

Edward Carey Talks to Alexander Chee About Rewriting a Myth, and the Enduring Power of Pinocchio

Edward Carey Talks to Alexander Chee About Rewriting a Myth, and the Enduring Power of Pinocchio

A Conversation with the Author of The Swallowed Man

By Alexander Chee | March 3, 2021

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Alexander Chee in conversation with the "Pope of Trash"

By Alexander Chee | April 27, 2017

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First Dance: Alexander Chee on Hearing Prince for the First Time

By Alexander Chee | April 22, 2016

The Tournament of Literary Sex Writing: Philip Roth vs. James Salter

By Alexander Chee | March 31, 2016

On Buying Books from the Dead

By Alexander Chee | October 27, 2015

Nom de Vie: Literary Social Media in the Age of Ferrante

Nom de Vie: Literary Social Media in the Age of Ferrante

On Anonymity and the Self-Promotional Author

By Alexander Chee | September 17, 2015

Peter Carey: Punk Rock Novelist

Peter Carey: Punk Rock Novelist

Alexander Chee Looks Back at ‘The Tax Inspector’

By Alexander Chee | August 6, 2015

In Defense of the Present Tense

In Defense of the Present Tense

It is Everywhere, Including Our Writing

By Alexander Chee | August 5, 2015

Beyond Gay Marriage

Beyond Gay Marriage

Michelangelo Signorile on Backlash and the Ongoing Fight for LGBT Rights

By Alexander Chee | June 26, 2015

Against Wunderkinds

Against Wunderkinds

How late bloomers are leading a revolt against the cult of the literary prodigy

By Alexander Chee | May 21, 2015

From Potter to Tartt to Ferrante

From Potter to Tartt to Ferrante

How we came to love the multi-volume novel

By Alexander Chee | April 16, 2015