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Brock Clarke

Brock Clarke
Brock Clarke is the author of seven works of fiction, including the bestselling An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England, as well as the essay collection I, Grape; or The Case for Fiction. He lives in Maine and teaches at Bowdoin College.


Exposing Vulnerability: On Robert Olmstead’s Stay Here with Me

"It is contrary, it cuts against the grain, including the grain of Olmstead’s own work."
June 20, 2024  By Brock Clarke
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On the Case for Meanness in Fiction

Brock Clarke: What Makes a Good Person Doesn’t Usually Make for a Good Story
March 17, 2021  By Brock Clarke
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The Hate Mail I Got When I Wrote About My Hometown in Upstate New York

Brock Clarke On Capturing the Messy, Individual Voices of Little Falls
August 8, 2019  By Brock Clarke
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