BRASS, the excellent first novel by Xhenet Aliu, mixes voice, humor, and simmering rage into the tale of a family that keeps ending up in the same rut. She and James talk about what they’re going to do when they grow up, not porn-ifying poverty, editing vs. new pages, and then give credit to the proofreaders out there. Plus, the wondrous Chip Cheek tells James about the writing and thrilling sale of his novel, CAPE MAY.
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Xhenet Aliu
Xhenet and James discuss:
University of Alabama
Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference
University of Georgia
Julie Barer
Avid Bookshop
The Old Pal
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Chip and James discuss:
Gunter Grass
Christopher Castellani
Grub Street
Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference
Emerson College
Whitney Scharer
Jennifer De Leon
Becky Tuch
Celeste Ng
Adam Stumacher
Calvin Hennick
Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich
Katherine Fausset
Curtis Brown, Ltd.
Laura van den Berg
Benjamin Percy
Josh Weil
Deb Futter
Jamie Raab
Celadon Books
Macmillan Publishing
Ren and Stimpy