My new novel Hotel Cuba is now available for pre-order! Go to your favorite bookseller (hopefully a wonderful indie bookstore) and order your copy. Click here for a few options.
New short story in Image!
A new story “I Know Where I’m Going” appears in Image Journal. The story is about a victim of American gun violence traveling in Morocco, and it explores the question of what it means to be Jewish, as well as what it means to be human during these fraught days.
https://imagejournal.org/article/i-know-where-im-going/
New story in Massachusetts Review
My short story “Simple Past, Present Perfect” is in the Massachusetts Review
Interview with Aspiring Author Website
Check out this interview with Natalie Harris-Spencer on the Aspiring Author website!
Nirvana Is Here on the BBC
BBC Radio 4 is airing a documentary to mark the 30th anniversary of Nirvana’s Nevermind, and I was thrilled to be interviewed for it, talking about my memories of Nirvana and the novel Nirvana Is Here!
My new novel, Hotel Cuba, due out in 2023!
I’m delighted to announce that my new novel, Hotel Cuba, has been sold to Harper Perennial. It’s the story of two sheltered Russian Jewish refugee sisters, one sensible and one impractical, who find themselves trapped in hedonistic Prohibition-era 1920s Havana while trying to emigrate to America. The book is scheduled for publication in 2023.
Nirvana Has Won the Bronze!
Nirvana Is Here has won a Bronze Medal in the Foreword Reviews 2019 Book Awards. Read all about it here:
My Interview with Garth Greenwell in Electric Literature
I interviewed Garth Greenwell on the occasion of his new novel Cleanness for Electric Literature. Our conversation covered a range of topics, including the current state of queer lit, writing about sex and sexuality, and the writer’s position in contemporary life and politics. Enjoy!
Shelf Talking Podcast
Hear me reading an excerpt from Nirvana Is Here at Literati Bookstore in Ann Arbor, courtesy of the Shelf Talking Podcast. Some great sound effects added. Enjoy!