In this episode we get to hang out and talk with Jamie Iredell, author of Prose. Poems. A Novel., The Book of Freaks, I Was a Fat Drunk Catholic School Insomniac, and the forthcoming Last Mass. If you don’t know Jamie, we’re not sure where you’ve been living or what you’ve been reading, because Jamie is incredible and his writing is something you should be reading. We talk AWP and what it’s like to attend conferences of that size, small presses […]
Jess Row on James Baldwin, an interview with Mike Watt, new writing from Jamie Iredell, notes on Lee Klein’s new novel, and more.
Remembrances of the late Tommy Ramone, a look at great Chicago literary magazines, interviews with David Ohle and Aaron Burch, a look at Noah Baumbach’s early films, and more.
A look back at NYC loft spaces in the 70s and 80s, new writing from Emily Gould and Jamie Iredell, news on the film of Kevin Wilson’s The Family Fang, and more.
This morning: insightful interviews with Javier Mariás and Jamie Iredell, Craig Finn supplies a playlist for Adam Wilson’s new collection, Isaac Fitzgerald goes deep into the world of Twitter fiction, and more.
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Jamie Iredell is equally skilled at writing heartfelt nonfiction and far more surreal works that defy quick classification. He can also tell you, on sight, what size jacket, pants, and hat you wear. The man has talents that extend far beyond the realm of writing; he’s also a remarkably congenial guy, a gripping reader, and someone whose participation in the literary community takes many forms. Iredell’s new collection of essays, I Was A Fat Drunk Catholic School Insomniac, touches on subjects […]
Jamie Iredell’s previous books, Prose. Poems. A Novel and The Book of Freaks, have long been favorites around these parts. Now, he’s returned with an essay collection on Future Tense with the amazing title I Was a Fat Drunk Catholic School Insomniac. On Tuesday, November 5th, we’ll be hosting Iredell, along with John Dermot Woods and Hugh Sheehy, at Book Thug Nation.