20 May '08

Tobias Wolff Award

A few years ago, after reading Tobias Wolff's novel Old School, I wondered what had taken me so long to discover his work. Fortunately I read Old School after finishing my similarly-themed first novel. Otherwise--and I can pretty well guarantee this--Wolff's voice would have crept into my work, looked around, and asked: "Just what the hell are all these adjectives doing here?"

15 May '08

Viewer Mail

It's been a long time since I received any Gods-related fan mail. Back when it first hit the shelves, accompanied by a sprinkling of publicity, a few readers sent their praises and criticisms. Then it launched in Italy, and clawed its way to the top of the best-seller heap (courtesy of Sonzogno's killer marketing team), and the fan mail I received was all in Italian...