Jeff VanderMeer recently interviewed me for Omnivoracious, the Amazon editors’ blog. VanderMeer peels back the cover for a look inside No One You Know. Subjects discussed: the influence of Borges and Paul Auster, math as a labyrinth, the joys of coffee and a blank page, the difficulty of getting the cornbread right, and what you…Continue reading What’s Borges Got to Do With It?
Category: No One You Know
3 Minutes, Speed of Light, & more
I recently talked with Leslie Katz, whose 3 Minute Interview column runs several days a week in the San Francisco Examiner. Read our interview in today’s issue. Subjects discussed: fear of math, love of coffee, themes of loss, and why I can’t stop writing about San Francisco. Plus No One You Know in Hallmark Magazine.…Continue reading 3 Minutes, Speed of Light, & more
best of the bay
Steven Dinkelspiel’s “note from the president” in the current issue of San Francisco Magazine is about obsession. It’s the Best of the Bay issue, and Dinkelspiel’s obsessions run the gamut from baseball (the Giants) to Sunday brunch (Town’s End), and ice cream (Fenton’s in Oakland, not to mention a great diner in my hood, Bill’s…Continue reading best of the bay