Liz Benedict, a teacher of mine at Iowa, is the person who introduced me to James Salter's work. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes benedict introduce iowa
My mother's family has been in Maine for over 300 years on the same farm. They have a King George III deed. Alexander Chee deedfamilyfarm Change image and share on social
I sat down to try to write 'Edinburgh,' an autobiographical novel, and that took five years to write and two years to sell. Alexander Chee autobiographicaledinburghsell Change image and share on social
My literary heroes were mostly women writers and thinkers - Joy Williams, Joan Didion, Anne Sexton, June Jordan, Sarah Schulman, Audre Lorde, Cherrie Moraga, Christa Wolf - and much of this writing was political as well as literary. Alexander Chee anneaudrecherrie share on social
Whenever you have dynamic interactions between 300 million people and the American economy acting in really complex ways, that introduces a degree of almost chaos theory to the system, in a literal sense. Nate Silver actamericanchaos share on social
I grew up in Washington State and then eventually found my way back to Iowa City for grad school. Chelsea Cain backcityeventually Change image and share on social
I'm not complaining about my cell phone - all my friends are in there, and all my favorite songs and all my favorite Benedict Cumberbatch GIFs; I don't want to give it up. But cell phones are the worst for talking on the phone. Rainbow Rowell badbenedictcell share on social