Andrea Schulz became my editor in 2009. Alexander Chee andreaeditorschulz Change image and share on social
Acadia was founded in 1916 by Woodrow Wilson as the first Eastern national park, aided by rich men, often with middle initials, the 'rusticators,' as they were known then, the first of our wealthy out-of-state visitors. Alexander Chee acadiaaideastern share on social
I'm not much of a Rick Moody fan, but I want to be a fan for the Rick Moody I thought might appear after his first two novels, 'Garden State' (1992) and 'The Ice Storm' (1994). Alexander Chee fangardenice Change image and share on social
'War and Peace' holds a strange place in literary history, participating in the crowning of realism as a substantial and serious literary mode in America, even as the novel also contributed to the argument that historical fiction could be by nature dangerous, illegitimate, and inaccurate. Alexander Chee americaargumentcontribute share on social
I loved being a soprano. It was one of my very favorite things in life, and thus far, and losing that voice was a profound emotional moment for me in my life. I never became that interested in my adult male singing voice. Alexander Chee adultemotionalfavorite share on social
When I left the state of Maine for college, I met my first really rich friends, and I discovered summer could be a verb. Alexander Chee collegediscoverfriend Change image and share on social
I had first come to Berlin in 1990, on a search for someplace to live besides the United States. Alexander Chee berlinlivesearch Change image and share on social
It is expensive to live in hotels, even cheap ones - more expensive than renting. Alexander Chee cheapexpensivehotel Change image and share on social
One of the things that's really important in 'Queen of the Night' is how people communicate with their clothes. Alexander Chee clothecommunicateimportant Change image and share on social
I quickly learned that as a fiction writer, you need the sort of details a historian or a biographer would find extraneous or useful to provide context via a footnote. Alexander Chee biographercontextdetail Change image and share on social