William Kittredge's 'Hole in the Sky' is one of my favorite books. Ian Frazier's 'Family' I adore. Bill Clegg adorebookfamily Change image and share on social
In the little rural town I grew up in, I missed out on the pop music of the time, the '80s, and now enjoy in retrospect. It's as an adult that I've opened it up to dance, hip-hop, R&B, and even big pop songs. Bill Clegg 80sadultbig share on social
My experience of fiction was, in the beginning, so exploratory. I wasn't sitting down to a desk at Yaddo with a month, thinking I have to have a draft of a novel. Bill Clegg begindeskdraft Change image and share on social
Public speaking, for me, or speaking even in front of a handful of people is my greatest fear. Bill Clegg fearfrontgreat Change image and share on social
Recovery is an ongoing project that is really discrete from everything else in my life. It allows me to be an agent, allows me to write, allows me to be married, allows me to be part of a family. The writing is not a support beam of recovery but a happy consequence of it. Bill Clegg agentbeamconsequence share on social
With memoir, you have the clay of your life to work with. When you're writing a novel, you have to make the clay first. Bill Clegg claylifemake Change image and share on social
My experience is that books take on a life of their own and create their own energy. I've represented books that have been sold for very little money and gone on to great glory, and I've seen books sold for an enormous amount of money published to very little response. Bill Clegg amountbookcreate share on social
I think of the part of me that writes as the most private self. It's the part that's engaged the least with the rest of the world's needs. Bill Clegg engagepartprivate Change image and share on social
I'm rereading Jenny Offill's 'Dept. of Speculation.' I love it, and she's just a magician. Line by line and paragraph by paragraph, it's mesmerizing and so intricately plotted and so nimble. Bill Clegg deptintricatelyjenny Change image and share on social
I was hit by a car when I was 13, and the rumour was immediately that I had been playing chicken with the car with my best friend Kenny in front of the Nutmeg Pantry, which was the only shop in Sharon. In fact, the guy who hit me was inebriated. Bill Clegg carchickenfact share on social
