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May the memory of Mario Vargas Llosa be a blessing! His novels felt of an entirely different tradition than his peers - because of his work, I found Balzac, Flaubert, Stendhal, his fathers. His fiction brought the psychology of our 19th century to the burgeoning new millennium.

I read and enjoyed Daniel Elkind's book last year, and now you can too! Dr Chizhevsky's Chandelier is an experimental work in the vein of Danilo Kiš and Witold Gombrowicz, playing with a diasporic history in equal parts sardonic glee and scathing wit. I can't recommend enough.

Favorite movies of the decade... so far!

Only a few thousand words in, but I've finally found the groove for a new writing project! The moment I finished my novella last year, I knew it needed a sibling in stark contrast. Now comes the fun part, figuring out how to play contrasts while keeping the mirror still.

What a night! LCD Soundsystem was that high school band for me, the gateway to Pynchon's novels, the history and politics of post-punk, and the first time I tried to transpose my coming-of-age into words. My ears are still pounding, and I'm so happy to reunite with the feeling.

This is your seasonal reminder to read Counternarratives by John Keene, one of the best fictions of the new millennium! A loving compendium of styles from the new world, challenged and reflected upon with the modulation of a master at home in several languages.

It's time! One of the most fun, delirious histories to be published this year is in print. And it looks fantastic! If you're looking for a playful, expansive book written by a witty, brutal contemporary, check out Dan's debut!

Earlier this week, one of my students asked for the styles of Florida fiction, so I made them this little list, which I thought you might like too! South Florida fiction feels necessarily maximal, because we are a polyglot community of queer contradictions, terror that giggles.

And if you like the terrifying, hilarious horrors that I recommend, I have great news: you can read an excerpt of my Miami novel, PETRICHOR, in minor literature[s] at the end of this July! I am that next southern gothic writer you're looking for; be ready for some fun.

How fun it is to read and share writing with friends around the world! Last year, I wrote a small novel that mixed the forms of gothic horror, noir, romance, and the memoir to explore metaphors of grief. It's exciting to share work with people I trust, who enjoy it in turn.

This is tough, but fun! 20s: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari 30s: Stagecoach 40s: To Be Or Not To Be 50s: Miracle in Milan 60s: Splendor in the Grass 70s: The Mirror 80s: Brazil 90s: Days of Being Wild 00s: Shrek 2 10s: An Elephant Sitting Still 20s: The Zone of Interest