Mention on the Melville House Blog

Super pleased to be mentioned alongside Claire Messud about the "likability" of character over at the Melville House Blog, MobyLives. I think this is an important discussion, one I've had during many interviews- the one at Full Stop mentioned here, as well as with Emily Gould at Emily Books- and well, many other places.

Ron Hogan and I recommend some books over at The Handsell

Thanks Ron, for inviting me to the Handsell. And thanks Greenlight Books for hosting us.

Nika Knight Interviews me at Full Stop

I had a great time talking on the phone with Nika Knight and had the pleasure of meeting her last night at Greenlight Bookstore. 

"Lake Michigan" at Better: Culture And Lit

Thanks to Ed Mullany for publishing "Lake Michigan", a short story of mine. There's a video of me reading the beginning of it. It's a gorgeous magazine and I'm very honored to be in it.

Baby and Other Stories Reviewed by Dennis Cooper

I tried to find this review on my blog and realized for some reason, it was not listed. Thanks so much Dennis, for your thoughtful reading of my collection. Also, I'm delighted to be publishing your collection of poems, The Weaklings, through Sententia Books. It's going to be beautiful.

Brown University Reading

Thanks so much to John Madera for having me read at Brown. Linked is the very kind and thoughtful introduction he wrote. 

Reading Next Monday, February 11th

I'm reading at le poisson rouge as part of the Book Report Reading series. It's hosted by the very fun Leigh Stein and I'll be reading with Tobias Carroll, who I've enjoyed talking to over at Volume 1 Brooklyn, a great literary site, and the man about town writer Lincoln Michel. Please come!

Interview at Mourning Goats

I had fun answering questions from 'the Goat' at the very cool litzine Mourning Goats.

Manarchy Magazine Review

I'm very amused and grateful that my book about pregnancy ( among many other things, as many astute readers have pointed out) is reviewed at a men's magazine. Thanks so much to Sean Ferguson and Pat Pujolas.

San Francisco Chronicle Mention

I'm posting the review below with a link. Delighted to get some West Coast attention--

Nine Months

By Paula Bomer (Emily Books; $12.99)

The urge to run away is a familiar feeling, but most don't act on it, especially when five months pregnant. In Paula Bomer's bold and at times hilarious portrait "Nine Months," the protagonist Sonia flees her two young sons and husband and embarks on a months-long solo road trip as she reluctantly awaits the birth of her first daughter.

Reminiscent of Jim Jarmusch's film "Broken Flowers" and writers like A.M. Homes and Linda Grant, "Nine Months" follows Sonia as she pays visits to the most important people and places in her past in an attempt to gain a better foothold on her future. Sonia is utterly defeated when she drives away from her apartment in the affluent Brooklyn neighborhood of Cobble Hill one morning. Fed up with the monotony of motherhood and marriage and her competitive peers, and disheartened by her sidelined artistic dreams, Sonia forces herself through a gantlet of humbling and harrowing experiences, as cathartic and enlightening for the reader as they are for the character.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/books/article/Roundup-of-new-e-books-4168575.php#ixzz2HP4d3e2P

And Where Emily and I Talk about NINE MONTHS and Other Things

Here's the transcript of my phone conversation with the wonderful Emily Gould. I'm slightly embarrassed of the verbal tics captured here, but-I get a bit nervous being interviewed and - it shows. That said, thanks again Emily, for being such a great reader of my novel.

Emily Books Picks Nine Months

The very cool indie online ebook store has picked Nine Months. This is very exciting and soon I'll post the interview I did with Emily which was really fun- it's so nice to connect to readers who feel strongly about Nine Months. Click here for more information.

Reading Tomorrow Night, December 10th

I'm very excited to be reading at the Franklin Park Reading Series tomorrow night with Dan Josefson (fellow Soho Press author), Christine Schutt, Micthell S. Jackson and Sonja Sholklapper. It's curated by the amazing Penina Roth. Click here for more information.

An Interview with the wonderful Jen Michalski

I always enjoy talking with Jen Michalski, whose work I've written about on numerous occasions- she's a huge talent. Jen was kind enough to talk with me over at The Nervous Breakdown.

Reading at Common Good Books with Scott Wrobel on Tuesday

I'm so excited to meet Scott Wrobel, whose amazing book, CUL DE SAC, I was fortunate to edit and publish. For more information on the event, click here. I hope to see everyone in the St. Paul/Minneapolis area.