The first in my review series, “Three Books to _______,” is up today at The Millions! It’s “Three Books to Get Over an Affair.”  Inspired by Alain de Botton’s idea that the “the cultural journalist should act as a kind of chemist … At the end of reviews, one might find discrete tags, comparable to the labels on pill packets, that would specify what sort of situation a given work might be for – and why,” each installment will review three books that address – some directly, some more tangentially – a particular issue. One book will be a classic, one will have been released in the last year, and one will be of a different genre. Look for the next installment in October!

This is a bit of an experimental post.  I realized that anyone following this blog isn’t getting notified when I add something to a page (like “Publications”) or to one of my sidebars (like “Work forthcoming from …”) so I’m going to post regular updates when I have writing news.

My news for late summer is that I have several forthcoming publications —

• An essay in The Rumpus
• A review essay in the New Orleans Review
• A short essay in Brevity

I’ll be sure to post again when the pieces come out, but in the meantime you can click the links to enjoy other work from these terrific publications.

Thanks!