All posts by David Goodwillie

March 2nd, 2010

Underground No More: The Rumpus Interview with Sam Lipsyte

The Ask tells the story of Milo Burke, the latest in Lipsyte’s long line of anti-heroes. By the end, Lipsyte has strengthened his claim as our greatest comic novelist. …more

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May 14th, 2009

The Great American Novel in Miniature

Lurking beneath the dazzling political and pop-culture fireworks of Benjamin Taylor’s second novel, The Book of Getting Even, is a vivid tale of American displacement and discovery that could be called a contemporary classic but for one thing: It’s only 166 pages long. …more

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David Goodwillie is the author of the forthcoming novel American Subversive, and the acclaimed memoir Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time. He has also played professional baseball, worked as a private investigator, and been an expert at Sotheby's auction house. A graduate of Kenyon College, he lives and works in New York City.

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