Tag Archives: books and authors

With author Jo Lendle at Elliott Bay tonight (5/14)

Posted on May 14, 2019 by Matt Ruff

Tonight at 7 PM I’ll be onstage at Elliott Bay Book Company, talking to German author Jo Lendle about his novel All the Land, which has just been translated into English. The book is a fictionalized account of the life … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | Comments Off on With author Jo Lendle at Elliott Bay tonight (5/14)

Seen on the internets

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Matt Ruff

…so that’s one great thing the new year has going for it. Also, a reminder for my fans and friends in the Bay Area: Tomorrow, Sunday, January 14, I’ll be appearing on stage at the main branch of the San … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Seen on the internets

At the Black Comix Arts Festival on Jan. 14

Posted on January 3, 2018 by Matt Ruff

First programming note of the new year: I will be a guest at the 2018 Black Comix Arts Festival in San Francisco. On Sunday, January 14th I’ll be appearing on stage with Victor LaValle and Nnedi Okorafor at the San … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Comments Off on At the Black Comix Arts Festival on Jan. 14

Lovecraft Country is a Washington State Book Award finalist

Posted on August 13, 2017 by Matt Ruff

This past week the Washington Center of the Book released its list of finalists for the 2017 Washington State Book Awards. Lovecraft Country is nominated in the novel category, and it’s in good company: the other finalists include The Solace … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Lovecraft Country is a Washington State Book Award finalist

Virtual Memories

Posted on August 1, 2017 by Matt Ruff

This week I am a guest of Gil Roth on the Virtual Memories Show podcast. Gil’s been trying to get me on the show for a long while now—we live on opposite coasts, and he only does in-person interviews—so I … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Virtual Memories

The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Matt Ruff

As longtime blog readers know, in 2011 I was invited to serve on the selection panel for that year’s NEA Fellowships. It was a great experience that introduced me to the work of Porochista Khakpour, Tayari Jones, and lots of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | Comments Off on The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir

The Lovecraft Country paperback is back in stock

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Matt Ruff

The surprise sales spike following the announcement of the Lovecraft Country HBO series led to a brief paperback shortage, but a reprint has now made its way into the distribution channel, so the novel should once again be available from … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Comments Off on The Lovecraft Country paperback is back in stock

Victor LaValle on the Juggernaut podcast

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Matt Ruff

This week’s guest on The Juggernaut podcast is Victor LaValle, author of The Ballad of Black Tom. As a fan of both the podcast and Victor’s work, I’m happy to see these crazy kids get together. (You can listen to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Victor LaValle on the Juggernaut podcast

Reading at Elliott Bay Book Company tomorrow night (3/21)

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Matt Ruff

This Tuesday, March 21, at 7PM, I’ll be appearing at Elliott Bay Book Company with Nisi Shawl. Nisi is the author of Filter House, Writing the Other, and most recently, Everfair, a fantastical alternate history in which the native Congolese … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Reading at Elliott Bay Book Company tomorrow night (3/21)

The Night Ocean

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Matt Ruff

Paul La Farge’s novel The Night Ocean was published this week, and I had the pleasure of interviewing him for the Los Angeles Review of Books. You can read our conversation here. The Night Ocean takes its title from a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | Comments Off on The Night Ocean