Richard Chiem is the guest. He is the author of You Private Person, a collection of short stories published by Scrambler Books.
Blake Butler says
Richard Chiem’s You Private Person is a bustling prism of a thing, full of passages that actually lead somewhere off of the paper. His words have brains that have bodies that wake you up in the way waking can be the best thing, like into a warm room full of good calm remembered things that feel both like relics and new inside the day. Here rings a wise and bravely sculpted book packed full of stunning thankful color.
And Kate Zambreno says
Richard Chiem writes of all the weirdness and ooziness and tenderness of young love, with such lucid specificity. Like some beautiful film from the 70s, but also distinctly now. Because I also love how in this book he documents the tremors of contemporary existence, of living and working in a city, measuring days not in coffee spoons but in cigarettes and Simpsons episodes.
Monologue topics: email, memes, Tony Danza.
This podcast now has its own app, available (free!) for the iPhone, iPod, or iPad, and is also availalble (free!) for Android devices.
To learn more about the app and how to get access to premium content, please click right here.
Also: You can subscribe to the show over at iTunes, or at Stitcher, free of charge.
Or just push PLAY below…
***Like the podcast? Please take a moment to rate and review it on iTunes. Thank you!
Thank you for introducing Richard Chiem and his short stories.
Criss cross, apple sauce is a cute phrase. I haven’t heard that expression for years. Ha.
I enjoyed your interview with Richard for many reasons. It’s interesting to hear how often he moved as a child as I can relate.
It’s endearing how many writers decide to become writers due to young crushes.
The story of his name is cute.
Thanks for another entertaining and informative interview.
Thanks for listening!
when are you going to get more writers of like george saunders’ caliber?