Alexander Chee on Titles, Endings, Writer Types, Anger, Patience, Deadlines, and the Messiness of the Creative Process

Otherppl with Brad Listi

Brad Listi

Arts, Society & Culture, Books

4.8 • 554 Ratings

🗓️ 22 December 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 400, my conversation with author Alexander Chee. This episode first aired on February 16, 2016. Chee is the author of the bestselling novels The Queen of the Night and Edinburgh, and the essay collection How to Write an Autobiographical Novel. He is an associate professor of English and Creative Writing at Dartmouth College. He is a contributing editor at The New Republic, an editor at large at The Virginia Quarterly Review, and a critic at large at The Los Angeles Times. *** Otherppl with Brad Listi is a weekly literary podcast featuring in-depth interviews with today's leading writers. Available where podcasts are available: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, etc. Subscribe to Brad Listi’s email newsletter. Support the show on Patreon Merch @otherppl Instagram TikTok Email the show: letters [at] otherppl [dot] com The podcast is a proud affiliate partner of Bookshop, working to support local, independent bookstores. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:06.0	So today I'm going to be sharing an outtake from episode 400, my conversation with author Alexander Chee.
1:14.9	It first aired on February 16, 2016.
1:20.5	Alexander Chee is the author of the novels The Queen of the Night and Edinburgh,
1:26.7	as well as the essay collection, How to Write an
1:30.0	autobiographical novel. He is an associate professor of English and creative writing at Dartmouth
1:35.8	College. He is a contributing editor at the New Republic, an editor at large at the Virginia
1:43.0	quarterly review, and a critic at large for the Los
1:46.8	Angeles Times. An outtake from episode 400, my conversation with Alexander Chee is coming up
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