Alex Kudera's Blog, page 107
April 26, 2016
April 16, 2016
portrait of the artist as a relatively young man who looked old during the winter when the portrait was drawn
There's a scene in
Auggie's Revenge
where a street artist gets five dollars a head to draw Michael and Auggie, but neither portrait looks like this.April 14, 2016
April 11, 2016
April 5, 2016
March 29, 2016
launched
Today was the official date of publication for
Auggie's Revenge
, so thanks so much if you celebrated by picking up a few copies at your favorite online e-tailer of books. Also, this afternoon I was reminded that
Fight for Your Long Day
would get consideration in a special issue focused on the academic novel for the
American, British, and Canadian Studies Journal
(the official journal of the Academic Anglophone Society of Romania, based at Lucian Blaga University in Sibiu, Romania).
March 28, 2016
#AWP16
For #AWP16, from Thursday, 3 p.m. through Saturday, I'll try my best to be at the Beating Windward Table, #1664 in the far back corner of the book fair. I'll have signed copies of both
Auggie's Revenge
and the Classroom Edition of Fight for Your Long Day at discounted prices, and please do inquire about obtaining an ARC if you're interested in reviewing either book.
March 26, 2016
back on tour
next time, with new booksMarch 23, 2016
Cyrus among the socialists
is enjoying the irony of being called "Kundera" by the socialists (typo in review, not at top) https://t.co/vTmTdHTDhL— Alex Kudera (@kudera) March 23, 2016
In fact, the review is also incorrect in that the word "union" does appear in the novel. It's in a section where Cyrus Duffleman remembers learning from a picketing restaurant worker that a unionized hotel bartender had been earning significantly more per hour to pour drinks than he'd been earning to teach college classes. The recollection doesn't quench Duffy's thirst.
