Kristopher Jansma's Blog, page 12
December 20, 2015
This could absolutely be a picture of my friends in High School,...
This could absolutely be a picture of my friends in High School, if it wasn’t for the fact they are three famous people instead.
December 18, 2015
December 15, 2015
I loved and was inspired by the fantastic, surreal cities of Tim...
I loved and was inspired by the fantastic, surreal cities of Tim Horvath’s story collection Understories and am so proud to have these kind words from him:
“Kristopher Jansma’s dazzling Why We Came to the City is at once a tribute and a breakup letter to New York, timeless as the elegant architectural details that jut ornately from older buildings, yet timely as a phone freighted with an urgent missive. The constellation of relationships he charts feels so vivid and visceral that we not only see it but find ourselves caught, swaying in its gravitational tugs and tilts. In page after page abounding with wit, candor, and compassion, Jansma reveals the indelible nature of our connections and commitments to one another, along with their gossamer fragility.” —Tim Horvath, author of Understories
December 11, 2015
So proud to have my new story “Chumship” included in...
So proud to have my new story “Chumship” included in this beautiful issue of ZYZZVYA.
Get a copy while they are hot:
http://www.zyzzyva.org/2015/11/22/in-the-winter-issue-5/
December 8, 2015
More kind words for Why We Came to the City by Alena Graedon, a...
More kind words for Why We Came to the City by Alena Graedon, a devastatingly talented writer that I was very lucky to learn from in our classes together back at Columbia.
“Fantastic. This beautiful, boisterous novel is a paean to New York, to the hubris of youthful optimism, and, especially, to the powerful magnet of friendship. It’s full of as much heartache and humor as the city itself. And like the city, this story will break you apart in a dozen ways, only to teach you, tenderly, how to put yourself back together. I wanted it never to end, but when I read the last page, I loved it even more. Jansma is a star.”
—Alena Graedon, author of The Word Exchange
November 23, 2015
So proud to have my short story “Chumship” included...
So proud to have my short story “Chumship” included in one of our finest and most-perplexing-to-pronounce literary magazines, ZYZZYVA. Issue 105 is on sale now.
November 18, 2015
November 17, 2015
Want to read my new book, Why We Came to the City before it...
Want to read my new book, Why We Came to the City before it comes out in February? Enter this Goodreads giveaway for a chance to grab an advanced copy!
November 16, 2015
“Shall we go rowing again, we who believe we may indeed...
“Shall we go rowing again, we who believe we may indeed row off the edge and fall? Shall we launch again into the deep and row up the skies?”
- Annie Dillard, The Writing Life
November 10, 2015
Truly grateful to have these lovely words about my book today...
Truly grateful to have these lovely words about my book today from the author of one of my favorite novels of the past year. Immense thanks to Emily St. John Mandel, who kindly took my pages along with her during the Station Eleven paperback tour.
“Why We Came to the City is a tremendous accomplishment: an elegant and deeply moving meditation on friendship and mortality, both fearless and finely wrought. I believe this book will stay with me for a very long time.”
—Emily St. John Mandel, author of Station Eleven
