Diana Wagman

Diana Wagman is the author of six novels. Her first, Skin Deep, was called an “extraordinary debut” by The New York Times. Her second, Spontaneous, won the 2001 PEN West Award for Fiction. Her fourth, The Care & Feeding of Exotic Pets, was a Barnes & Noble Discover New Writers finalist and optioned for a feature film. Her latest, Extraordinary October, is her first for young adults. Her essays and short stories have appeared in various places including the Los Angeles Times, the Colorado Review, and Conjunctions as well as the anthologies Los Angeles Noir and MFA vs. NYC. She teaches fiction for Writing Workshops Los Angeles.

Articles

“Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid
Diana Wagman thinks through motherhood, rebellion, and Jamaica Kincaid's short story "Girl."
Diana WagmanMay 29, 2019
The Unintended Moment: Rachel Lyon’s “Self-Portrait with Boy”
Diana Wagman reviews Rachel Lyon's new book.
Diana WagmanMar 11, 2018
- Fiction
This Is Mother Love in Lisa See’s “The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane”
Diana Wagman on Lisa See's "The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane."
Diana WagmanMay 13, 2017
- Fiction
The Well-Fathered Daughter
Diana Wagman reviews Gloria Norris's "KooKooLand: A Memoir," about the strange and awful ways of love.
Diana WagmanMar 2, 2016
- Memoir & Essay
An Interview with Andrew Lipstein, Digital Publisher
Contributor Diana Wagman interviews Andrew Lipstein, creator and editor of 0s&1s Novels.
Diana WagmanNov 7, 2014
The Devil and the Dead
In A Man Came Out of a Door in the Mountain, Adrianne Harun finds beauty in pitch black; she makes poetry out of brutality and grace out of terror.
Diana WagmanMay 23, 2014
Lost Girls
Death, loss and responsibility in Susan Minot’s latest novel, Thirty Girls…
Diana WagmanFeb 12, 2014
Erika and Envy
Cheryl Strayed, Erika Schickel, & a Facebook Fracas
Diana WagmanAug 25, 2012