Sean Hooks has been an English professor in North Texas since growing up in working-class New Jersey and perambulating west through stints in Las Vegas and Los Angeles. His writings have been published in a variety of venues, and he continues to look for both inspiration and succor in human art.
Sean Hooks
Articles
Tenderness and Ferocity Go Hand in Hand: A Conversation with Jane Wong
Sean Hooks talks with Jane Wong about her new book “Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City.”
“The Important Thing Is to Keep Moving”: A Conversation with Tom Perrotta
Sean Hooks talks with Tom Perrotta about his new novel “Tracy Flick Can’t Win”.
“One Berry at a Time, You Fill the Jug”: A Conversation with Anthony Doerr
The prize-winning author discusses his new novel, “Cloud Cuckoo Land.”
Aiming for the Unmediated Response: A Conversation with Brandon Taylor
The author discusses his first short story collection and the utility (or not) of creative writing programs.
Fake Accounts and the Reality of Fiction: A Conversation with Lauren Oyler
Sean Hooks talks with Lauren Oyler about hyperattention, utopianism in contemporary fiction, and her new book, “Fake Accounts.”
Hunting Down Repositories: A Conversation with George Saunders
Sean Hooks speaks to George Saunders about his first nonfiction book, “A Swim in a Pond in the Rain.”
Books Like Pictures in a Gallery: A Conversation with Jonathan Lethem
Sean Hooks talks with Jonathan Lethem about his newest book, “The Arrest.”
Pointless and Essential: On Witold Gombrowicz’s “Cosmos”
Witold Gombrowicz’s “Cosmos” is one of the great non-novels, or pseudo-novels, or reality-hungry books, or barely fictional narratives that we have.
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