Jonathan Alexander is the author, co-author, or co-editor of 22 books, including the Creep trilogy, which consists of Creep: A Life, A Theory, An Apology (finalist for a Lambda Literary Award, 2017); Bullied: The Story of an Abuse (2021); and Dear Queer Self: An Experiment in Memoir (2022). Other recent books include the memoir Stroke Book: The Diary of a Blindspot (2021) and the scholarly work Writing and Desire: Queer Ways of Composing (2023). Alexander is Chancellor’s Professor of English at the University of California, Irvine. His latest book, Damage: Meditations on Queer Visual Art, is forthcoming from Fordham University Press.
Jonathan Alexander
Articles
Unknown Structures
Jonathan Alexander considers the English translations of Annie Ernaux and Marc Marie’s “The Use of Photography” and Hervé Guibert’s “Suzanne and Louise.”
Haunting Objects: On the Work of Darrel Ellis
Jonathan Alexander considers the work of Black, queer photographer Darrel Ellis, whose work is receiving renewed attention.
Eleven Ways of Looking at Elliott Hundley
Jonathan Alexander examines L.A.-based artist Elliott Hundley’s aesthetic of intimacy.
Sex and Social Isolation: The Writing Sex Series During COVID-19
Jonathan Alexander reflects on the interviews he conducted for LARB’s Writing Sex series.
Writing Sex: Pamela Sneed
Jonathan Alexander interviews Pamela Sneed about her book "Funeral Diva," a memoir in poetry and prose.
Writing Sex: Eric Nguyen
Jonathan Alexander interviews Eric Nguyen about his novel, "Things We Lost to the Water," about an immigrant Vietnamese family in New Orleans.
Writing Sex: Torrey Peters
Jonathan Alexander interviews Torrey Peters.
Writing Sex: Daniel Lupo
Jonathan Alexander interviews Daniel Lupo.
Writing Sex: Michael Lowenthal
Jonathan Alexander interviews Michael Lowenthal about his novels and first story collection.
Writing Sex: Juliet Jacques
Jonathan Alexander talks with Juliet Jacques about her recent volume of short stories, "Variations."
The Ideology of Masturbation
Jonathan Alexander on “Less Than Zero” and touching himself.
Writing Sex: Jenn Shapland
Writing Sex: Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore
Writing Sex: Micah Nemerever
Writing Sex: Doron Langberg
Writing Sex: Alex Espinoza
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