Seth Greenland

Seth Greenland’s first memoir, A Kingdom of Tender Colors, will be published in 2020 by Europa Editions. He is the author of five novels. His 1997 play Jungle Rot won the Kennedy Center/American Express Fund for New American Plays Award and the American Theater Critics Association Award. He was a writer-producer on the Emmy-nominated HBO series Big Love.

Articles

The Tiger King and I
Seth Greenland thinks about what it means to laugh at Netflix's Tiger King when nothing else at the moment seems particularly funny.
Seth GreenlandApr 9, 2020
- Television
Je Suis Charlie
Seth Greenland reviews a compelling new memoir about surviving a brutal terrorist attack.
Seth GreenlandDec 26, 2019
Michael Cohen and Me: It’s Complicated
"What is the takeaway of the congressional testimony, as well as Michael Cohen’s more global sleaziness, for the diehards of Trumplandia?"
Seth GreenlandFeb 7, 2019
A Moral Guide: On Amos Oz’s “Dear Zealots: Letters from a Divided Land”
Seth Greenland responds to “Dear Zealots,” a call for peace by the late Israeli novelist Amos Oz.
Seth GreenlandJan 18, 2019
Thoughts on Pittsburgh, Empathy, and the Novel
Seth Greenland shares his opening remarks from a conversation about his new novel, the night after the Pittsburgh shooting.
Seth GreenlandOct 29, 2018
Bookish Basketball: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Latest
Seth Greenland reviews Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's new memoir, "Coach Wooden and Me."
Seth GreenlandJul 25, 2017
- Memoir & Essay
- Sports
Radio Hour: Lauren Weedman's 'Miss Fortune' & David Ulin on Donald Trump
Actor and writer Lauren Weedman talks about her collection of funny, personal essays 'Miss Fortune'
David Ulin, Lauren Weedman, Laurie Winer, Seth GreenlandJun 24, 2016
Radio Hour: Father’s Day, The Tony’s, and Drinking Mare's Milk
Julia Claiborne Johnson, Laurie Winer, Norman Klein, Seth GreenlandJun 17, 2016
Radio Hour: Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney's 'The Nest' plus John Romano on George Eliot
Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, John Romano, Laurie Winer, Seth GreenlandMay 27, 2016
Radio Hour: Ryan Gattis
Ryan Gattis, Seth GreenlandMay 19, 2016
An Interview with Ryan Gattis, author of “All Involved”
Laurie Winer, Ryan Gattis, Seth GreenlandApr 29, 2016
Death and the Library
I held my father's copy of Mein Kampf in my hand wondering if it should be kept, donated, or set on fire in the backyard.
Seth GreenlandApr 19, 2012