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August 4, 2005 I was doing nothing more than updating this page when I realized that, in one form or another, this site has been up for more than a year. And when I really think about it, the last time I saw Pete read was just after The Amibidextrist came out. He read at Hollins University no too long ago and I regret not going to see him there. I feel like I'm leaning towards a depressed confessional -- so the real reason for the update is to say that I've posted two stories from Rock that I found in google's thrift shop -- around page 20 or so of a search. Disappeared Girls is one of my favorites. May 9, 2005 Review of The Bewildered from The Believer magazine This site has
hit the big time: Reed
College News Center May 4, 2005 An interview from One-Story on an upcoming story: Interview with
Rock in the Willamette Week Online: April 25, 2005 Review of The
Bewildered in 4/24 The Oregoninan Three against the (adult) world, Portland-style April 14, 2005 Why do I always feel dirty whenever I do a Google search on Rock? Anyway, I found this brief little snippet: http://www.43things.com/entries/view/43314 The San Francisco
Chronicle offered a favorable
review of "The Bewildered." If anyone goes to any of Rock's readings and decides to take some pictures and would like to share them with this site, please feel free to forward them to razoobe@yahoo.com. This really makes me feel dirty. I'll credit you with the photo. On last thing,
Rock has a story in the upcoming "One
Story," a literary magazine of sorts. I think it's cool.
April 7,
2005 I posted Rock's
short story "Mentors" on the stories
page. Stanford--Margaret
Jacks Hall Powell's
on Hawthorne The King's
English Paulina Springs
Books March 24, 2005 Damn, I've been
slacking lately. Here's an article I found quoting Rock on the novelty
of month-long novel writing. The release
of "The Bewildered" is just around the corner. April 8.
I'll have some press materials up soon. October 28, 2004 "The Ambidextrist" is out in paperback. HERE August 17, 2004 Review
of The Future Dictionary of America by Newsday: HERE Peter contributed to the following work from McSweeney's: T H E F U T U R E D I C T I O N A R Y O F A M E R I C A : Edited by Jonathan
Safran Foer, Nicole Krauss, and Dave Eggers This book was conceived as a way to bring almost two hundred authors and artists together to promote progressive causes in the November 2004 election. The Future Dictionary of America is a guide to the American language sometime in the future, when all or most of our country's problems are solved and the present administration is a distant memory. The book includes contributions from almost two hundred writers and artists, including Kurt Vonnegut, Art Spiegelman, Stephen King, T.C. Boyle, ZZ Packer, Michael Chabon, Jeffrey Eugenides, Jonathan Safran Foer, Joyce Carol Oates, Jim Shepard, Rick Moody, Sarah Vowell, Richard Powers, Chris Ware, Jonathan Ames, Gabe Hudson, Julie Orringer, and many, many more. The book also comes with a CD, compiled by Barsuk Records, featuring new songs and rarities from R.E.M., Sleater-Kinney, Elliott Smith, Tom Waits, David Byrne, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, They Might be Giants, Death Cab for Cutie, and many others. 100% of the proceeds from this book will go directly to progressive organizations who are devoted to expressing their outrage over the Bush Administration's assault on free speech, overtime, drinking water, truth, the rule of law, humility, the separation of Church and State, a woman's right to choose, clean air, and every other good idea this country has ever had. This title will ship out in early August, however, we encourage you to pre-order your copy early to ensure that sufficient funds reach the organizations in advance of the election. June 22, 2004 The redesigned cover for the paperback version of "The Ambidextrist" can be downloaded here. May 12, 2004 The paperback version of "The Ambidextrist" is due out in November by MacAdam/Cage. May 5, 2004 MacAdam/Cage is publishing the new novel, THE BEWILDERED, in Spring 2005. It's set in contemporary Portland, and is about kids stealing copper wire from power lines, Bicentennial Playboy, underground tunnels, blind people and guide dogs....after that (either Fall 2005 or Spring 2006) another book, THE UNSETTLING, which is a collection of stories + novella. Rock will return to the Tin House writer workshop. More info [here] September
23, 2003
August 21, 2003 More on the Tin House Summer Writers Workshop from The Oregonian (July 27, 2003): Mining a literary lode at Tin House's creative writing conference ...Afterward, the brilliant Peter Rock, author of The Ambidextrist, joins Swofford for an informal interview. Swofford says, "Didn't you once tell somebody that I was as hard to avoid as venereal disease?" With a straight face and comic timing, Rock counters, "I have no experience with any of that," and launches the interview. Sunday, July 13 The first day of a writing workshop always starts with getting to know each other. True to form, we go around the room, say a few words. But these introductions are irrelevant; once stories are on the table, we'll know each other fast. Workshop creates a kind of instant intimacy. We'll spend three mornings together, and leave feeling as if we've read the secrets of each other's journals. August 19, 2003
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