Weblog » Tags » qa (all)

  • Question of the Day

    Q12: Do you have plans for any future collections? If so, who do you have in mind to bring up and what other topics would you like to discuss? SA: I’m working on a new thing, which is more like a single-topic narrative. …

  • Question of the Day

    Q11: You definitely don’t seem to worry about what other people think-or will think-after reading this book. Tell us about that. SA: Oh gosh, we’re all such utter messes on the inside, so full of doubts and fears and sha…

  • Question of the Day

    Q10: Even though your reality television bit on candy didn’t air on VH1’s Totally Obsessed, have you ever watched the show? SA: I saw the promos in some hotel room with my wife and it was, like, heartbreaking. They made …

  • Question of the Day

    Q9: What is your favorite sex scene in a book that meets the criteria you've set forth? SA: I’ve got a lot of favorite sex scenes. Mary Gordon has a great female orgasm scene in her novel “Spending.” James Salter has a w…

  • Question of the Day

    Q8: For all of our avid Oakland A’s fans, how do you feel about McGuire taking steroids and especially Canseco’s book about him and others “juicing” up? SA: First things first: It’s McGwire. As for the steroid issue, I’m…

  • Question of the Day

    Q6: In Not That You Asked, you mentioned that you are the son of two psychiatrists. Tell us a little more about what it was like in your house, while growing up. Do you think your parents will be humored by your publishe…

  • Question of the Day

    Q5: Do you ever regret your decision to resign from Boston College? SA: I regret it all the time. It was a great honor to be allowed to teach young writers, and to help them struggle toward the truth inside themselves, a…

  • Question of the Day

    Q4: Is there any particular unifying theme in Not That You Asked? How did you go about deciding what subjects to include? SA: A particular unifying theme? Yes. The particular unifying theme of NTYA is: watch me mess this…

  • Question of the Day

    Q3: Roughly how many times have you nearly killed your daughter after the initial three days you spoke of in the book? SA: 341. Roughly. Or actually – wait a sec – I just – Josie! Oh shit. Wake up, Jos! Jos? Fuck.

  • Question of the Day

    Each day, we will post a question that we've asked Steve about (NTYA) and his response. Here's the first: Q1: Seeing as how the format of Not That You Asked is somewhat unique in structure, how did the book itself and t…

not_that_you_asked

  • Visit not_that_you_asked's Xanga Site
    • Name: Steve
    • Gender: Male
    • Member Since: 6/25/2007

Connect

Recent Weblogs