Author Archives: Andrew Roe

A Thing or Two About a Thing or Two

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Andrew Roe

More foreign sales news for BELIEVERS: This time it’s Turkey! So now in addition to English and Polish (see below), you can read my debut novel in Turkish. When I tell people about the foreign sales, they always ask if … Continue reading →

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Nothing Has to Happen. Anything Can Happen.

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Andrew Roe

Interviewer: What has to happen on page one, and in chapter one, to make for a successful book that urges you to read on?Jess Walter: Of course, nothing has to happen. Anything can happen. The sound is what I’m aware … Continue reading →

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Adopt a One Story Story

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Andrew Roe

Amazingly, One Story is about to turn 11.  For more than a decade now, they’ve been publishing individual short stories every 3-4 weeks. I was lucky enough to have my story “America’s Finest City” published there a few years ago. To help … Continue reading →

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Farewell Transmission

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Andrew Roe

I’m always suspicious when something begins “There are two kinds of people…” But here goes anyway. You might say there are two kinds of people: people who listen to music and say they like music and occasionally go to concerts … Continue reading →

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Obligatory (and Belated, and Fairly Long) AWP Recap

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Andrew Roe

Last week I attended my very first AWP (Association of Writers and Writing Programs) conference in Boston. And several days after returning home, I’m still recovering. The experience was pretty much what I expected: overwhelming, inspiring, humbling, exhausting.  There’s been … Continue reading →

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