Joshua Henkin

Joshua Henkin is the author of the novel SWIMMING ACROSS THE HUDSON (Putnam, 1997), which was named a Los Angeles Times notable book of the year. His new novel, MATRIMONY, was published by Pantheon in October 2007 and was Book Sense Pick, a Borders Original Voices Selection, and a 2007 New York Times Notable Book of the Year. He lives in Brooklyn and teaches in the creative writing programs at Sarah Lawrence College and Brooklyn College, and at the Unterberg Poetry Center of the 92nd Street Y.

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Reasons in Fiction

Having done so many readings of Matrimony, I recently decided to read instead from my…

What’s Jewish American Fiction Anyway?

In the last few weeks I’ve participated on a couple of panels on the state…

The Pleasures and Perils of Google Alerts

Thanks to Google Alerts, I get a daily email listing the previous day’s blogs in…

Detailing the Decades

Like many Americans, I find myself in front of my TV on Sunday nights, watching…

Post-Election Thoughts Before Obama Begins to Fall from Grace

Joshua Henkin, author of Matrimony, is guest blogging as one of Jewcy‘s Lit Klatsch authors. …

“Standing By The Work Is The Only Option”

From: Nellie Hermann To: Joshua Henkin Re: Standing By the Work Hi Josh– I have…

“Every Word Counts”

From: Joshua Henkin To: Nellie Hermann Re: MFAs I know writers who say they don't…

“We Have To Take What We Do Seriously, Or Who Will?”

From: Nellie Hermann To: Joshua Henkin Re: Writing About Writing Hi Josh, So many meaty…