I’ve written essays and criticism, print and web features, and reported pieces, mostly about books (nearsighted bookworm), science (geology degree), and nerd stuff (raging nerd). For the determined Internet stalker, find a more comprehensive list of articles here.

Essays

“My Unlikely Connection to Steely Dan,” The New Yorker

“Can This Two-Week Program Make You a Better Reader—And Do You Want It To?,” Electric Literature

“Why I Hide from Writerly Dread in the Pages of Self-Help,” Literary Hub

“Looking Up,” University of Chicago Magazine. An essay in which I wax sentimental about the summer I spent hunting gargoyles at my alma mater.

Book Criticism

Clam Down, by Anelise Chen, The New York Times Book Review

Perspective(s) by Laurent Binet, The New York Times Book Review

Seven Books That Demystify Human Behavior, The Atlantic

The New Tourist by Paige McClanahan, The Atlantic

Eight Books to Read If You’re in a Creative Slump, The Atlantic

Real Americans by Rachel Khong, The Guardian

Parasol Against the Axe by Helen Oyeyemi, The New York Times Book Review

What to Read If You Want to Reinvent Yourself, The Atlantic

Eight Books That Explain How the World Works, The Atlantic

Our Strangers by Lydia Davis, The New York Times Book Review

Seven Books for the Lifelong Learner, The Atlantic

Elsewhere by Yan Ge, The Guardian

The Ferryman by Justin Cronin, The New York Times Book Review

Eight Books That Will Take You Somewhere New, The Atlantic

The Best Books for a Broken Heart, The Atlantic

Chinatown by Thuận, Astra Magazine

Vagabonds! by Eloghosa Osunde, The New York Times Book Review

The Every by Dave Eggers, The New York Times Book Review

Stories of the Sahara by Sanmao, trans. Mike Fu, Bookforum

Dead Astronauts by Jeff VanderMeer, The New York Times Book Review

How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell, The Believer

Sourdough by Robin Sloan, San Francisco Chronicle