Elizabeth McCracken's Blog

Every few years I remember that I have a website. It’s been so long since I’ve updated this time that my Twitter account, which no longer exists, was very prominently featured in more than one place, and my “news” page was nothing but events from literal years ago.

I do have news. A Long Game: Notes on Writing Fiction will be published on December 2nd, 2025. It’s a funny thing, writing a book about writing. I managed to remember much of what I think about fiction, but certainly not all of it. It’s now preorderable in all the usual places.

On December 2nd itself, I will be appearing at the 92nd Street Y–a childhood dream, no kidding–with my beloved friends Yiyun Li and Paul Lisicky. The details are here.

Two other pieces of news: I am teaching for American Short Fiction’s MFA for All.

& I am offering limited manuscript consultations this fall. You can reading more about that here.

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I’ve meant to post them earlier, but all of my e-mails lately begin, “Oh my Lord I am so sorry.”  Let’s face it: that’s how most of my e-mails begin.  I am always behind.  But here they are.  They’re nice, and I’m grateful.

 From the Washington Post, in the spectacular company of Lydia Davis and Rivka Galchen

The Los Angeles Times

The Boston Globe

The Miami Herald

The San Francisco Chronicle

O. 

I’ve meant to post them earlier, but all of my e-mails lately begin, “Oh my Lord I am so sorry.”  Let’s face it: that’s how most of my e-mails begin.  I am always behind.  But here they are.  They’re nice, and I’m grateful.

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I’m truly terrible at updating anything. I’m on Twitter so often I think it gives me a false sense of being current.

So!  This week I will be in California.

I’m reading at UC Davis on Thursday, May 15th, at 7:30.

Then, on Friday, May 16, I’ll be at Copperfield’s in Petaluma.

Next week, I’ll be home in New England!

I’m very excited to be at River Run Bookstore in Portsmouth, NH, on Tuesday, May 20th.

And at the delightful Porter Square Books On Wednesday, May 21st, in conversation with my old pal Paul Harding.

& finally at Newtonville Books, in my old home town, with Patry Francis, on Thursday, May 22nd.

Coming soon: readings in Nashville at Parnassus Books and in Iowa City at Prairie Lights.

I’m truly terrible at updating anything. I’m on Twitter so often I think it gives me a false sense of being current.

So!  This week I will be in California.

I’m reading at UC Davis on Thursday, May 15th, at 7:30.

Then, on Friday, May 16, I’ll be at Copperfield’s in Petaluma.

Next week, I’ll be home in New England!

I’m very excited to be at River Run Bookstore in Portsmouth, NH, on Tuesday, May 20th.

And at the delightful Porter Square Books On Wednesday, May 21st, in conversation with my old pal Paul Harding.

& finally at Newtonville Books, in my old home town, with Patry Francis, on Thursday, May 22nd.

Coming soon: readings in Nashville at Parnassus Books and in Iowa City at Prairie Lights.

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I am feeling clumsier than usual, here in prepublication land.  The last time I published a book was six years ago; the last time I published a book of fiction was–good grief!–thirteen years ago.  I am rusty at all this, is what I’m saying, and also things have changed.

Nevertheless, here are two nice reviews, both starred:

Publishers’ Weekly

Kirkus Reviews

An interview at Publishers’ Weekly

I’ll be going to a handful of bookstores in a handful of cities, & I’m pretty sure they’ll include Boston, San Francisco, & Iowa City.

I am feeling clumsier than usual, here in prepublication land.  The last time I published a book was six years ago; the last time I published a book of fiction was–good grief!–thirteen years ago.  I am rusty at all this, is what I’m saying, and also things have changed.

Nevertheless, here are two nice reviews, both starred:

I’ll be going to a handful of bookstores in a handful of cities, & I’m pretty sure they’ll include Boston, San Francisco, & Iowa City.

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Well!  This is my new website, and this is the space where I’ll announce upcoming readings, etc. & I happen to have one!  I’m reading for the Corpus Christi Literary Reading Series on September 28, 7-9 at the Art Museum of South Texas.

If you are looking for more of me, I’m on Twitter pretty often.