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Dirty Books
Backstory: An essay from my archives
Jul 4
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Alexander Chee
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June 2025
“How do you know what to read?”
A question from a student in 1993 that I could keep answering.
Jun 27
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Alexander Chee
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Activity Report: 10 People Recall The Same Event Differently And You Were All Of Them
Some reflections on my conversations with Ocean Vuong, Sarah Schulman, Mike Curato and Melissa Febos about their new books.
Jun 15
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Alexander Chee
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Activity Report: 10 People Recall The Same Event Differently And You Were All Of Them
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Live with Jami Attenberg
A recording from Alexander Chee and Jami Attenberg's live video
Jun 7
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Alexander Chee
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Jami Attenberg
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Two Summer Classes: On Essay Collections And Description
Some opportunities to study with me ahead, plus a new favorite flower painter.
Jun 2
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Alexander Chee
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May 2025
American Letters 6 - Animals At Night
May 16
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Alexander Chee
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Hometowns
Some thoughts on teaching setting, The Great Gatsby, and writing about where we are from.
May 5
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Alexander Chee
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April 2025
A Big Breath Of Love Amid The Terror
Some thoughts on recent travels and a few of my imaginary friends, aka the books keeping me company as the season turns.
Apr 18
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Alexander Chee
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On Encouragement
A Tarot reading for a creative nonfiction class reading The Querent.
Apr 7
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Alexander Chee
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March 2025
American Letters 5: Swim To Shore
An old lesson from his father returns.
Mar 24
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Alexander Chee
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Some Postcards I Never Sent
“You can’t wait for the world to be perfect to write. You’d be waiting forever.”
Mar 12
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Alexander Chee
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February 2025
Writing Prompt: On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, by Ocean Vuong
Notes On A Restless Form
Feb 24
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Alexander Chee
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