08 June 2009
You can find new writing by Anthony in Orion, Smithsonian, the New York Times, the O. Henry Prize Stories 2009, the Missouri Review, McSweeney’s #32, Delhi’s First City, Tin House’s 10th anniversary issue, the Book of Dads, and in the Boston Globe.
05 May 2009
Along with A.S. Byatt and Tim O’Brien, I was a member of the prize jury for the new collection of O. Henry prize winners. Long live the short story.
25 April 2009
Hemingway once said, “To be a successful father… there is one absolute rule: when you have a kid, don’t look at it for the first two years.” Being a father has changed a bit since then. Last year Ben George, editor of Ecotone, solicited essays from a bunch of American writers about being a father. The result is The Book of Dads, a charming, hilarious, and occasionally profound book. I’ve got an essay in there; so do 19 other writers, including Steve Almond, Rick Bass, Nick Flynn, Jim Shepard, Brandon Schrand, and Richard Bausch.
19 March 2009
Friends who haven’t been to Idaho are always curious about why we live here. I’ve got an essay in the April issue of Smithsonian that attempts to explain why. Click here and you can read it online.
10 March 2009
Like book contests? Think book prizes are important? Arbitrary? Want to learn more about contemporary fiction? Think it’d be cool to see last year’s best novels compete against each other in a March Madness NCAA-style showdown? Then check out the 5th annual Tournament of Books over at TMN. For the fourth consecutive year, I’m a first-round judge.
Washington Post: Book of Dads reassures fathers of all ages that they are, if nothing else, not alone.
17 June 2009The O. Henry Prize Stories link up with PEN.
09 April 2009Read an interview with Anthony in Sun Valley Magazine.
22 November 2008NY Times: Doerr’s gorgeously written ode to Idaho deserves special mention.
11 October 2008LA Times: Get a gist of where nature writing is headed.
08 September 2008
