Steven Gillis is the author of the novels Walter Falls, The Weight of Nothing, Temporary People, and The Consequence of Skating, along with Benchere in Wonderland (Hawthorne Books, 2015), as well as the short story collections Giraffes and The Law of Strings. A three-year member of the Ann Arbor Book Festival Board of Directors and a finalist for the 2007 Ann Arbor News Citizen of the Year, Steve taught writing at Eastern Michigan University before founding 826michigan in 2004. Steve is now the co-founder and publisher of Dzanc Books.
Biography
Titles
Benchere in Wonderland:
A Novel
- fiction
Steven Gillis ... the 21st century heir to Saul Bellow, John Cheever, and Stanley Elkin.
- Richard Grayson
- Winter in Brooklyn
What is the role of art in the world? And what is the responsibility of the artist? After the death of his wife, Michael Benchere, a well-respected sculptor and once-famous architect, looks for ways to redefine the meaning of his life through the purpose of his art. Determined to create a sculpture...Forward
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Steven Gillis, publisher of Dzanc Books and author of Benchere in Wonderland, joins Paul Martone for a conversation at Late Night Library
What is the role of art in the world? And what is the responsibility of the artist? After the death of his wife, Michael Benchere, a well-respected sculptor and once-famous architect, looks for ways...Forward
“The Art of Writing is in the Rewriting,” Steven Gillis, guest columnist Writers Digest
Writing is Zen.
Writing isn’t about inspiration or waiting for your muse to arrive and undress.
Writing is about getting down to it, about finding your way into the moment and sustaining the...Forward
Benchere in Wonderland by Steven Gillis review, LitReactor
“Gillis keeps it tight, focusing on Benchere, who is engagingly free of self-importance and hard not to love. Benchere might be a little willfully oblivious to the forces his work unleashes, but...Forward
Steven Gillis: The TNB Self-Interview
Did you read Steven Gillis’ excerpt from Benchere in Wonderland and want to know more about this author? Yes? Well, thank you The Nervous Breakdown for posting his Self Interview:
Steven GillisWould...Forward
One-on- one interview with Steven Gillis by Carl Wolfson on XRAY.fm 91.1’s Get Lit! with Carl in the Morning
Steven Gillis guests on Carl Woflson’s Get Lit! segment on XRAY.fm 91.1 to discuss his upcoming novel Benchere in Wonderland (9/15/15) and how all his novels begin with a philosophical question. Carl...Forward
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