J.C. Hallman
 
 
 
The Chess Artist
The story of the author's friendship with chess master Glenn Umstead and a rollicking adventure through the vibrant subculture of one of the world’s oldest games.
  The Devil is a Gentleman
Bizarre journeys to a variety of America's most peculiar religions and an examination of modern spirituality through the lens of philosopher William James.
  The Hospital for Bad Poets
A collection of innovative stories including work initially published in Tin House, Ecotone, Boulevard, Prairie Schooner, The Greensboro Review, Fifth Wednesday Journal, and a number of other publications.
  The Story About the Story
An anthology proposing a new branch of critical response to literature – "creative criticism" – including essays from the best writers of the twentieth century. Forthcoming from Tin House Books in October, 2009.
  In Utopia
Portraits of a variety of modern utopias and an exploration of the history of utopian thought and literature. Excerpts have appeared in Tin House, issue 35, Search, May/June 2008, and The Believer, October 2009. Forthcoming from St. Martin's Press.


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