Jaime Clarke is a graduate of the University of Arizona and holds an MFA from Bennington College. He is the author of the novels:
--We’re So Famous, (the first and worst review + actor Malcolm McDowell's hilarious reaction to review + praise for + original American cover + British cover + galley cover for 15th anniversary reissue)
--Vernon Downs, (praise for + book trailer narrated by Academy Award-winning actor Chris Cooper + alternate trailer + original cover),
--World Gone Water, (praise for + book trailer narrated by Thora Birch + original cover)
--Garden Lakes, (praise for + book trailer narrated by the author + original cover)
and the memoirs:
-- Poor Man’s Gatsby (praise for) published as Bookmarked: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, in IG Publishing’s Bookmarked series
--Typical of the Times: Growing Up in the Culture of Spectacle, which is the basis for his microcast, Typical (Anthony Michael Hall promo), available on Apple, Spotify, iHeartRadio, and elsewhere.
His Charlie Martens trilogy–Vernon Downs, World Gone Water, and Garden Lakes–is published in an omnibus by Roundabout Press to celebrate the story collection Minor Characters, (ToC), featuring original stories about the minor characters in the trilogy by Mona Awad, Christopher Boucher, Kenneth Calhoun, Nina de Gramont, Ben Greenman, Annie Hartnett, Owen King, Neil LaBute, J. Robert Lennon, Lauren Mechling, Shelly Oria, Stacey Richter, Joseph Salvatore, Andrea Seigel, and Daniel Torday. The collection features a foreword by Jonathan Lethem, and an introduction by Laura van den Berg.
Clarke is also the editor of The Last Novel Ever Published, as well as the anthologies Don’t You Forget About Me: Contemporary Writers on the Films of John Hughes, and Talk Show: On the Couch with Contemporary Writers; and co-editor of the anthologies No Near Exit: Writers Select Their Favorite Work from Post Road Magazine (with Mary Cotton), (ToC) and Boston Noir 2: The Classics (with Dennis Lehane and Mary Cotton).His apprentice work is collected as The Last Lemonade Stand on the Block, and his unpublished novel is called Scavengers.
Under the pseudonym J.D. West, he is the author of the Golden Age detective novel, The Disappearance of Swenson’s Secretary: A Harold Ober Mystery. (Harold Ober with his wife and Scottie Fitzgerald)
He is a founding editor of the literary magazine Post Road, now published at Boston College, and co-owner, with his wife, of Newtonville Books, an independent bookstore in Boston. (Newtonville Books’s 20th anniversary video) (Anniversary video by Mona Awad and Kenneth Calhoun) (Newtonville Books video: “Where do you hold your events?”)
Talk Show Episode: Places You Would Never Visit with Jami Attenberg, Adam Braver, Nina de Gramont, Ann Hood, and Moon Unit Zappa
Zappa, Moon Unit
Braver, Adam
de Gramont, Nina
Hood, Ann
Attenberg, Jami
de Gramont, Nina
Jock, Danny
Talk Show: On the Couch with Contemporary Writers
Blind (EP) by John Laprade (+)
Laprade, John
Talk Show Episode: Monumental Pop Culture with Julianna Baggott, Lisa Borders, Maria Flook, Antonya Nelson, and Darin Strauss
Flook, Maria
Baggott, Julianna
Borders, Lisa
Nelson, Antonya
Strauss, Darin
Jock, Danny
Talk Show: On the Couch with Contemporary Writers
Talk Show Episode: Family Myth with Allison Lynn, Joshua Neuman, Thisbe Nissen, Dan Pope, and Rachel Sherman
Lynn, Allison
Pope, Dan
Sherman, Rachel
Neuman, Joshua
Nissen, Thisbe
Jock, Danny
Talk Show: On the Couch with Contemporary Writers
Talk Show Episode: Time Capsule with Quinn Dalton, Owen King, Adam Langer, and Nelly Reifler
Dalton, Quinn
King, Owen
Langer, Adam
Reifler, Nelly
Jock, Danny
Talk Show: On the Couch with Contemporary Writers
Talk Show Episode: First Car with Jon Clinch, Don Lee, Robert Anthony Siegel, Alix Strauss, and Sean Wilsey
Siegel, Robert Anthony
Clinch, Jon
Lee, Don
Strauss, Alix
Wilsey, Sean
Jock, Danny
Talk Show: On the Couch with Contemporary Writers
Talk Show Episode: Caught in a Lie with Kiara Brinkman, Bret Anthony Johnston, Fiona Maazel, Alix Ohlin, and Margo Rabb
Johnston, Bret Anthony
Ohlin, Alix
Brinkman, Kiara
Maazel, Fiona
Rabb, Margo
Jock, Danny
Talk Show: On the Couch with Contemporary Writers
Newtonville Books
Talk Show Episode: Historical Person You’d Like to Meet with Kevin Brockmeier, Sloane Crosley, Sophie Gee, Samantha Hunt, and Melissa Pritchard
Brockmeier, Kevin
Crosley, Sloane
Hunt, Samantha
Pritchard, Melissa
Gee, Sophie
Jock, Danny
Talk Show: On the Couch with Contemporary Writers
Talk Show Episode: Doubting Thomas with David Ebershoff, Sheridan Hay, Amy MacKinnon, Kirsten Menger-Anderson, and Roxana Robinson
Ebershoff, David
Robinson, Roxana
Hay, Sheridan
MacKinnon, Amy
Menger-Anderson, Kirsten
Jock, Danny
Talk Show: On the Couch with Contemporary Writers
Talk Show Episode: First Date with Chris Bohjalian, Joshua Henkin, Perrin Ireland, Aryn Kyle, and Kelly McMasters
Bohjalian, Chris
Henkin, Joshua
Ireland, Perrin
Kyle, Aryn
McMasters, Kelly
Jock, Danny
Talk Show: On the Couch with Contemporary Writers
Talk Show Episode: Road Trip with Jennifer Haigh, Margot Livesey, Mark Jude Poirier, Stacey Richter, and Daniel Wallace
Livesey, Margot
Richter, Stacey
Wallace, Daniel
Haigh, Jennifer
Poirer, Mark Jude
Jock, Danny
Talk Show: On the Couch with Contemporary Writers
Talk Show Episode: Life-changing Technology with Elizabeth Crane, Michael Dahlie, Tony D’ Souza, J. Robert Lennon, and Salvatore Scibona
Crane, Elizabeth
Dahlie, Michael
Lennon, J. Robert
D'Souza, Tony
Scibona, Salvatore
Jock, Danny
Talk Show: On the Couch with Contemporary Writers
Talk Show Episode: Generational Trauma with Elisa Albert, Anita Diamant, Michael Lowenthal, Askold Melnyczuk, and Jim Shepard
Lowenthal, Michael
Shepard, Jim
Albert, Elisa
Diamant, Anita
Melnyczuk, Askold
Jock, Danny
Talk Show: On the Couch with Contemporary Writers
Talk Show Episode: Embarrassing Moment with Will Allison, Rebecca Donner, Ron McLarty, and Ben Schrank
Schrank, Ben
Allison, Will
Donner, Rebecca
McLarty, Ron
Jock, Danny
Talk Show: On the Couch with Contemporary Writers
Post Road Magazine – Correspondence re Post Road writing contests judged by Heidi Julavits (fiction) and Wes McNair (poetry)
Julavits, Heidi
McNair, Wes
Post Road Magazine
Post Road Magazine – The Review Review review of Post Road 16
Post Road Magazine
Post Road Magazine – Letter from Lesley University officially declining to renew agreement to publish Post Road
Post Road Magazine
Post Road Magazine – Correspondence from Ron McLarty re Post Road
McLarty, Ron
Post Road Magazine
Post Road Magazine – JDC email to Andre Balazs re Post Road becoming the house magazine at the Chateau Marmont
Post Road Magazine
Post Road Magazine – Boston Globe article entitled “Literati have a nip with their authors” featuring Post Road mention
Post Road Magazine
Post Road Magazine
Post Road Magazine – JDC email to editors re signing agreement with Boston College
Post Road Magazine
Post Road Magazine – Signed copies of Post Road/Boston College agreement
Post Road Magazine
Post Road Magazine – Correspondence re Post Road/Boston College merger
Post Road Magazine
Post Road Magazine – Flyers for Boston College Arts Festival Apr 23-25, featuring Post Road mention
Post Road Magazine
Post Road Magazine – Draft copies of Post Road/Boston College agreement
Post Road Magazine
Post Road Magazine – Signed Unanimous Consent of directors re Mary Cotton’s resignation from Post Road Board, dated May 1
Cotton, Mary
Post Road Magazine
Post Road Magazine – email to editors re first meeting with Ricco Siasoco, Post Road’s new managing editor at Boston College
Post Road Magazine
Post Road Magazine – Email from JDC to editors re uncertain future after Post Road 16
Post Road Magazine
Post Road Magazine – Email exchange with Diane Williams re Harper’s Magazine reprinting her piece “My First Real Home”; incl Jan 2009 issue of Harper’s featuring reprint.
Post Road Magazine
Post Road Magazine – Email from Post Road contributor Dora Malech re her poem “Face for Radio” being anthologized in the Yale Anthology of Younger American Poetry
Post Road Magazine
Post Road Magazine – Email exchange with John Parsley at Little, Brown re the idea of a Post Road anthology of work from the first sixteen issues
Post Road Magazine
No Near Exit: Writers Select Their Favorite Work from Post Road Magazine
Post Road Magazine – Email exchange with Debra Spark re her piece from Post Road 15 being listed as a Pushcart Prize Special Mention
Pushcart Prize
Post Road Magazine
Center for Fiction
Cotton, Mary
Newtonville Books
Post Road Magazine – Letter from Dana Gioia, chairman of the National Endowment of the Arts re Post Road
Post Road Magazine
Talk Show Episode: Over-rated with Jenna Blum, Julia Glass, Nellie Hermann, Dinaw Mengestu, and Matthew Pearl
Glass, Julia
Blum, Jenna
Hermann, Nellie
Mengestu, Dinaw
Pearl, Matthew
Jock, Danny
Talk Show: On the Couch with Contemporary Writers
Manuscript – Talk Show anthology
Talk Show: On the Couch with Contemporary Writers
Talk Show Episode: Place and Time with Sven Birkerts, Lisa Gabriele, Yael Goldstein Love, and Adrienne Miller
Birkerts, Sven
Gabriele, Lisa
Love, Yael Goldstein
Miller, Adrienne
Jock, Danny
Talk Show: On the Couch with Contemporary Writers
Talk Show Episode: First Apartment with Leah Hager Cohen, Joshua Ferris, Alice Mattison, and Ann Packer
Cohen, Leah Hager
Ferris, Joshua
Mattison, Alice
Packer, Ann
Jock, Danny
Talk Show: On the Couch with Contemporary Writers
Manuscript – Garden Lakes
Garden Lakes: A Novel
Correspondence – Talk Show at Fanzine.com
Talk Show: On the Couch with Contemporary Writers
Correspondence – re American Energies: Contemporary Writers and Their Achievements,Ambitions, and Aspirations, edited by JDC
Literary Journey
Unrealized Projects
Manuscript – Vernon Downs
Vernon Downs: A Novel
Talk Show Episode: Blue Ribbons with Thomas Beller, Joshua Furst, Elizabeth Graver, Dave King, and Binnie Kirshenbaum
Furst, Joshua
Graver, Elizabeth
Kirshenbaum, Binnie
Beller, Thomas
King, Dave
Jock, Danny
Talk Show: On the Couch with Contemporary Writers
Talk Show Episode: Irrational Fear with Brian Evenson, Lev Grossman, Elizabeth McCracken, Hannah Pittard, Karen Shepard, and Gary Shteyngart
Evenson, Brian
Grossman, Lev
Pittard, Hannah
Shepard, Karen
Shteyngart, Gary
McCracken, Elizabeth
Jock, Danny
Talk Show: On the Couch with Contemporary Writers
Manuscript – Proposal for Afternoons at the Odeon (film anth) edited by JDC, featuring original essays by Dennis Lehane, Gregory Maguire, Julia Glass, Charles Bock, Moon Unit Zappa, Lev Grossman, Antonya Nelson, Sven Birkerts, Lydia Millet, J. Robert Lennon, Aimee Bender, David Ebershoff, Thomas Beller, Wesley Stace, Elisa Albert, Ben Nugent, Salvatore Scibona, Adrienne Miller, Owen King, Nathaniel Rich, Ryan Boudinot, Elizabeth Searle, Holly LeCraw, and Rebecca Wolff. with an introduction by Neil LaBute.
LaBute, Neil
Lehane, Dennis
Maguire, Gregory
Glass, Julia
Bock, Charles
Zappa, Moon Unit
Grossman, Lev
Nelson, Antonya
Birkerts, Sven
Millet, Lydia
Lennon, J. Robert
Bender, Aimee
Ebershoff, David
Beller, Thomas
Stace, Wesley (aka John Wesley Harding)
Albert, Elisa
Nugent, Ben
Scibona, Salvatore
Miller, Adrienne
King, Owen
Rich, Nathaniel
Boudinot, Ryan
Wolff, Rebecca
Searle, Elizabeth
LeCraw, Holly
Literary Journey
Unrealized Projects
Talk Show Episode: Past into Present with Daphne Beal, Charles Bock, Emily Chenoweth, John McNally, Irina Reyn, and Peter Trachtenberg
Bock, Charles
Reyn, Irina
Beal, Daphne
McNally, John
Chenoweth, Emily
Trachtenberg, Peter
Jock, Danny
Talk Show: On the Couch with Contemporary Writers
Talk Show Episode: First Favorite Album with Aimee Bender, David Leavitt, Dennis Lehane, Sam Lipsyte, Peter Rock, Dana Spiotta, and A.J. Verdelle
Spiotta, Dana
Bender, Aimee
Leavitt, David
Lehane, Dennis
Lipsyte, Sam
Rock, Peter
Verdelle, A.J.
Jock, Danny
Talk Show: On the Couch with Contemporary Writers
Talk Show Episode: Saturday Morning Cartoon with Allison Amend, Ryan Boudinot, Francie Lin, Ed Park, Heidi Pitlor, and Nathaniel Rich
Park, Ed
Pitlor, Heidi
Rich, Nathaniel
Amend, Allison
Boudinot, Ryan
Lin, Francie
Jock, Danny
Talk Show: On the Couch with Contemporary Writers
JDC complimentary membership to the Friends of the Library at Boston University
Newtonville Books
Cotton, Mary
Misc Adventures
Program for Brattleboro Literary Festival, October 2-4, 2009
Misc Adventures
Contract for panel appearance at Bennington College alum residency; including Benn event listing info and correspondence re panel with Sven Birkerts.
Birkerts, Sven
Bennington College
Boston Book Festival Program Guide – October 24, 2009 (+)
Boston Book Festival
Newtonville Books
Don't You Forget About Me: Contemporary Writers on the Films of John Hughes
Misc Adventures
Tickets for Buffalo Tom at the Paradise Rock Club, June 26, 2009, with Tom Perrotta and Mary Granfield + Mary Cotton
Cotton, Mary
Perrotta, Tom
Misc Adventures
Program for New Yorker Festival, Oct 16-18, 2009; incl tix for Joshua Ferris and Aleksandar Hemon, Fri, Oct 16; James Franco in conversation with Lauren Collins, Sat, Oct 17; Inside the Artist’s Studio: Chuck Close, Sun, Oct 18.
Misc Adventures
Correspondence – Vernon Downs
Vernon Downs: A Novel
Letter from Hannah Tinti re her reading at Newtonville Books for the paperback of The Good Thief
Tinti, Hannah
Newtonville Books
Boston Globe “Shelf Life” column re the Celebrity Bookclub at Newtonville Books
Newtonville Books
Correspondence – Talk Show anthology
Talk Show: On the Couch with Contemporary Writers
Boston Globe article by Margot Livesey titled “Following Boston’s Other Historical Trail” incl mention of Newtonville Books
Livesey, Margot
Newtonville Books
Boston Globe article titled “Unchained Success: Independent Bookstores Holding Up vs. Big Rivals” incl mention of Newtonville Books
Newtonville Books
Post Road Magazine – JDC email to editors re sending the Post Road anthology out to editors; also about the first Post Road/Boston College Board meeting on May 22.
Post Road Magazine
Correspondence – University Press of Mississippi re Conversations with Jonathan Lethem
Conversations with Jonathan Lethem
Boston Globe article re the creation of the Celebrity Bookclub
Newtonville Books
Post Road Magazine – JDC email to editors re PR booth at the first annual Boston Book Festival; incl article in Bay State Banner about the Boston Book Festival incl Post Road mention.
Boston Book Festival
Post Road Magazine
Post Road Magazine – JDC email to editors re “Rara Avis: How to Tell a True Bird Story” by Jackson Connor and “Tiny Monuments: A Look at Snapshot Photography” by Hannah Lifson from Post Road 16 being selected as Honorable Mentions for the Best American Essays, ed by Mary Oliver
Oliver, Mary
Post Road Magazine
Post Road Magazine – Correspondence re Post Road transition to BC
Post Road Magazine
Post Road Magazine – Correspondence re Post Road anthology selections, Vol I
Post Road Magazine
No Near Exit: Writers Select Their Favorite Work from Post Road Magazine
Center for Fiction
Cotton, Mary
Newtonville Books
Post Road Magazine – JDC email to editors re “Monster” by Rebekah Frumkin being chosen for Best American Nonrequired Reading, edited by Dave Eggers; incl Nov 17 article entitled “Carleton student’s short story published in national anthology” by David Henke.
Eggers, Dave
Post Road Magazine
Post Road Magazine – Correspondence re Post Road anthology selections, Vol II
Post Road Magazine
No Near Exit: Writers Select Their Favorite Work from Post Road Magazine
Post Road Magazine – Contract with Dzanc Books for Post Road anthology
Post Road Magazine
No Near Exit: Writers Select Their Favorite Work from Post Road Magazine
Post Road Magazine – Queries to publishers re the Post Road anthology
Post Road Magazine
No Near Exit: Writers Select Their Favorite Work from Post Road Magazine
Correspondence — Garden Lakes
Garden Lakes: A Novel
Correspondence — Conversations with Jonathan Lethem Vol I
Conversations with Jonathan Lethem
Correspondence — Conversations with Jonathan Lethem Vol II
Conversations with Jonathan Lethem
Correspondence — Post Road re Boston College transition
Post Road Magazine
Correspondence — Talk Show anthology
Talk Show: On the Couch with Contemporary Writers
Correspondence — No Near Exit: Writers Select Their Favorite Work from Post Road Magazine (Post Road anthology published by Dzanc Books)
Post Road Magazine
No Near Exit: Writers Select Their Favorite Work from Post Road Magazine
Manuscript — Conversations with Jonathan Lethem, ed by JDC; incl JDC editor questionnaire and permission form templates
Conversations with Jonathan Lethem
Contract dated September 30, 2009 between JDC and University Press of Mississippi for Conversations with Jonathan Lethem
Conversations with Jonathan Lethem
Correspondence — Vernon Downs
Vernon Downs: A Novel
Manuscript — No Near Exit: Writers Select Their Favorite Work from Post Road Magazine ed by JDC and Mary Cotton (ToC) with selections by Jim Shepard, Owen King, Charles Bock, Phillip Lopate, Richard Hoffman, Lydia Millet, Allison Amend, Stacey Richter, April Bernard, Lev Grossman, Elisa Albert, Tom Sleigh, Ed Park, Nathaniel Rich, Mark Strand, Karen Shepard, Amy Gerstler, Ann Hood, Edward Albee, Sloane Crosley, Yusef Komunyakaa, Joshua Furst, Roxana Robinson, Margot Livesey, Michael Dahlie, Daniel Wallace, Mary Jo Bang, Darin Strauss, Michael Ryan, Melissa Pritchard, Allison Lynn, David Means, Galt Niederhoffer, Maud Casey, and Will Allison
Shepard, Jim
King, Owen
Bock, Charles
Lopate, Philip
Hoffman, Richard
Millet, Lydia
Amend, Allison
Richter, Stacey
Bernard, April
Grossman, Lev
Albert, Elisa
Sleigh, Tom
Park, Ed
Rich, Nathaniel
Strand, Mark
Shepard, Karen
Gerstler, Amy
Hood, Ann
Albee, Edward
Crosley, Sloane
Komunyakaa, Yusef
Furst, Joshua
Robinson, Roxana
Livesey, Margot
Dahlie, Michael
Wallace, Daniel
Bang, Mary Jo
Strauss, Darin
Ryan, Michael
Pritchard, Melissa
Lynn, Allison
Means, David
Niederhoffer, Galt
Casey, Maud
Allison, Will
Post Road Magazine
No Near Exit: Writers Select Their Favorite Work from Post Road Magazine
Conversations with Jonathan Lethem
Manuscript — Garden Lakes
Garden Lakes: A Novel
Manuscript — American Kaleidoscope: A Memoir by JDC
Literary Journey
Poor Man's Gatsby: A Memoir
Winter 2009 Paris Review featuring Newtonville Books First Editions ad
Newtonville Books
Playbill for “American Idiot” at St. James Theatre in NYC; including tickets for May 27 performance; also, copy of ticket for May 28 performance of “Glee” at Radio City Music Hall.
Misc Adventures
Publishers Weekly
Newtonville Books
Post Road Magazine – Oct 25 Lizard Watch, newsletter of Newtonville Books, re the release party for Post Road 11 on Sat, Nov 19 at Middlesex Lounge in Boston
Post Road Magazine
Chabon, Michael
Perrotta, Tom
Cooper, Chris
Post Road Magazine
Post Road Magazine – Email exchange with Felicia Sullivan re Post Road participating in the Legion of Lit Mags fair in Brooklyn
Sullivan, Felicia
Post Road Magazine
Post Road Magazine – Dec 27 Lizard Watch, newsletter of Newtonville Books, announcing Post Road’s raffle of ten signed first editions
Post Road Magazine
Post Road Magazine – Email exchange with Will Quackenbush at the Enormous Room re future Post Road events
Post Road Magazine
Post Road Magazine – Conference bulletin for Associated Writing Program conference in Vancouver, March 30-Apr 2; incl letter from Priscilla Hodgkins at Bennington College re their check for co-hosting the Post Road party; postcard invites for Post Road party at Steamworks Brewing Company on Fri, Apr 1; and paperwork re importing Post Road into Canada for sale at AWP conference.
Post Road Magazine
Post Road Magazine – Column by Alex Beam in The Boston Globe re mention of Jonathan Ames in Post Road
Ames, Jonathan
Beam, Alex
Post Road Magazine
Post Road Magazine – Schedule of subjects for “Twenty Questions” feature, including due dates to advertise for questions, collect questions, submit questions, publish questions
Post Road Magazine
Post Road Magazine – Submission Guidelines and instructions for poetry and fiction slushpile readers
Post Road Magazine
Post Road Magazine – Various Post Road forms, including cover letter to contributor re contract, cover letter to contributor re copyedited version of piece, letter to bookstore owners seeking readers for Post Road slushpile, letter to lit mags requesting swap subscription, letter soliciting a recommendation for Post Road rec section, letter to Newtonville Books First Editions Club members re subscribing to Post Road, invoice to those who subscribed at Post Road parties, and email sign up sheet.
Post Road Magazine
Post Road Magazine – Boston Phoenix article on Post Road titled “A Road More Traveled” by Tamara Wieder
Post Road Magazine
Post Road Magazine
Post Road Magazine
Feb-Aug: 42A Carrington Ave, Providence, RI
O the Places I've Lived!
O the Places I've Lived!
Correspondence – Various Benningtonites re Vernon Downs
Bennington College
Vernon Downs: A Novel
JDC Authors Guild Info Packet
Literary Journey
Correspondence – Post Road/Lesley/LVF merger
Post Road Magazine
Correspondence – Michael O’Keefe re We’re So Famous
We're So Famous: A Novel
Correspondence – Christopher “Kit” McIlroy
McIlroy, Christopher “Kit”
University of Arizona
Bennington College
April 15, 2006 contract with Kelly Thomas and Nick Spicer at Mockingbird Pictures for one year film option on We’re So Famous
Spicer, Nick
We're So Famous: A Novel
Impetus Press page layout for Vernon Downs with JDC correx
Vernon Downs: A Novel
Deal sheet for Some Kind of Wonderful (retitled Don't You Forget About Me); incl May 11, 2006 cover letter for contract with Simon Spotlight Entertainment + May 5, 2006 signed contract
Don't You Forget About Me: Contemporary Writers on the Films of John Hughes
Correspondence – Impetus Press re Garden Lakes
Garden Lakes: A Novel
Misc Adventures
December 12, 2005 contract with Impetus Press for Vernon Downs
Vernon Downs: A Novel
Manuscript – drafts 1-6 of treatment for film version of We’re So Famous; incl notes from Nick Spicer for each draft.
Spicer, Nick
We're So Famous: A Novel
Various correspondence re John Hughes anthology – Vol II
Don't You Forget About Me: Contemporary Writers on the Films of John Hughes
Manuscript – copyedited version of Vernon Downs
Vernon Downs: A Novel
Manuscript – formal Hughes proposal for Dystel Goderich Literary Management titled Some Kind of Wonderful: Contemporary Writers on the Films of John Hughes (retitled Don't You Forget About Me), edited by JDC with essays from Steve Almond, Julianna Baggott, Lisa Borders, Ryan Boudinot, T Cooper, Quinn Dalton, Nina de Gramont, Emily Franklin, Lisa Gabriele, Tod Goldberg, Tara Ison, Allison Lynn, John McNally, Dan Pope, Lewis Robinson, Ben Schrank, Elizabeth Searle, Mary Sullivan, Rebecca Wolff, and Moon Unit Zappa
Almond, Steve
Baggott, Julianna
Borders, Lisa
Boudinot, Ryan
Cooper, T
Dalton, Quinn
de Gramont, Nina
Franklin, Emily
Gabriele, Lisa
Goldberg, Tod
Ison, Tara
Lynn, Allison
McNally, John
Pope, Dan
Robinson, Lewis
Schrank, Ben
Searle, Elizabeth
Sullivan, Mary
Wolff, Rebecca
Zappa, Moon Unit
Sheedy, Ally
Don't You Forget About Me: Contemporary Writers on the Films of John Hughes
Publishers Marketplace announcement of Some Kind of Wonderful (retitled Don't You Forget About Me) deal with Simon Spotlight Entertainment
Don't You Forget About Me: Contemporary Writers on the Films of John Hughes
Various correspondence re John Hughes anthology – Vol I
Don't You Forget About Me: Contemporary Writers on the Films of John Hughes
Manuscript – JDC handwritten introduction to Vernon Downs
Vernon Downs: A Novel
Vernon Downs: A Novel
Manuscript – We’re So Famous – screenplay – Gertrude version
Spicer, Nick
We're So Famous: A Novel
Contracts between JDC and contributors for John Hughes anthology
Don't You Forget About Me: Contemporary Writers on the Films of John Hughes
Copyedited version of Vernon Downs, bound
Vernon Downs: A Novel
Photocopies of various Hughes anthology essays, edited by Terra Chalberg at Simon Spotlight Entertainment
Don't You Forget About Me: Contemporary Writers on the Films of John Hughes
Various correspondence re John Hughes anthology – Vol III
Don't You Forget About Me: Contemporary Writers on the Films of John Hughes
Almond, Steve
Baggott, Julianna
Borders, Lisa
Boudinot, Ryan
Cooper, T
Dalton, Quinn
de Gramont, Nina
Franklin, Emily
Gabriele, Lisa
Goldberg, Tod
Ison, Tara
Lynn, Allison
McNally, John
Pope, Dan
Robinson, Lewis
Schrank, Ben
Searle, Elizabeth
Sullivan, Mary
Wolff, Rebecca
Zappa, Moon Unit
Sheedy, Ally
Don't You Forget About Me: Contemporary Writers on the Films of John Hughes
Galley for Don’t You Forget About Me (formerly Some Kind of Wonderful), edited by JDC
Don't You Forget About Me: Contemporary Writers on the Films of John Hughes
Photocopy of check for on-signing money for John Hughes anthology
Don't You Forget About Me: Contemporary Writers on the Films of John Hughes
Manuscript – We’re So Famous – screenplay – Claudine version, incl notes and outline
Spicer, Nick
We're So Famous: A Novel
Page proofs for Don’t You Forget About Me, edited by JDC
Don't You Forget About Me: Contemporary Writers on the Films of John Hughes
Contract between JDC and Ally Sheedy re introduction to John Hughes anthology, incl correspondence.
Sheedy, Ally
Don't You Forget About Me: Contemporary Writers on the Films of John Hughes
Don't You Forget About Me: Contemporary Writers on the Films of John Hughes
Correspondence with Mike Jones at Bloomsbury UK re Vernon Downs
Vernon Downs: A Novel
Impetus cover for Vernon Downs
Vernon Downs: A Novel
Fall 2006/Winter 2007 Bennington alumni magazine featuring mention of Vernon Downs by JDC
Bennington College
Vernon Downs: A Novel
Vernon Downs: A Novel
Correspondence with Impetus Press re Vernon Downs
Vernon Downs: A Novel
Correspondence with Bret Easton Ellis re Vernon Downs
Ellis, Bret Easton
Vernon Downs: A Novel
Impetus page proofs for Vernon Downs
Vernon Downs: A Novel
JDC generated key for Vernon Downs
Vernon Downs: A Novel
Various correspondence re John Hughes anthology – Vol IV
Don't You Forget About Me: Contemporary Writers on the Films of John Hughes
Various correspondence re John Hughes anthology – Vol V
Don't You Forget About Me: Contemporary Writers on the Films of John Hughes
Impetus catalogue copy for Vernon Downs
Vernon Downs: A Novel
Manuscript – O What Fun We’ll Have! O the Times! by JDC
Literary Journey
Poor Man's Gatsby: A Memoir
Manuscript – We’re So Famous screenplay, Gertrude Version 3, typed, 108pgs.
Spicer, Nick
We're So Famous: A Novel
JDC generated Q&A for Impetus re Vernon Downs
Vernon Downs: A Novel
Manuscript – We’re So Famous screenplay, Gertrude Version 2, edited by JDC; incl outline and subsequent outline by JDC and Nick Spicer
Spicer, Nick
We're So Famous: A Novel
Manuscript – We’re So Famous – screenplay – Gertrude version 2, incl notes and outline.
Spicer, Nick
We're So Famous: A Novel
Correspondence re potential purchase of Newtonville Books
Cotton, Mary
Newtonville Books
Bohjalian, Chris
Cheever, Susan
Gaitskill, Mary
Haigh, Jennifer
Hempel, Amy
Kirn, Walter
Lehane, Dennis
McCracken, Elizabeth
Mattison, Alice
Moody, Rick
Pollack, Neal
Schappell, Elissa
Unrealized Projects
Literary Journey
Post Road Magazine – Correspondence re Board of Directors, incorporating Literary Ventures Fund
Post Road Magazine
Correspondence – What I Wanted to Be: A Memoir by JDC
Literary Journey
Poor Man's Gatsby: A Memoir
Corrrespondence – Mockingbird Pictures re We’re So Famous screenplay
We're So Famous: A Novel
Post Road Magazine – Correspondence re Lesley interns at Post Road
Post Road Magazine
Post Road Magazine – Correspondence re merger with Lesley University MFA program and Literary Ventures Fund
Post Road Magazine
Post Road Magazine – Associated Writing Program conference in Austin, TX, incl tear sheet of full page ad in conference bulletin for Post Road party on Mar 10 at The Velvet Spade featuring Neal Pollack and the Neal Pollack Invasion; incl correspondence with Bennington College MFA program as co-sponsor.
Pollack, Neal
Post Road Magazine
Manuscript – What I Wanted to Be: A Memoir by JDC
Literary Journey
Poor Man's Gatsby: A Memoir
Post Road Magazine – Correspondence re Adam Braver contributing interviews to the Etcetera section
Braver, Adam
Post Road Magazine
Post Road Magazine – JDC email to editors announcing Post Road/Lesley/Literary Ventures Fund two-year partnership, including press release
Post Road Magazine
Post Road Magazine – Mary Cotton email to editors re Karen E. Bender nominating “Now It’s Clean” by Nina de Gramont for a Pushcart Prize
Bender, Karen E.
Cotton, Mary
de Gramont, Nina
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Post Road Magazine – Correspondence with Post Road Ambassadors re Post Road 12 release parties
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Post Road Magazine – Correspondence with summer youth camps re donating excess copies of Post Road
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Post Road Magazine – Correspondence with Post Road Ambassador Blake Butler, Pablo at Mark Ultralounge, and Steven Cramer at Lesley re March 2 AWP Atlanta party in 2007
Butler, Blake
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Post Road Magazine – Correspondence re reprinting “Selling Out: Consumer Culture and Commodification of the Male Body” by Eric Tyrone McLeod in an anthology published by the University of California San Diego
McLeod, Eric Tyrone
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Post Road Magazine – Correspondence re Mary Cotton appearance on The Jordan Rich Show (radio) and WICN’s Inquiry (radio)
Cotton, Mary
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Post Road Magazine – JDC email to editors re using copyedited electronic galleys instead of paper galleys
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Post Road Magazine – Correspondence re Lit Mag Holiday Parties at the Mercury Lounge in NYC on Dec 17 with One Story, Fence, Open City, Tin House, and A Public Space at The Paradise in Boston on Dec 4 with Redivider, Ploughshares, Agni, Quick Fiction, Salamander and Night Train; incl Village Voice listing for NYC party and Boston Globe “Shelf Life” piece.
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Post Road Magazine – Correspondence with Victoria Clausi at Bennington MFA program re a Post Road/Bennington merger; including Mar 17 newsletter recapping Austin Post Road/Bennington party.
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Post Road Magazine – re Post Road/Four Stories event on Sept 25 featuring Lise Haines, Richard Hoffman, Randi Triant, and Paul Yoon.
Hoffman, Richard
Yoon, Paul
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Post Road Magazine – Correspondence re “Twenty Questions” with David Mamet
Mamet, David
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Post Road Magazine – Bennington College newsletter re Post Road attending the Legion of Lit Mag Party at Galapagos Art Space in Williamsburg, Brooklyn; incl correspondence with Felicia Sullivan, organizer.
Sullivan, Felicia
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Post Road Magazine – Lizard Watch, newsletter of Newtonville Books, announcing May 15 release party for Post Road 12 at the Enormous Room in Cambridge; correspondence with NYC Post Road Ambassador Shomit Barua re May 18 release party at Lolita Bar on Lower East Side.
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Post Road Magazine – JDC email to editors announcing Samantha Pitchel as Assistant Managing Editor
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Post Road Magazine – Email exchange re Oona Patrick joining Post Road as a nonfiction editor
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Post Road Magazine – Open City Books press release re the publication of The First Hurt by Rachel Sherman, including work published in Post Road; incl RS interview with Bookslut.com.
Sherman, Rachel
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Post Road Magazine – Noemi Press announcement re the publication of Disciplines by Diana George, incl work published in Post Road
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Post Road Magazine – Boston Phoenix interview with Heidi Julavits including mention of Post Road
Julavits, Heidi
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Post Road Magazine – Email exchange with Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham re idea of purchasing Newtonville Books and turning it into Post Road Books, a nonprofit bookstore
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Post Road Magazine – Post Road proposals to Literary Ventures Fund for Post Road anthology, Open Letters to Subscribers, Silent Auction, and hiring someone to maintain Post Road’s website.
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No Near Exit: Writers Select Their Favorite Work from Post Road Magazine
Post Road Magazine – Correspondence re Lit Mag Holiday parties, incl with performers Mike Albo, Sam Lipsyte, Molly Jong-Fast (NYC) and Elizabeth Searle, Daphne Kalotay, and Tom Perrotta (Boston); incl copy of invite
Albo, Mike
Jong-Fast, Molly
Kalotay, Daphne
Lipsyte, Sam
Perrotta, Tom
Searle, Elizabeth
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Post Road Magazine – New Pages interview with William Pierce, editor of AGNI, including references to Post Road
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Post Road Magazine – Outline for Post Road presentation at Lesley University MFA program
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Post Road Magazine – 2006 Pushcart nominations: “On the History of the Backgammon Board” by Paul Yoon, “Alabama” by Murray Dunlap, “I Spy” by Elizabeth Powell, “July 19, 1962: Susanna Martin” by Jill McDonough, “Spotlighting” by Ira Sukrungruang, and “Blood and Luck” by Becky Bradway.
Yoon, Paul
Pushcart Prize
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