Articles by Edward Champion
July 12, 2011
Megan Abbott, Literary Criminal 6
Abbott isn’t merely a poster girl for this increasingly progressive atmosphere surrounding “genre.” Her novels are distinguished by rhythmic prose, historical settings , and a candor about the way people live.
December 12, 2010
A Year in Reading: Ed Champion (The 13 Most Underrated Books of 2010) 11
2010 was a great year in books! This was a hard list to assemble!
December 9, 2008
A Year in Reading (The Year in Essays): Edward Champion 2
Edward Champion is a New York writer with a receding hairline. He sometimes answers to the name Alfredo Garcia, but is known to respond to Phyllis if you coo nicely into his ear. In addition to writing reviews and essays for the likes of The Chronicle of Higher Education, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago [...]
December 16, 2007
A Year in Reading: Edward Champion 3
Edward Champion’s work has appeared in The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Sun-Times, The Philly Inquirer, Newsday, as well as more disreputable publications. He blogs at Return of the Reluctant and podcasts at The Bat Segundo Show. I’m reserving my hosannas for this year’s lit for another place, another time, another Bizarro universe, another silly [...]
December 14, 2006
A Year in Reading: Ed Champion 2
Ed put in another year unchallenged as the litblog world’s preeminent gadfly, offering blanket coverage of all things literary with impressive depth and ample humor. His Bat Segundo show was equally impressive, offering dozens of interviews with top authors this year. I still need to catch up, but Ed has found the time to contribute [...]
