Essays
Boston Review
"Genre Trouble," an essay on American novelist John Crowley, from December 2000/January 2001.
"Adam Thorpe's One Man Show," an essay on British novelist Adam Thorpe, from Summer 2003.
"Cubicle Gothic," an essay on the writing of Kings of Infinite Space, from April/May 2004.
"The Secret Lives of Men," an essay on British novelist Pat Barker, from Summer 2004.
"The Dreamlife of Rupert Thomson," an essay on British novelist Rupert Thomson, January/February 2006.
Salon
"Reading 'Anna Karenina'," an essay, 7/11/05.
"Destination: Whitechapel and Spitalfields," a literary travel article, 6/15/06.
"Destination: West Texas," a literary travel article, 7/31/06.
"Educational TV," a review of season 4 of The Wire, 9/20/06.