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Tom Perrotta on the Suburban Novel

Tom Perrotta on the Suburban Novel

From the Write-minded Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

By Memoir Nation | March 3, 2025

The Author of <em>Election</em> on the Election: Tom Perrotta Talks Tracy Flick’s Return and the Midterms

The Author of Election on the Election: Tom Perrotta Talks Tracy Flick’s Return and the Midterms

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | November 3, 2022

<em>Tracy Flick Can't Win</em> by Tom Perrotta, Read by a Full Cast

Tracy Flick Can't Win by Tom Perrotta, Read by a Full Cast

Revisit Election with Tracy Flick

By Behind the Mic | July 13, 2022

Revisiting Tracy Flick 30 Years Later: Tom Perrotta Talks to Emma Straub

Revisiting Tracy Flick 30 Years Later: Tom Perrotta Talks to Emma Straub

“Why can’t I just move on?”

By Literary Hub | June 28, 2022

The Ultimate Summer 2022 Reading List

The Ultimate Summer 2022 Reading List

Math + Books = ???

By Emily Temple | June 17, 2022

Tom Perrotta on How to Keep a Story’s Momentum Going

Tom Perrotta on How to Keep a Story’s Momentum Going

And the Beauty of a Clear Time Frame

By Tom Perrotta | June 10, 2022

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The 10 Best Literary TV Adaptations
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The 50 Greatest Literary TV Adaptations Ever, Ranked

By Emily Temple | February 27, 2019

Should You Write What You Know? 31 Authors Weigh In

Should You Write What You Know? 31 Authors Weigh In

From Toni Morrison to William T. Vollman, an Age-Old Question Answered

By Emily Temple | February 7, 2018

Speaking with Novelist-Screenwriters Tom Perrotta and Noah Hawley

Speaking with Novelist-Screenwriters Tom Perrotta and Noah Hawley

On Mrs. Fletcher, The Leftovers, Collaboration, and More

By Literary Hub | August 9, 2017

5 Books Making News This Week: Erotic Adventures and the End of the World

5 Books Making News This Week: Erotic Adventures and the End of the World

Tom Perotta, David Williams, Victoria Redel, and More

By Jane Ciabattari | August 8, 2017

Emma Straub on the Power of the Indie Bookstore

Emma Straub on the Power of the Indie Bookstore

"You wouldn't swap your cat for a robot"

By Emily Temple | April 27, 2017

Skateboarding in Fiction: A Brief History of Failure

Skateboarding in Fiction: A Brief History of Failure

On Accuracy and Authenticity in Art

By Jonathan Russell Clark | March 24, 2016

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