“What is this silence?” Was a dream to see Euripides’ ALCESTIS at the Ancient Theater of Epidaurus. I laughed (at Hercules), cried (with the passionate Chorus) and left with some pretty tragic feelings (“The world is ending…Everything is violence.”). Not bad for a Satyr play!
"I think you have to have a sense of humor to achieve any form of forgiveness." @awolfson.bsky.social's interview with @kathleenmrooney.bsky.social on "Man Overboard!" (Gallery Books) is out now. chireviewofbooks.com/2026/07/07/k...
On Survival: A Conversation with Kathleen Rooney - Chicago Review of Books
The kinds of conversations I love having most are the ones that weave freely between Big Existential Questions and silly jokes, so it’s no surprise I love the same thing in fiction. Man Overboard!, Ka...
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"The novel is by turns perceptive and inspiring as it traces the impact unresolved grief has on Kick’s relationships and frame of mind. It’s also really funny." Huge thanks to @mitch-h-r.bsky.social for this super-fun Q&A in Interlocutor! interlocutorinterviews.com/kathleen-roo...
KATHLEEN ROONEY INTERVIEW MAN OVERBOARD
Author Kathleen Rooney in conversation with Mitchell Harrison about her new novel MAN OVERBOARD!
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@kathleenmrooney.bsky.social ’s new novel MAN OVERBOARD! is a total splash! Over at Interlocutor, we chat about the novel, the sea, cruise ships, the male lonesomeness epidemic and philosophizin’ sea creatures.
KATHLEEN ROONEY INTERVIEW MAN OVERBOARD
Author Kathleen Rooney in conversation with Mitchell Harrison about her new novel MAN OVERBOARD!
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Cruise-ship-sized thanks to @nprscottsimon.bsky.social for the fabulous questions about Man Overboard! on @npr.org's Weekend Edition this morning! www.npr.org/2026/07/04/n...
Kathleen Rooney discusses her book, 'Man Overboard!,' a survival story with dark humor
NPR's Scott Simon asks Kathleen Rooney about her book, "Man Overboard!," and about finding the energy to overcome doubt.
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H’ART Museum’s fantastic exhibition of Chicano prints from the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
“A jaunty work of surrealism… It’s a hoot.” Thanks to @publisherswkly.bsky.social for this review of my fifth novel MAN OVERBOARD!, out on July 7th!
A breakup (with a city) poem I wrote was published by the Michigan City Review of Books: mcrb.neocities.org/saygoodbye
Say goodbye to the city that deceived you by Mitchell Harrison
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"As critics we provide a service...showing the expanded possibilities for what a book could mean, what it meant to us and could thus mean to other readers." It's a great day to read @kathleenmrooney.bsky.social on why criticism continues to matter—read below! chireviewofbooks.com/2026/03/11/w...
Why Criticism Continues to Matter: Book Reviews and Our Literary Community - Chicago Review of Books
My neighborhood in Chicago has a delightfully high density of Little Free Libraries. Inside one of these late last year, I stumbled upon a reissue of Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence P...
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Paris. Location scouting for the next novella. Cloud towers, cat people, twisted men and tuberculosis not guaranteed…But then again, what is these days!
Having a wonderful evening @desperatelit.bsky.social hearing from our fantastic readers @fionnuala-k.bsky.social @elvisbego.bsky.social @mitch-h-r.bsky.social @cariwriting.bsky.social
Old Amsterdam Stock Exchange is a strange - but inspiring - place to take a writing workshop.
