Laura Sims
Laura Sims | |
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 Laura Sims | |
| Born | Richmond, Virginia |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Education | M.F.A., University of Washington |
| Notable works | Practice, Restraint and My god is this a man |
Laura Sims is an American novelist and poet. In 2017, Sims' debut novel Looker sparked a bidding war, which ultimately resulted in a major deal with Scribner. The book follows the spiraling descent of a woman obsessed—with the end of her marriage, with her inability to have a child, with her infuriatingly bourgeois Brooklyn neighborhood, and with her movie star neighbor. It was released on January 8, 2019.
Sims's second novel, How Can I Help You, came out in July 2023. The novel received a major sales boost when bestselling crime novelist Harlan Coben recommended it as one of his favorite reads on the Today Show.
Biography
[edit]Sims is the author of four books of poetry: Staying Alive (Ugly Duckling Presse, 2016), My god is this a man, Stranger, and Practice, Restraint (Fence Books).[1][2] In 2014, powerHouse Books published Fare Forward: Letters from David Markson, compiled and edited by Sims.[3] She has published five poetry chapbooks, including POST- (Goodmorning Menagerie, 2011).[4] Her poetry has appeared in numerous literary journals, including Aufgabe,[5] Black Clock,[6] Black Warrior Review, Colorado Review, Columbia Poetry Review, Crayon, and Denver Quarterly,[7] among others. She has published book reviews and essays in Boston Review, New England Review,[8] Rain Taxi, and The Review of Contemporary Fiction.[9] Her honors include the 2005 Fence Books Alberta Prize for Practice, Restraint and a Creative Artists Exchange Fellowship from the Japan-US Friendship Commission in 2006.[10][11]
Sims is a graduate of the College of William and Mary. She received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Washington.[12] She is a professor of creative writing, literature and composition who currently teaches at New York University.[13] She has been a featured writer for Harriet, the Poetry Foundation's blog, and she is a co-editor of Instance Press with poets Elizabeth Robinson, Beth Anderson, and Susanne Dyckman. She lives in South Orange, New Jersey.
Published works
[edit]Novels
[edit]- Looker (Scribner, 8 January 2019)
- How Can I Help You (Penguin Random House, 18 July 2023)
Poetry books
[edit]- Staying Alive (Ugly Duckling Presse, 2016)
- My god is this a man (Fence Books, 2014)
- Stranger (Fence Books, 2009)
- Practice, Restraint (Fence Books, 2005)
Nonfiction books
[edit]- Fare Forward: Letters from David Markson (powerHouse Books, 2014)
Chapbooks
[edit]- POST- (Goodmorning Menagerie Press, 2012)
- Bank Book (Answer Tag Press, 2004)
Recent poems
[edit]- Excerpt from Staying Alive on Omniverse blog
- Excerpt from Staying Alive in Gulf Coast
- Excerpt from Staying Alive in Black Clock
References
[edit]- ^ "Laura Sims | Fence Portal". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
- ^ "Laura Sims". Poetry Foundation. 2 October 2018.
- ^ "Fare Forward: Letters from David Markson, Edited by Laura Sims". Archived from the original on 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
- ^ "Chapbooks". Goodmorning Menagerie:
A Chapbook Press. - ^ "Litmus Press | Aufgabe 8". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
- ^ "Issue 16 « Black Clock". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
- ^ "Denver Quarterly 47:4 - Laird Hunt, Editor : Small Press Distribution". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
- ^ "David Markson and the Problem of the Novel". New England Review. 18 January 2012.
- ^ "Vol. XXIII, #3 Diane Williams / Aidan Higgins / Patricia Eakins - Dalkey Archive Press". www.dalkeyarchive.com.
- ^ "Ottoline Prize | Fence Portal". Archived from the original on 2014-02-09. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
- ^ "2006 Artists".
- ^ "Laura Sims - Bio". Archived from the original on 2012-11-22. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- ^ "Laura Sims | Fence Portal". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
External links
[edit]- Laura Sims' official website
- Profile page on "Harriet", the literary blog of the Poetry Foundation
- Author Archive on "Harriet"
- Ugly Duckling Presse Page for Staying Alive
- Fence Books Author Page
Interviews
[edit]- Interview with Tyler Malone on Full Stop
- Conversation with Cathy Wagner in The Conversant
- Interview with Joseph Massey on Studio One blog
- Spotlight on Coldfront
- Interview with Kate Greenstreet on kickingwind
Reviews
[edit]- Review of My god is this a man at Tarpaulin Sky
- Review of My god is this a man at Rain Taxi
- Review of My god is this a man at The Volta
- Review of Fare Forward at New York Times
- Review of Fare Forward at Chicago Tribune
- Review of Fare Forward at Winnipeg Review
- Review of Stranger at Bookslut
- Review of Stranger at Coldfront
- Review of Practice, Restraint at HTMLgiant
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