Jaime Clarke Explained
Jaime Clarke is an American novelist and editor. He is a founding editor of the literary journal Post Road and co-owner, with his wife, of Newtonville Books, an independent bookstore in Boston.
Early life and education
Clarke was born in Kalispell, Montana, but grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. Out of high school, Clarke worked as a runner for financier Charles Keating.
He attended Brophy College Preparatory and Arizona State University before graduating with a creative writing degree from the University of Arizona. He also holds an MFA in creative writing from Bennington College.[1]
Career
After graduating, Clarke moved to New York City, where he worked at the Harold Ober Associates literary agency.
Clarke has taught creative writing at the University of Massachusetts in Boston and Emerson College.
His novels Vernon Downs, World Gone Water, and Garden Lakes are part of his Charlie Martens trilogy and is collected in a limited-edition omnibus published by Roundabout Press to celebrate the story collection Minor Characters, (New York Times New & Noteworthy selection) featuring original stories about the minor characters in the trilogy by Mona Awad, Christopher Boucher, Kenneth Calhoun, Nina de Gramont, Ben Greenman, Annie Hartnett, Owen King, Neil LaBute, J. Robert Lennon, Lauren Mechling, Shelly Oria, Stacey Richter, Joseph Salvatore, Andrea Seigel, and Daniel Torday. The collection features a foreword by Jonathan Lethem, and an introduction by Laura van den Berg.
Laura van den Berg on Clarke's work wrote, "Jaime Clarke has been one of our foremost chroniclers of obsession since his debut novel, We’re So Famous, appeared in 2001."
He is the author of the Golden Age detective novel, The Disappearance of Swenson’s Secretary: A Harold Ober Mystery under the pseudonym J.D. West.[2]
Clarke is also the author of the memoir, Typical of the Times: Growing Up in the Culture of Spectacle, which is the basis for his microcast, Typical.[3]
Bibliography
Novels
- Book: We're So Famous . Bloomsbury . 2001 . 978-0747554226.
- Book: Vernon Downs: A Novel . Roundabout Press . 2014 . 978-0985881221.
- Book: World Gone Water: A Novel . Roundabout Press . 2015 . 978-0985881283.
- Book: Garden Lakes . Roundabout Press . 2016 . 978-0985881290.
Short fiction
- Atticus Review . Carl, Inc..
- . Lindy.
- AGNI Online . The Serial Lover.
- Mississippi Review . We're So Famous.
Essays and interviews
- Mount Hope Magazine . The Bookseller's Art.
- . Desperately Seeking Pacino.
- . GalleyTalk: The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff.
- Mississippi Review . Interview with Bret Easton Ellis.
- . On Mark Conway.
As editor
- Book: Jaime . Clarke . Don't You Forget About Me: Contemporary Writers on the Films of John Hughes . 2007 . . 978-1416934448.
- Book: Jaime . Clarke . No Near Exit: Writers Select Their Favorite Work from Post Road Magazine . 2011 . Dzanc Books . Mary . Cotton . 978-0982631843.
- Book: Lethem, Jonathan . Jaime . Clarke . Conversations with Jonathan Lethem . . 2011 . 978-1604739725.
- Book: Boston Noir 2: The Classics . . 2012 . Dennis . Lehane . Mary . Cotton . Jaime . Clarke . 978-1617751363.
- Book: Clarke . Jaime . 2013 . Talk Show: On the Couch with Contemporary Writers . PFP Publishing . 978-0989237239.
Non-fiction
- Book: 2017 . F. Scott Fitzgerald's the Great Gatsby: Bookmarked . Ig Publishing, Incorporated . 978-1632460394.
- Typical of the Times: Growing Up in the Culture of Spectacle. Roundabout Press, 2022. ISBN 978-1948072083
References
Works cited
- Web site: Masthead . 2021-07-23 . . 2020 . Post Road staff.
- Web site: Almost Famous . Brian . Smith . June 14, 2001 . Phoenix New Times . https://web.archive.org/web/20130811072619/https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2001-06-14/music/almost-famous/ . 2013-08-11 . dead.
- Web site: Van den Berg . Laura . April 2021 . The Chronicler of Obsession: Jaime Clarke's Minor Characters . 2021-07-23 . The Brooklyn Rail.
Further reading
- Web site: Jaime Clarke in Conversation with David Bezmozgis, Maud Casey, Ramona Ausubel, Hannah Pittard, Rebecca Makkai, Charles Bock, Brock Clarke, David James Poissant, and Lydia Millet . Jaime . Clarke . The Brooklyn Rail . April 2015.
- Web site: Jaime . Clarke . May 11, 2016 . Why I Quit Being a Writer: Jaime Clarke on Saying Goodbye to the Writing Life . The Literary Hub.
- Web site: Weston . Cutter . April 2014 . The Rules of Obsession . The Brooklyn Rail.
- News: Emily . Keeler . September 30, 2013 . Author doesn't want you to buy his book on Amazon. Los Angeles Times.
Notes and References
- Web site: Archived copy . www.bennington.edu . 17 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150212224839/http://www.bennington.edu/docs/default-source/docs-writing-seminars/writing-seminars-alumni-booklist.pdf . 12 February 2015 . dead.
- Web site: Jaime Clarke: Author. 2021-07-23. en-US.
- Web site: Choose Your Own Adventure. Two Books or Two Books in One? - River Teeth Journal . 2023-06-21 . www.riverteethjournal.com . english.