ALMOND JOY

Steve Almond deconstructing Toto at Tin House Magazine's 10th Anniversary celebration.

Steve Almond is a subversively funny fiction writer. He is the author of "Candyfreak, A Journey Through the Chocolate Underbelly of America," and some stunning short stories in various collections, including "My Life in Heavy Metal." Almond is also a wonderful writing teacher and will be heading a fiction workshop at the Tin House writing conference this July at Reed College. His new book, "Rock and Roll Will Save Your Life," is available April 13th, 2010.

Here is a tasty excerpt from "Candyfreak."

Here is one of his short stories, "The Problem with Human Consumption,"


Almond is interviewed by Kevin Sampsell

Steve Almond's blog is HERE.