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Brian Evenson

Brian Evenson is the author of two dozen books of fiction, most recently the novel Phantom Limb (Coffee House Press, 2026). He lives in Los Angeles and teaches at CalArts.

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The Bedtime Story That Keeps Him Awake

Sep 9 - Brian Evenson
hand sticking up out of water

The Cost of Stealing from the Parallel Dimension

Aug 4 - Brian Evenson
axe and kid

The Post-Divorce Catharsis of Chopping Wood

Mar 24 - Carribean Fragoza

The Violent and Unforgettable World of Brian Catling

May 4 - Brian Evenson

Turning the Ordinary into Something Extraordinary

Feb 2 - Brian Evenson

A Thousand Hundred Years

Dec 14 - Michael Wehunt

X by Brian Evenson

Sep 21 - Brian Evenson

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