SELECT MEDIA & EVENTS
FUTURE MEDIA & EVENTS
Bouchercon: Sept. 3-7, 2025
I'll be making my first ever appearance at the legendary mystery, suspense, and thriller writing convention Bouchercon, taking place this September in the great city of New Orleans.
PAST MEDIA & EVENTS
Discover the Flow Podcast: Aug. 20, 2025
I had a fun, fast-paced, and wide-ranging discussion with Kip Stevens and Tristin Hayze, the co-hosts of the always interesting podcast Discover the Flow.
Links coming soon!
LEVERAGE Launch Party: Aug. 19, 2025
The Book Cellar, a wonderful independent bookstore in Chicago's Lincoln Square neighborhood, graciously hosted a Leverage launch party on Tuesday, August 19!
Everything is Horrible Interview: Aug. 19, 2025
I spoke with the razor-sharp independent journalist Noah Berlatsky about the genesis of Leverage, the myth of meritocracy, the perverse incentives of the hedge fund industry, and why we might be heading for a lot of pain before we make a little progress.
Read the admittedly depressing interview HERE.
Process by Wil Dalton Q&A: Aug. 18, 2025
The charming and good-natured fiction writer and super dad Wil Dalton conducted a cheeky Q&A with me.
Read the fun and funny piece HERE.
Attention Economy Profile: Aug. 17, 2025
On her must-read publishing newsletter Attention Economy, the brilliant Leigh Stein chronicled my journey from mad scientist to Wall Street scumbag to wholly-dependent-on-his-wife-stay-at-home dad and traditionally published novelist.
Read the killer piece HERE.
Chicago Magazine Profile: Aug. 14, 2025
The delightful and amazingly talented Kathleen Rooney interviewed me to discuss my inspiration for writing Leverage, the predatory nature of neoliberalism, and how I made the jump from Wall Street to novel writing.
Read this banger of an interview HERE.
Accounts of Andrew Fleig Profile: Aug. 14, 2025
Following a fun, fast-paced, and free-flowing conversation concerning the process of creating meaningful art—and the concept of satire—writer and researcher Andrew Fleig distilled our discussion into a fascinating profile.
Read the piece HERE.
Keen On America Podcast: July 12, 2025
The provocative Andrew Keen invited me to talk about Leverage, the perverse incentives of Wall Street and Silicon Valley, and the brutal business of writing novels on his hard-hitting podcast.
Listen via: Apple Podcasts || Spotify || YouTube.
NonfictioNOW 2025: June 11, 2025
I participated on a literary panel which discussed the opportunities, challenges, and risks of monetizing a newsletter via the Substack platform.
Read an abridged version of the discussion HERE.
Chicago Writers Association: March 15, 2025
I discussed my traditional publishing journey with the Chicago Writers Association, from crafting Leverage to querying literary agents to the financial realities of Big Five publishing.
Read the conversation HERE.
The Rabbit Hole of Research Podcast: March 3, 2025
With just the right ratio of wonk to snark, I analyzed “Financial Systems in Fiction” with The Rabbit Hole of Research crew.
Listen via: Apple Podcasts || Spotify || YouTube.
Hot Sheet Publishing Panel: Sept. 25, 2024
Jane Friedman invited me to participate on a "state of the publishing industry" panel with several literary power brokers. I was the odd man out on multiple metrics, but the discussion proved very insightful.
Read the full transcript HERE.
Talk Fiction Podcast: April 28, 2024
Fiction writer and multimedia extraordinaire Meg Oolders and I discussed the craft and business of novel writing.
Listen via: Apple Podcasts || Spotify.
Jane Friedman Business Clinic: Nov. 17, 2023
The legendary Jane Friedman put my OG email newsletter through the wringer as we analyzed the much touted, and much overhyped, “1,000 true fans” business model.
Watch the discussion on YouTube.