Kris Saknussemm is a writer, artist, and musician. He is the author of nine books, including four novels, the novellas The Traveler and The First Staircase (winner, Foreword Magazine Literary Contest), and four short story collections. His work has appeared in numerous publications, including Best American Short Stories (2011), The Pushcart Prize, Cricket (magazine), Hayden's Ferry Review, The Flood Road Review, and Black Warrior Review. He was the recipient of Writers' League of Texas awards for Best Short Story (2007) and Best Novel (2006)
Saknussemm is the co-author (with John B. Thompson) of the novel Next to Nothing: A Novel of Assassins in America, which was published by Beacon Press in 2010. He grew up in Southern California, attended the University of California at Santa Cruz for undergraduate studies in creative writing, and later graduated with honors from the University of Texas at Austin with degrees in English literature and creative writing.
One of the most egregiously stupid books I've ever come across. I would recommend reading this only because it's the epitome of all that is moronic, superficial, contrived, hollow, false and utterly laughable in publishing today.Kris Saknussemm
Any thing is interesting if you can communicate it. There are no unimportant subjects for the enlivened mind.Kris Saknussemm
