I have a new review at TONY: the adorable and charming Kevin Killian. I had heard of him only in relation to Dennis Cooper and the New Narrative bunch before but I am so happy I was assigned his latest collection. He lands solidly in the zone where experimentation and entertainment collide.
“Killian’s specific talent is his ability to create affable protagonists and to make the reader feel welcome, even as his stories boldly confront explicit sexual scenarios. In his latest collection, Impossible Princess, the author continues to approach the audience with an inclusive charm. His narrators directly address the readers, and patiently guide them through a series of fantastically unexpected situations that blur boundaries between fact and fiction, porn and erotica, gay and straight. “In writing, does one set down one’s personal experience and hope that it strikes a universal chord in everyone?” asks a character named (as many here are) Kevin Killian, a writer hopelessly in love and, by way of his quick wit, utterly lovable.”
While researching KK, I came across this brilliant personal essay by Dodie Bellamy, author of Pink Steam.
