Lynne Tillman & Brian Dillon: Thrilled to Death

About this episode

Lynne Tillman discusses her curated selection of short fictions in conversation with Brian Dillon.

Over the last four decades, Lynne Tillman has established herself as one of America's most audacious writers with works such as Haunted Houses (1986) and Weird Fucks (2021). In Thrilled to Death (Peninsula) Tillman has curated a definitive selection from her short fictions, by turns outrageous and melancholy, meditative and abrupt. Tillman read from her work, and was in conversation with Brian Dillon.

People in this episode

Guest: Lynne Tillman

Topics covered

• literature
• short fiction
• writing
• American authors
• conversation

Keywords

• Lynne Tillman
• Brian Dillon
• short fiction
• Haunted Houses
• Weird Fucks
• Thrilled to Death

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Peninsula

Books & works: Haunted Houses, Weird Fucks, Thrilled to Death

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