The Official Website of Donald Ray Pollock

Book News

Associated Press
Working Knockemstiff
AP Writer Matt Leingang

Los Angeles Times
Donald Ray Pollock's Underdog Story

Metro International (Boston)
One Heck of a Midlife Crisis
"When former paper mill worker Donald Ray Pollock went through a midlife crisis, he didn’t buy a Ferrari, have an affair with a younger woman or make the unfortunate decision of getting hair plugs. Instead, he began to write."

Esquire
The 96 Least Nurturing Words Published This Month
"We’d have guessed Knockemstiff, a book about real-life town Knockemstiff, Ohio, wouldn’t be all that nurturing."

The Wall Street Journal
A New American Voice
"Early reviews by publications such as Publishers Weekly have been encouraging. In theme and tone, "Knockemstiff" is related to the works of writers such as Chris Offutt, Daniel Woodrell, and William Gay, who write about characters living at the margins of society."

USA Today
Book Buzz
"Most writers are made, not born."
USA Today's Book Buzz section mentions Don and his upcoming book release.

Chuck Palahniuk and Don chat

Click here for the audio clip (click to open, or use right+click options to save file)

Chuck's website

Future Publications

Knockemstiff was released on March 18th, 2008 (Doubleday). It will also be published in England in July 2008 (Harvill Secker); and in Italy in October 2008 (Elliot Edizioni).

Reading Dates and Book Signings

July 16, Wednesday, Portsmouth, Ohio, Noon (reading)
Southern Ohio Museum, 825 Gallia Street

August 28, Thursday, Bowling Green, OH.
Bowling Green State University

September 18, Thursday, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio

October 3, Friday, Dearborn, Michigan. (no reading)
Great Lakes Book Award luncheon

October 24, Friday, Noon-ish, Chillicothe, OH.
Ohio University-Chillicothe. Call 740-774-7200 for info.

November 1, Monday, Cincinnati, OH, 10am - 4pm (signing)
Cincinnati Book Festival, Duke Energy Convention Center


Interviews

The Short Story (UK)

WBUR Boston "On Point" Radio

Hobart Literary Journal

NPR

Ohio State University
video interview

Corduroy Books