Andre Perry

Andre Perry is an essayist and arts advocate. He received his MFA from the University of Iowa's Nonfiction Writing Program and his work has appeared in The Believer, Catapult, Granta and other journals. He co-founded Iowa City's Mission Creek Festival, a celebration of music and literature, as well as the multidisciplinary festival of creative process, Witching Hour. He continues to live and work in Iowa City. This is his first book.
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Some of Us Are Very Hungry Now
"A complete, deep, satisfying read... The variety of structures, formats, and rhythms Perry uses in Some of Us Are Very Hungry Now is extraordinary... These essays shine with broken humanity and announce the arrival of a new voice in contemporary nonfiction, but they do so with heaps of melancholia and frustration instead of answers. That Perry can hurt us and keep us asking for more is a testament to his talent as a storyteller."
—Gabino Iglesias, NPR

Interviews
LISTEN:
Iowa Public Radio interview with Andre Perry | 11/12/2019
Author Andre Perry joins host Charity Nebbe to talk about his new collection of essays Some Of Us Are Very Hungry Now, and describe his writing process and inspiration!
(By CHARITY NEBBE, MATTHEW ALVAREZ & STHEFANY NOBRIGA)

READ:
A Q&A with Andre Perry | 12/28/2018
We talk to author Andre Perry about the essays in his debut collection, Some of Us Are Very Hungry Now, the artists that have influenced and inspired him, playing with format, and so much more!

The Gazette Author Profile: Andre Perry | 11/11/2019
Rob Cline of The Gazette speaks to Some of Us Are Very Hungry Now author Andre about his debut essay collection, writing with honesty, what Iowa City means to him, which readers he had in mind while working on the collection, and more!

Events
Andre Perry's Stay Hungry Tour 2019!

October 3: Heartland Fall Forum
"Tasting Notes Dinner"
Cleveland, OH

November 12: Next Page Books
with Akwi Nji
Cedar Rapids, IA

November 14: Prairie Lights Bookstore
with Tameka Cage Conley
Iowa City, IA

November 16: Monsters of Poetry
Madison, WI

November 19: Politics & Prose (Union Market)
with Chris Maier
Washington, DC

November 20: Ivy Bookshop
with Nate Brown
Baltimore, MD

November 21: George Mason University
Fairfax, VA

November 22: Shakespeare & Co.
Philadelphia, PA

November 23: Twenty Stories
with Lucas Mann
Providence, RI

November 25: McNally Jackson (SoHo)
with Leslie Jamison
New York, NY

More coming soon!