What He's Poised to Do

"Ben Greenman seems incapable of writing anything dry or familiar or expected. He is one of the most versatile, consistently surprising writers at work today." --Dave Eggers

A diverse and moving collection of witty, fabular, haunting stories about love, infidelity, and the vanishing art of letter writing--from the acclaimed novelist and New Yorker editor Ben Greenman. Fans of the works of Keith Gessen, Ben Kunkel, Nathaniel Rich, and John Wray will find much to love in the beautiful, poignant stories of What He's Poised to Do.

Author: Ben Greenman
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 06/15/2010
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780061987403

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/19/2010 pg. 34
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2010
New York Times Book Review 08/22/2010 pg. 22
New Yorker (The) 09/06/2010 pg. 83

About the Author
Greenman, Ben: -

Ben Greenman is an editor at The New Yorker. He is the author of the story collections What He's Poised to Do; Superbad; and A Circle Is a Balloon and Compass Both: Stories About Human Love, and the novels Superworse and Please Step Back. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two children.