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July, 2025

Unnameable Books

A New York reading! At Unnameable Books, 615 Vanderbilt Ave., Brooklyn, Tuesday, July 29, at 7 pm. I’ll be reading with Binnie Kirshenbaum, whose new novel, Counting Backwards , is called “gutsy, funny, heart-wrenching” by the New York Times.

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May, 2025

Q an A with Dick Polman

Link: "I'm most interested in how my characters live in the historical moment."

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May, 2025

Dick Polman Substack

A conversation with political journalist Dick Polman about sexual harassment, social media and A Hole in the Story.

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April, 2025

Publishers Weekly

Publishers Weekly calls A Hole in the Story "resonant" and "sobering," adding that "the insights are subtle, as Kalfus writes with economical prose and avoids polemics."

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April, 2025

Independent Book Store Main Point

Saturday, April 26, is Independent Bookstore Day! I'll be visiting wonderfully inviting, intelligently curated Main Point Books in Wayne, PA, where I'll chat with readers and sign copies of my books, from 1 to 2 PM.

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April, 2025

Electric Literature Interview

Link: Starred Review

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April, 2025

Lit Hub Interview

Link: Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

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April, 2025

Air Mail A Hole in the Story Review

Link: Recommended

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April, 2025

Air Mail A Hole in the Story

"If there were such a thing as a social-mores thriller, this would be it." Air Mail reviews A Hole in the Story.

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March, 2025

Pen & Pencil A Hole in the Story

My second Philadelphia reading for A Hole in the Story is at the hallowed reporters' bar, The Pen and Pencil Club, 1522 Latimer St., Thursday, April 24. Doors open at 7. Reading begins around 7:30, or whenever people feel optimally beveraged.

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