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Aug 09 2018

Galaga. Yes, that Galaga.

A few months ago I traveled to the incredible art complex known as Meow Wolf in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in order to write something about the first ever Galaga World Championship. This longform piece of literary journalism or whatever you want to call it, this article, is now out and available to read at Longreads.

If you’ve ever played video games or spent time in an arcade, or if you are interested in why people did & still do those things, or if you are compelled by friendship or value the communities around you, or if you’ve ever wanted to be really great at something that’s really hard, or if you are simply subject to the human condition, then this is the article for you. Plus, it includes mention of a six-foot-five humanoid rat named Plotzo and his cadre of cyberpunks, the juviegangers (pictured below).

Written by Nicholas Mainieri · Categorized: nonfiction, Writing

Jan 06 2017

New event! Canada!

For all of you in the Toronto-Buffalo-Niagara area! I’ve been invited to the Author’s Series 2017, hosted by the Hotel Dallavalle and Bella Vita Ristorante in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. It’s coming up soon – January 21st!

It is being held in conjunction with the region’s world-famous Niagara Icewine Festival. The Author’s Series includes cocktails, a multi-course dinner, and wine pairings. And I understand that Niagara-on-the-Lake is a beautiful arts community, nestled against the Lake Ontario shoreline. I’m really looking forward to visiting.

It’s going to be a fun one. Click on the poster below for more information, and please contact the hotel for tickets.

Written by Nicholas Mainieri · Categorized: Uncategorized

Nov 25 2016

The New York Times

The Infinite received a solid review in The New York Times on Sunday, Nov. 20. Many thanks to Lili Wright for her thoughtful look at my novel.

Read the review here.

Written by Nicholas Mainieri · Categorized: Uncategorized

Nov 25 2016

The Reading Life audio

I recently appeared on New Orleans’s PBS affiliate station, WWNO, in order to have a chat with Susan Larson on her show The Reading Life. This program is my favorite thing to listen to each week, and Susan is a hero of the literary scene in South Louisiana. The entire episode is great, including Maria Semple, Philip Gould, and Herman Fuselier as well; you can listen here. I’m jabbering and reading from The Infinite in the last ten minutes of the show. The webpage also includes some lagniappe (extra) audio at the bottom.

Written by Nicholas Mainieri · Categorized: Interview, New Orleans, News & Updates, Radio, The Infinite

Nov 08 2016

News Roundup

A few recent things…

The great novelist Andrew Ervin chatted with me about The Infinite over at Tin House.

The Advocate, in Baton Rouge, LA, ran a review of The Infinite.

I hopped onto WSBT in South Bend, IN, (where I lived for a long time) for a little radio interview regarding The Infinite and sports and other fun things. Listen here.

My event page is up to date with all kinds of exciting things coming up.

Written by Nicholas Mainieri · Categorized: News & Updates, The Infinite, Writing

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