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  • You Remind Me of Me by Dan Chaon is one of those books that sinks its emotional hooks into you very firmly and doesn't let go.

    You Remind Me of Me by Dan Chaon 2006

  • You Remind Me of Me by Dan Chaon is one of those books that sinks its emotional hooks into you very firmly and doesn't let go.

    You Remind Me of Me by Dan Chaon 2006

  • Dan Chaon also made his name with short stories, and after a pair of novels he returns now with the collection "Stay Awake" Ballantine, 254 pages, $25 .

    Life With and Without Tradition Sam Sacks 2012

  • Mr. Chaon is known for blending literary fiction with creepy, pulpy themes.

    The Short List: Steven Van Zandt Goes to Norway in 'Lilyhammer' 2012

  • The collagelike stories in "Stay Awake," his fifth book, are both literary and lurid, and Mr. Chaon seems to enjoy playing at the edge of horror: in an interview with Publishers Weekly, he cited "contemporary headline horror" as an inspiration.

    The Short List: Steven Van Zandt Goes to Norway in 'Lilyhammer' 2012

  • It's a nice eclectic list, many of which we've loved as well: if you go back, you'll see that four of their ten (Holmes, Chaon, Bailey, and Grann) have already appeared on our list.

    October 2009 2009

  • It's a nice eclectic list, many of which we've loved as well: if you go back, you'll see that four of their ten Holmes, Chaon, Bailey, and Grann have already appeared on our list.

    More Bests: Publishers Weekly Top 10 of 2009 Omnivoracious 2009

  • It's a nice eclectic list, many of which we've loved as well: if you go back, you'll see that four of their ten Holmes, Chaon, Bailey, and Grann have already appeared on our list.

    Shelfari: Omnivoracious 2009

  • This is classic Chaon (pronounced SHAWN) — grab the reader by the throat and dare him to stop turning the pages.

    Stealing Stories 2009

  • Dan Chaon, for instance, writes about making big pots of chili, stating that "Cooking chili made me feel festive, even though I was alone in my apartment, as if I would soon be surrounded by a large group of happy people".

    Archive 2007-08-01 Nupur 2007

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