Monthly Archives: February 2015
THE WHITES (Novel, 2015)/Epilogue
“I’m a novelist. I’m a good novelist and I’ll get better. I’ve found my calling and if I have my way I’ll be turning out books for the next half-century, books that will blow people away.” –Richard Price, 1976 The … Continue reading
Odds and Ends
As this blog has hopefully demonstrated by now, Richard Price’s body of work is pretty impressively extensive. He’s not a prolific novelist (when The Whites hits shelves on Tuesday it’ll be only the ninth novel he’s put out since he … Continue reading
NYC 22 (TV Series, 2012)
Created by Richard Price Four episodes written by Richard Price: “Pilot,” “Ransom,” “Self Cleaning Oven” and “Crossing the Rubicon” Richard Price’s relationship with television has always been complicated, even before he worked in the medium himself. His writing style, especially … Continue reading
LUSH LIFE (Novel, 2008)
Gentrification is a popular topic in American pop culture, but one that’s mainly addressed through cliched caricatures of skinny-jeaned, PBR-swilling hipsters displacing thuggish urban gangstas. So it’s to our benefit that Richard Price, who’s been taking urban America’s pulse since Clockers, … Continue reading
Priced Out 