In Conversation with Caitlin Horrocks

Caitlin Horrocks reads from THE VEXATIONS, a “marvelous” (Wall Street Journal), “extraordinary” (Los Angeles Review of Books), “heartbreakingly beautiful,” (Library Journal) debut novel about love, family, genius, and the madness of art, circling the life of eccentric composer Erik Satie and La Belle Époque Paris.
Caitlin Horrocks is the author of the story collection This Is Not Your City and a recipient of the O. Henry Prize, the Pushcart Prize, and the Plimpton Prize. Her fiction has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, the Paris Review, Tin House, One Story, and elsewhere and has been included in The Best American Short Stories. She lives with her family in Grand Rapids, Michigan.