In Between Days

‘Porter’s fiction is without exception exquisitely crafted; the voices credible and unadorned.’ * Age (on The Theory of Light and Matter) *
‘An extraordinarily talented writer. The term ‟beautiful prose” is used too freely but it really does apply here. Unlike many writers who have a love of language, Porter avoids long descriptive passages or the use of arcane words. In the long American tradition traced from Hemingway through Sam Shephard, Raymond Carver and Richard Ford, Porter uses words with great economy. That he does this without any of the heroic machismo of that tradition makes him truly a writer for our times.’ * Sydney Morning Herald (on The Theory of Light and Matter) *
‘Porter’s quiet, mesmerising skill ensures that his protagonists are powerfully inhabitable, the susurrus of history bridling under their skins.’ * Kill Your Darlings (on The Theory of Light and Matter) *
‘Every story in the debut from Andrew Porter, The Theory of Light and Matter, surprised and seduced me as a reader. He has a crisp, clean, evocative style and a way with clever endings that reminds me of Raymond Carver.’ * Readings Monthly (on The Theory of Light and Matter) *
‘An impressive debut from a writer to watch.’ * North & South (on The Theory of Light and Matter) *

A graduate of Iowa Writers’ Workshop, Andrew Porter has received a Pushcart prize, a James Michener/Copernicus Fellowship, and the W. K. Rose Fellowship in the Creative Arts. His award-winning fiction has appeared in One Story, Epoch, The Threepenny Review, and on NPR’s Selected Stories. He teaches at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. Porter is the author of The Theory of Light and Matter, which won the Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction.

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