Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
Matthew Sharpe

Born: October 17, 1962 (age 62)
Bio: Matthew Sharpe is a United States novelist and short story writer. He has been teaching creative writing at various institutions including Columbia University, Bard College, the New College of Florida, and Wesleyan University.
Known for:
- The Sleeping Father (2003)
- Nothing Is Terrible (2000)
- Stories from the tube (1998)
- Jamestown (2007)
- Žižek and Politics: A Critical Introduction (2010)