Hamming it up with Scott McClanahan

January 18, 2014 | 1 book mentioned

Is writing an inherently performative medium? Scott McClanahan thinks so. “I think my favorite writers are hams,” he said in an interview for The Rumpus. He also discussed staying at hotels with pimps during his book tour, indie presses, his book Crapalachia (which our own Nick Moran recommends), and his aversion to tote bags.

is an associate editor for The Millions and an editor in Atlanta. She tweets at @temalone.