Erik Raschke’s first novel, The Book of Samuel (St. Martin’s Press in 2009) was translated into Italian and nominated for the prestigious Printz award. His short stories and essays have been published in, among others, The Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times Magazine, Hazlitt, Georgia Review, De Volkskrant, and Guernica. His short story, Winch (Portland Review), was nominated for the the 2018 Best American Short Stories. This event was hosted online via Zoom on 8 April 2021.