In Conversation with Claire Bateman

Claire Bateman’s The Pillow Museum is a collection of 56 flash fictions, micro-essays, and contemporary fables about the burden on women and families. If you are a fan of Lydia Davis and Sigrid Nunez, you do not want to miss this free event with Claire Bateman for The Pillow Museum!

REVIEWS:

“If you’ve read Claire Bateman’s work before, put away any preconceived notions. The Pillow Museum is a remarkable book, one that unfolds like a map of a town where all the signposts have been switched, where the comedy club doubles as a funeral home, and the devices you depend on might tell you ‘How enviable your life would be if you’d just handled everything differently.’ It’s the kind of tour you won’t expect, but you’ll be glad to have taken, as I was, and continue to be.” —John Gallaher, author of My Life in Brutalist Architecture

“Claire Bateman is an artisan of the marvelous. With fanciful precision, she fashions stories singular and strange, each a fine-tuned enchantment. Lose yourself in The Pillow Museum. The world to which you return will hold new dangers, and new delights.” —Joanna Ruocco, author of Dan

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Claire Bateman is the author of The Pillow Museum (FC2 Press, January 2025) and nine poetry collections, most recently, Wonders of the Invisible World with 42 Miles Press and Scape with New Issues Poetry & Prose. She has been awarded Individual Artist Fellowships by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Tennessee Arts Commission, and the Surdna Foundation, as well as two Pushcart Prizes and the New Millennium Poetry Prize, also twice.

Never been to an In Conversation? This is a free event featuring an author talk, Q&A with the audience, and a signing line with books for purchase.