Jim Knipfel
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Jim Knipfel (born 1965), is an American novelist, autobiographer, and journalist.
A native of Wisconsin, Knipfel, who suffers from retinitis pigmentosa, is the author of a series of critically acclaimed memoirs, Slackjaw, Quitting the Nairobi Trio, and Ruining It for Everybody, and a novel, The Buzzing. He wrote news stories, film and music reviews, the crime blotter, and feature articles until June 13, 2006 for the weekly alternative newspaper New York Press, where he was the only staff writer.
He also wrote the long-running and popular "Slackjaw" column for the Press. He began the column in July of 1987 in the Welcomat, a Philadelphia weekly (now renamed the Philadelphia Weekly), where he also reviewed restaurants and art exhibits. "Slackjaw," a cynical, misanthropic look at daily life, has given Knipfel a small but loyal following of readers.
[edit] External links
- Electron Press - host to Knipfel’s most recent articles available online
- Slackjaw Online - a collection of some of Knipfel's columns dating back to 1990
- "The Mayor of Hostile City" - June 2000 profile from the Philadelphia City Paper
- "Dark victory" - July 2004 profile from Salon.com
- NPR Interviews: July 2000, April 2003, and July 2004
