Paul Collins (writer)

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This article is about an American writer. For an Australian one, see Paul Collins (fantasy writer).

Paul Collins (born 1969, Pennsylvania) is an American writer best known for his work with McSweeney's and The Believer, as editor of the Collins Library imprint for McSweeney's Books, and for his appearances on National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Saturday with Scott Simon. His own books deal primarily with quirky forgotten figures from history, sometimes interwoven with memoir. Collins is also the parent of an autistic child and is known for his writings on the subject of autism. He is married to the children's author and illustrator Jennifer Elder.

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[edit] The Collins Library

  1. English as She Is Spoke, by José da Fonseca and Pedro Carolino (1855) (McSweeney's, 2002) ISBN 0-9719047-4-X
  2. To Ruhleben—And Back, by Geoffrey Pike (1916) (McSweeney's, 2003) ISBN 0-9719047-8-2
  3. Lady into Fox, by David Garnett (1922) (McSweeney's, 2004) ISBN 1-932416-05-6
  4. The Riddle of the Traveling Skull, by Harry Stephen Keeler (1934) (McSweeney's, 2005) ISBN 1-932416-26-9
  5. The Lunatic at Large, by J. Storer Clouston (1899) (McSweeney's, April 2007) ISBN 1-932416-70-6

[edit] Foreword

  • Presidential Doodles: Two Centuries of Scribbles, Scratches, Squiggles & Scrawls from the Oval Office, by Cabinet Magazine and David Greenberg (Basic Books, 2006) ISBN 0-46503266-4

[edit] Articles

Title Date Publication
Walking on the Rings of Saturn Spring 1999 McSweeney's Quarterly, no. 2
Banvard's Folly Late Summer/Early Fall 1999 McSweeney's Quarterly, no. 3
Symmes Hole Late Winter, 2000 McSweeney's Quarterly, no. 4
Solresol, the Universal Musical Language Very Late Summer, 2000 McSweeney's Quarterly, no. 5
The Beautiful Possibility Spring 2002 Cabinet Magazine, Issue 6
Andrew Boyd's "Early Morning at the Station" (introduced by) Spring 2002 Dancing Star, vol 26
The Floating Island Summer 2002 Cabinet Magazine, Issue 7
The Prince of Humbugs November 9, 2002 New Scientist, vol 176 issue 2368 (page 50)
Love on a Wire December 21, 2002 New Scientist, vol 176 issue 2374 (page 40)
Leftovers: At Death’s Doorknob Winter 2002/03 Cabinet Magazine, Issue 9
A Ram for the Rebels January 04, 2003 New Scientist, vol 177 issue 2376 (page 44)
The Man Who Sold the Sun March 8, 2003 New Scientist, vol 177 issue 2385 (page 54)
Arsonist by Appointment May 31, 2003 New Scientist, vol 178 issue 2397 (page 48)
Mismatch of the Day Spring 2003 Cabinet Magazine, Issue 10
The Road to Nowhere July 2003 The Believer
A Modern Obsession? August 16, 2003 New Scientist, vol 179 issue 2408 (page 30)
They All Laughed... October 11, 2003 New Scientist, vol 180 issue 2416 (page 48)
Henry's Little Pot of Gold October 25, 2003 New Scientist, vol 180 issue 2418 (page 50)
Read the Book That You are Reading October 2003 The Believer
From Bourbon to Binary November 22, 2003 New Scientist, vol 180 issue 2422 (page 52)
Hens' Eggs and Snail Shells December 6, 2003 New Scientist, vol 180 issue 2424 (page 52)
Trainschedulespotting Fall 2003 / Winter 2004 Cabinet Magazine, Issue 12
You and Your Dumb Friends March 2004 The Believer
100,000 Bottles of Beer in the Wall Spring 2004 Cabinet Magazine, Issue 13
The Lost Symphony November 2004 The Believer
The Hatchet Man October 2005 The Believer
Let Us Now Gaze, Famous Men December / January 2005 The Believer
A Brief History of Rock Music June / July 2006 The Believer
The Molecatcher’s Daughter November 2006 The Believer

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