CHRIS VIA
CHRIS VIA’s work appears in the Kenyon Review, Los Angeles Review of Books, 3:AM Magazine, Rain Taxi Review of Books, Splice, the Arts Fuse, and Rupture. He recently contributed the afterword to Novel Explosives by Jim Gauer, and in 2018 won honorable mention for Grove Atlantic’s national book review competition, featured on LitHub. Chris also hosts the growing, literature-obsessed YouTube channel Leaf by Leaf. He holds a B.A. in computer science and an M.A. in humanities.
RECENT PODCAST GUEST
The Great Concavity, episode 58
In Episode 58, Dave and Matt are joined by YouTube creator Chris Via of the Leaf by Leaf book review/discussion channel. A special surprise guest also makes an appearance that was about impossible to seamlessly edit out!
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We discuss Chris' excellent book channel's origins, primary preoccupations, Chris' recent re-read of Infinite Jest, the joy of reading, and a host of other great books and authors.
PUBLICATIONS
Kenyon Review, 2021
The Los Angeles Review of Books, 2021
The Arts Fuse, 2021
FUGITIVES OF THE HEART BY WILLIAM GAY
Rain Taxi, 2021
February, 2021
3:AM Magazine, 2020
Splice, 2020
Splice, 2020
The Arts Fuse, 2020
The Rupture, 2020
Splice, 2020
BREASTS AND EGGS BYÂ MIEKO KAWAKAMI
Rain Taxi, 2020
THE HELIOS DISASTER BY LINDA BOSTRÖM KNAUSGÅRD
Rain Taxi, 2020
Rain Taxi, 2020
CONSIDER THIS BYÂ CHUCK PALAHNIUK
Rain Taxi, 2020
SEROTONIN BYÂ MICHEL HOUELLEBECQ
Rain Taxi, 2020
THE LITTLE BLUE KITE BYÂ MARK Z. DANIELEWSKI
Rain Taxi, 2020
DUCKS, NEWBURYPORT BY LUCY ELLMANN
Rain Taxi, 2019
KADDISH.COM BY NATHAN ENGLANDER
Rain Taxi, 2019
BOY SWALLOWS UNIVERSE BY TRENT DALTON
Rain Taxi, 2019
Rain Taxi, 2018
Rain Taxi, 2018
SOME TRICK: THIRTEEN STORIES BY HELEN DEWITT
Rain Taxi, 2018
Rain Taxi, 2018
Rain Taxi, 2018
THEMYSTERY.DOC BY MATTHEW MCINTOSH
Rain Taxi, 2018