October 2020

Professor Dylan Winchock

What's your favorite book to read for fun?
Richard Kadrey’s Sandman Slim
What's your favorite book to teach?

Chris Abani’s Virgin of Flames
Do you have a favorite film?

The Coen Brothers’ A Serious Man.
How do you spend your free time?

Hiking! My favorites are Joshua Tree, Anza, Big Sur, Sequoia, King’s Canyon. I also really enjoy rock climbing and playing my bass guitar – both of which I do pretty poorly!
What is your biggest literary inspiration?

Don DeLillo – he writes novels like a poet and effortlessly blends popular culture with high art. His depictions of city landscapes are incredible, especially in his masterpiece, Underworld.
What's your cure for writer's block?

A change of scenery – anywhere, even if just for a few hours; though I would prefer a couple nights in Joshua Tree.
What are you working on outside of class?
I’m currently writing about the Gothic “underground” depicted in Jeff Vandermeer’s Southern Reach Trilogy. I am also working on a long-term project about the experience of time in literature.
Fun Fact:
My favorite album is The Black Angel's, Phosphene Dream