An interview about the writing process, the role of politics in science fiction, and his love of poetry.

Follow it down, all the way down, until there is nothing of yourself left to see.

Nobody wants to read a book anymore, a friend quipped, but everybody wants to write one.

Jeffrey Pillow interviews novelist Greg Olear, author of the murder mystery/social satire Totally Killer.

Written eighteen years later from the perspective of Taylor’s fatally attracted roommate, Todd Lander, Totally Killer is, at first, Lander’s self-confessing memoir—“Once in a lifetime, if you’re lucky, you meet a woman who just does it for you. That was Taylor Schmidt. The chick oozed pheromones. She was sex. And not just for me. Everybody she ever met wanted to sleep with her”—turned cultural satire and murder mystery.

Dan Chaon is enjoying more success than ever with his new novel, “Await Your Reply” (see our coverage here), and we at Three Guys couldn’t be happier about it, because, well, the dude deserves it. Last week, JC and I threw some questions at Mr. Chaon, who was so gracious as to field them.