Silver Tongue, Columbia's student curated literary series, will feature a reading from Neal Pollack, along with other Columbia student submissions.
Neal Pollack, a former newspaper reporter from Chicago, made his literary debut with the satirical cult classic The Neal Pollack Anthology Of American Literature,
which was also the first book published by writer Dave Eggers'
revolutionary McSweeney's press. The Anthology won the 2001 Firecracker
award for Alternative Fiction, and was later published in an expanded
paperback edition by HarperCollins.
In 2003, Mr. Pollack published Beneath the Axis Of Evil, a collection of parodic essays and short stories about contemporary politics, and Never Mind The Pollacks,
a satirical novel about rock critics that writer Neil Gaiman has called
"the rock novel to end all rock novels." Mr. Pollack recorded two rock
albums to accompany his books, and has toured with his own band, The
Neal Pollack Invasion. He's a regular contributor to Vanity Fair, GQ, and many other publications, and has appeared as a guest on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,
as a featured reader on CSPAN's Book TV, and on numerous NPR programs.
Neal Pollack is a creative and dynamic speaker, guaranteed to give an
exciting, hilarious and insightful performance.
If you have questions, email jillcwe@gmail.com.
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