Ken Kalfus' latest novel, 2 A.M. in Little America, was published in May 2022. One of his three other novels, A Disorder Peculiar to the Country, was a finalist for the National Book Award. He's also published three collections of short stories.
At MacDowell, Kalfus worked on a new novel, which featured characters from his short story, "Mr. Iraq," which was published in his 2015 collection, Coup de Foudre: A Novella and Stories. He was also involved in support for his latest novel, 2 A.M. in Little America, including a reading at the Toadstool Bookstore in Peterborough and an interview in a local park with a reporter from the Washington Post.
Portrait by Adachi Pimentel