The Gimmicks, by Chris McCormick, is now in paperback.
Hardcover, audiobook, & electronic formats also available
About the Author
Chris McCormick is the author of a novel, The Gimmicks (Harper, 2020), and a short story collection, Desert Boys, winner of the 2017 Stonewall Book Award—Barbara Gittings Literature Award. His essays and stories have appeared in The Atlantic, The Los Angeles Times, Tin House, and Ploughshares. He grew up in the Antelope Valley on the California side of the Mojave Desert before earning his BA from the University of California, Berkeley, and his MFA from the University of Michigan. He is an Assistant Professor in the creative writing program at Minnesota State University, Mankato, and is at work on his next novel.
"A debut of rare depth and brilliance"
—Booklist (starred)
"Heartrending ... with enormous scope and heart" —ShelfAwareness
"Too fantastic not to wish it were true"
—Entertainment Weekly
New York Times Editors' Choice
"Bold and intoxicating" — Booklist
"Achingly good" — Kirkus (starred)
"A lovely, quiet book by a promising new voice" — Publishers Weekly
Winner of the Stonewall Book Award from the American Library Association
Books by Chris McCormick
Upcoming Events
Launching THE GIMMICKS at Literati Bookstore in Ann Arbor, Michigan, January 2020.
Contact
Chris McCormick is represented by Julia Kardon of HG Literary in New York, NY.
You can also reach out via email to the author directly at