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Edward Champion is an American writer, blogger, and podcaster known for founding the literary website Reluctant Habits and hosting The Bat Segundo Show. His public profile has been significantly shaped by controversy surrounding his conduct and interactions within the literary community.
Career
[edit]Champion founded Reluctant Habits, an independent literary website that published interviews and commentary on contemporary literature.[1] He also hosted The Bat Segundo Show, a podcast featuring interviews with writers and cultural figures. Authors who appeared on the show included Martin Amis, Paul Auster, Bret Easton Ellis, Jonathan Franzen, Joyce Carol Oates, John Updike and Richard Russo. He has contributed to The Guardian,[2] The Los Angeles Times,[3] The Millions[4] and The Chicago Sun-Times. He was an outside candidate for the board of the National Book Critics Circle in 2008.[5] He won a Parsec Award for podcasting in 2018.[6]
Although he developed a following through independent literary media, Champion's career has been overshadowed by disputes, conflicts, and allegations regarding his behavior toward other writers and critics. He has been described as "often controversial," but "always thought-provoking."[7]
Personal life
[edit]Champion was in a long-term relationship with writer and publishing journalist Sarah Weinman, news editor for Publishers Marketplace and co-author of Publishers Lunch. The relationship ended in 2014 following escalating controversies surrounding his conduct.
References
[edit]- ↑ https://www.edrants.com/
- ↑ Champion, Edward (24 December 2008). "Reading to save you from Christmas kitsch". The Guardian.
- ↑ "Land of the free and marginalized". Los Angeles Times. 4 October 2008.
- ↑ "A Year in Reading: Edward Champion". 16 December 2007.
- ↑ "The National Books Critics Circle Does San Francisco | KQED". 7 January 2008.
- ↑ "Four Winners Refuse Parsec Awards". 21 December 2018.
- ↑ "The National Books Critics Circle Does San Francisco | KQED". 7 January 2008.
Category:American writers Category:American literary critics Category:Podcasters Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people)