Q&A with Sherman Alexie

Sherman Alexie is the author of twenty books of poetry and prose including The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Little, Brown, 2007), the 2007 National Book Award Winner for Young People’s Literature, and Face (poems, Hanging Loose, 2009). In collaboration with Chris Eyre he created the movie Smoke Signals (Miramax Films, 1999), which received a Christopher Award. Several of his new poems appear in Smartish Pace Issue 16 (April 1, 2009).