Brock Clarke

For young Miller Le Ray, life has become a search. A search for his dad, who may or may not have joined the army and gone to Iraq. A search for a notorious (and, unfortunately, deceased) writer, Frederick Exley, author of the “fictional memoir” A Fan’s Notes, who may hold the key to bringing Miller’s father back. But …

An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England is a 2007 novel by Brock Clarke. The novel centers on a man who accidentally burns down the home of Emily Dickinson, and in the process, kills a couple who were making love in her bed. During his years in prison, he and his family receive volumes of fan mail asking …