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Neil Steinberg

Neil Steinberg is a columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times. His books include ‘Complete and Utter Failure: A Celebration of Also-rans, Runners-Up, Never-Weres and Total Flops’, ‘The Alphabet of Modern Annoyances’ and ‘Don’t Give Up the Ship: Finding my Father While Lost at Sea.’ His work has been published in Salon and Granta magazine.

Neil Steinberg on Granta.com

FictionFiction | The Online Edition

Fiction | The Online Edition

The Spelling Bee

Neil Steinberg

‘Jacob spells 'idiosyncratically' and nods at the 'That is correct,' as if to say, 'Damn right that is correct, lady.''

Essays & MemoirEssays & Memoir | The Online Edition

Essays & Memoir | The Online Edition

Fancy Lamps

Neil Steinberg

From the street, the factory housing the Frederick Cooper Lamp Company is not as ugly...