Rejection in Fiction with Tony Tulathimutte

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‘Rejection in Fiction with Tony Tulathimutte’, 15.08.25
2–4:30pm at AGA
with writers Elle Nash and Rodge Glass

The event will open with a conversation between @tonytula and @saderotica about his latest short story collection, REJECTION, followed by a discussion with @rodge.glass exploring Tulathimutte’s relationship to the work of Alasdair Gray. The event will conclude with a book signing of Rejection, copies will be available to purchase.

Tony Tulathimutte is the author of the acclaimed novel Private Citizens, hailed by New York Magazine as “the first great millennial novel.” A graduate of Stanford University and the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, his writing has appeared in The New York Times, VICE, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, n+1, The New Republic, The Believer, Playboy, The Paris Review, and more. His accolades include a 2017 Whiting Award and an O. Henry Award, and he has appeared as a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers. His new book Rejection has been nominated for a National Book Award in the US, and was featured by the likes of Time magazine, Publishers Weekly, The New York Times and Esquire among their Best Books of 2024.

Elle Nash is a British-American author & editor based in Glasgow. Born in England and raised in the U.S., Elle is now pursuing a PhD in Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow. Notable works include: Animals Eat Each Other (2018), Nudes (2021), Gag Reflex (2022) and Deliver Me (2023), a novel which was nominated for Fiction Book of the Year by the Saltire Society in 2024.

Rodge Glass is a Reader in Creative Writing at the University of Strathclyde. An accomplished novelist, biographer, mentor and editor, his eight books published since 2005 include: Bring Me the Head of Ryan Giggs, Alasdair Gray: A Secretary’s Biography, Michel Faber: The Writer & His Work and most recently Joshua in the Sky: A Blood Memoir in 2024. His next book, out in 2026, is a biography of a major UK rock band.

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