Christopher J. Yates

Thrill Seekers Radio Interview

On March 1, 2016 / Black Chalk, Interviews / 24 Comments

Click here to listen to an interview I recently recorded with Alex Dolan, a fellow novelist, […]

Finishing Lines

On January 4, 2016 / Next novel / 28 Comments

I’m about to lock myself away, alone, in a remote cabin in the Catskills for […]

Black Chalk in NPR’s Best Books of 2015

On December 8, 2015 / Black Chalk, Lists / 179 Comments

Much to my enormous pleasure, ‘Black Chalk’ has been named in NPR’s roundup of the […]

Shooting Gallery

On November 2, 2015 / Pictures / 6 Comments

I recently had the immensely enjoyable experience of being shot by writer/photographer/book industry whiz Jason Rice. Below are […]

Halloween Read

On October 29, 2015 / Other novels / 11 Comments

A PLEASURE AND A CALLING — Phil Hogan There are manifold books and movies, eagerly awaiting your […]

The Millions

On September 25, 2015 / Uncategorized / 82 Comments

I just wrote an article for The Millions about puzzles and novels. More specifically, why puzzles […]

Spot the Difference

On September 4, 2015 / Black Chalk / 89 Comments

Black Chalk covers forHolland and the US

Black Chalk reading guide

On August 25, 2015 / Uncategorized / 49 Comments

Spoiler alert: do not read this guide before finishing the novel if you wish for some […]

Literary Crossword 3

On August 25, 2015 / Uncategorized / 9 Comments

Click here for the third and final crossword in the Black Chalk US-release series which I […]

Literary Crossword 2

On August 20, 2015 / Black Chalk, Puzzles / 68 Comments

Here’s the second literary crossword I compiled to tie in with the launch of Black […]

All Things Considered

On August 20, 2015 / Black Chalk / 45 Comments

Here’s the audio of a Black Chalk review that aired on All Things Considered (NPR).

Literary Crossword

On August 3, 2015 / Black Chalk, Puzzles / 32 Comments

To celebrate the US launch of Black Chalk (Aug 4), I’ve compiled a crossword puzzle […]

New York Post Article

On November 9, 2014 / General / 16 Comments

Here’s an article I wrote for the New York Post on the topic of hiking. […]

Five Puzzle Novels

On September 25, 2014 / Black Chalk, Puzzles / 24 Comments

Here’s an article on my five favourite puzzle novels for Dead Good. And here’s a […]

Puzzles and Fiction

On September 25, 2014 / Black Chalk, Puzzles / 16 Comments

Here’s an article I wrote for Dead Good about the relationship between writing a novel […]

Sconed to the Bone

On August 17, 2014 / Black Chalk / 8 Comments

Last week I had a hugely enjoyable evening reading/book-signing event courtesy of Club Monaco and […]

Club Monaco Event

On August 5, 2014 / Black Chalk / 9 Comments

Please join me at this event at which I can promise you, in a non-legally […]

Largehearted Boy

On July 27, 2014 / Black Chalk, Lists / 15 Comments

I’ve written up my book notes for Largehearted Boy here: a playlist of songs related […]

Mr. Media and Me

On July 7, 2014 / Black Chalk, Writing / 10 Comments

Here’s a video podcast interview with Mr Media (Bob Andelman) in which I discuss some […]

Book Pirate Love Letter

On May 21, 2014 / Black Chalk, General / 15 Comments

I recently received a google alert that directed me to a page where my novel […]

Sturm und Slang

On May 17, 2014 / General / 12 Comments

Here are two recent pieces I wrote on Oxford. The first one’s a guide for […]

Huffington Post Interview

On May 13, 2014 / Black Chalk, Writing / 19 Comments

I recently had a very enjoyable interview with Jaime Lubin for The Huffington Post. This […]

New York Post Fictionary

On May 11, 2014 / Puzzles / 22 Comments

OK I swore I would never EVER again write another Fictionary. So what in the […]

Hardcover v. Paperback

On May 7, 2014 / Black Chalk / 11 Comments

I’ve just been shown the cover for the paperback version of Black Chalk (out September […]

Black Chalk US Launch

On April 6, 2014 / Black Chalk, Pictures / 11 Comments

Here’s a little photo gallery of my book launch party at University Settlement (Lower East […]

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