Sven Birkerts

Sven Birkerts is the author of six books, most recently My Sky Blue Trades: Growing Up Counter in a Contrary Time (Viking, 2002), and the editor of three others. His numerous awards include a National Book Critics Circle Award for excellence in reviewing and the PEN/Spielvogel-Diamonstein Award for the best book of essays. Since 2002 he has edited the journal Agni.

Published in VQR

• Humboldt’s Gift, Summer 2005
• A Weekend at Montauk, Winter 2005