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AARON BURCH grew up in Tacoma, WA. He is the author of the memoir/literary analysis Stephen King’s The Body; a short story collection, Backswing; and a novella, How to Predict the Weather. He is the founding editor of Hobart, which he edited from 2001–2022, and more recently he founded and edits HAD and WAS (Words & Sports). He lives in Ann Arbor, MI.

His first novel, YEAR OF THE BUFFALO, was released in November 2022 from American Buffalo Books, which is available here:

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	Stephen King's The Body 4.32 avg rating — 121 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Predict the Weather 3.97 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Backswing 4.44 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Year of the Buffalo 4.41 avg rating — 54 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Kind of In-Between 4.48 avg rating — 46 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Take Yourself Apart, How to Make Yourself Anew 4.23 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Write a Novel: An Anthology of 20 Craft Essays About Writing, None of Which Ever Mention Writing 4.56 avg rating — 32 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hobart #11: The Great Outdoors by Aaron Burch (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Mike Alber, Lydia Conklin (Goodreads Author) 4.63 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hobart #13: Luck 4.13 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hobart #12 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Excerpt of The Body

An excerpt (the 1st, and 20th & 21st chapters) of my upcoming book about Stephen King's The Body went up on Hobart:

http://www.hobartpulp.com/web_feature...

The excerpt is about the book and Stand By Me, and deer and buffalo, and roadtrips and tattoos, and relationships and being by yourself and growing up... Read more of this blog post »

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“In general, there are usually two reasons to swear--to get someone's attention and because it's fun.”
― Aaron Burch, Stephen King's The Body

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“Sometimes writing about a TV show, or a movie, or a book, is the most honest way to write about yourself.”
― Aaron Burch, Stephen King's The Body

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Aug 14, 2011 12:36PM

Kristine wrote: "Aaron, your "meteorological" divination in How to Predict the Weather is astounding.

I love this best: "They remembered being told to never look directly at the sun, that it would make you blind, ..."

awww, schucks. thanks, kristine!!

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message 1: by Kristine

Aug 13, 2011 11:48PM

Aaron, your "meteorological" divination in How to Predict the Weather is astounding.

I love this best: "They remembered being told to never look directly at the sun, that it would make you blind, but it was beginning to feel like they could maybe use a little blindness."

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