Scott Esposito was born in Los Angeles in 1978, where he lived until he moved to the Bay Area for college. He graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with two fine degrees--one in Political Science and one in Economics. He has yet to use either in a professional capacity.
He currently works in publishing where he often interacts with small and independent presses. He also writes and edits on the side, and is pursuing continuing education in editing.
The author of many book reviews, articles, and short stories, Scott's work has appeared in the Rain Taxi Review of Books, the East Bay Express, Flak Magazine, Toward Freedom, SFStation.com, and several newspapers.
Conversational Reading was started because one day Scott decided it would be cool to have a blog. It has become a way for Scott to explore books in a way he never imagined possible before. It has also allowed him to interact with many thoughtful readers and writers. So far, so good.
Conversational Reading has been praised by a whole bunch of litbloggers, most of whom can be found on the blogroll. It's also been recognized by the following:
* An article in The New York Times
* Links and remarks from Metafilter
* Discussed in columns in the Santa Barbara News Press
* Syndicated and recommended at WebdelSol's House of Blogs
* Linked to and recognized by publishers including the Dalkey Archive Press and dirt Press
* Discussed and praised at New West
* Picked as an Editor's Choice by Variety magazine
Conversational Reading has featured interviews with and/or pieces by the following writers:
* Dean Bakopoulos
* Susann Cokol
* Quinn Dalton
* Charles D'Ambrosio
* Edward Falco
* Tayari Jones
* Richard McCann
* Kevin Smokler
