SEXY BRAINS: Bad decisions with Hot Authors?

Who’s the Sexiest Author Under 35?

So, we’re all very impressed with books. Writing, intelligence, blah, blah, blah. But, let’s talk carnal needs. Say, you find yourself at AWP, the LA Times Book Festival, or, heaven help you, Frankfurt. You’ve just hopped from the HTML Giant Bonanza, to the Granta Party, to the New Yorker Drink-Fest at some upscale bar. It’s 1 AM. Coats are off. Personal space is a thing of the past. The room, dark and warm, is filled with sexy brainiacs and you certainly don’t want to curl up with just a book tonight. So, you’re gonna make your move. Which author do you aim for?

UZODINMA IWEALA

Author of Beasts of No Nation, Uzodinma represents all things sexy about the best the ivy league has to offer. He was named one of Granta’s Best Young Novelists and now, one of Flatmancrooked’s Sexiest. Admit it. You want to be the one to whom he says, “Just call me Uzo.”

AMELIA GRAY

Amelia is a writer living in the heat of Austin, TX. She authored AM/PM, published by Featherproof Books, and Museum of the Weird, due Summer 2010 through Fiction Collective 2. She has a heartbreaking smile, is a soul-shaking talent, and eyes that hurt to look at.

JOSH WEIL

Josh is the author of The New Valley, and has a rugged handsomeness that make knees knock. He was named one of the “5 under 35″ by the National Book Foundation and named “Spokesperson for All Things Great about Strong Jawlines” by Flatmancrooked.

JUDY BUDNITZ

Nice Big American Baby is Judy’s most recently collection. “American Babe” is Judy’s most recently received title, as bestowed upon her by yours truly. She is also on the coveted Granta’s Best Young Novelists list and on our, “Girls are Extra Sexy when they Write High-Brow Horror” list.

TAO LIN

Best known for his novel Shoplifting From American Apparel and his impressive ability to self-market, Tao will now be known as the face of all things sexy-and-criminal in the literary world. Eeeeeeee Eeeee Eeeeeeee indeed.

NELL FREUDENBERGER

The sweet heart of Travel + Leisure, Salon, and the New Yorker, Nell’s Lucky Girls is a collection comprised of stories about American’s in foreign lands. Nell herself embodies a mystique somewhat foreign, making lucky men of those who catch a glimpse of this risen star.

So, the party is coming to close. You’ve taken what you can from this lovely fluff piece. Let’s pretend you’ve got a shot with these prize-authors. Time to let us know which one of them you’d like to be stuck in a Marriott with for a weekend, nursing bourbon, pretending to want to talk about Raymond Carver between . . . “exchanges.” What’s your flavor?

What's your flavor?

• AMELIA GRAY (49%, 59 Votes)
• JOSH WEIL (27%, 33 Votes)
• UZODINMA IWEALA (14%, 17 Votes)
• NELL FREUDENBERGER (6%, 7 Votes)
• JUDY BUDNITZ (2%, 3 Votes)
• TAO LIN (2%, 2 Votes)

Total Voters: 121

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