Jim Knipfel

Jim Knipfel
Jim Knipfel
	Jim Knipfel in his Brooklyn, NY apartment.
Born	June 2, 1965 (age 59); Wisconsin, U.S.
Occupation	Novelist; Journalist
Nationality	American

Jim Knipfel (born 2 June, 1965), is an American novelist, autobiographer, and journalist.

A native of Wisconsin, Knipfel, who suffers from retinitis pigmentosa, is the author of a series of critically acclaimed memoirs, Slackjaw, Quitting the Nairobi Trio, and Ruining It for Everybody, as well as two novels, The Buzzing and Noogie's Time to Shine. He wrote news stories, film and music reviews, the crime blotter, and feature articles until June 13, 2006 for the weekly alternative newspaper New York Press, where he was the only staff writer.

He also wrote the long-running and popular "Slackjaw" column for the Press. The first edition of "Slackjaw" appeared on October 25, 1987 in the Welcomat, a Philadelphia weekly (now renamed the Philadelphia Weekly), where he also reviewed restaurants and art exhibits.^[1] "Slackjaw", a cynical, misanthropic look at daily life, has given Knipfel a small but loyal following of readers.

Early years

Bibliography

Jim Knipfel (1999). Slackjaw. New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam.
Jim Knipfel (2000). Quitting the Nairobi Trio. New York: J.P. Tarcher/Putnam.
Helen Keller (2002). "Introduction by Jim Knipfel". The Story of my Life (100th Anniversary Edition). New York: Signet Classics.
Jim Knipfel (2003). The Buzzing. New York: Vintage.
Jim Knipfel (2004). Ruining it for everybody. New York: J.P. Tarcher/Penguin.
Jim Knipfel (2007). "Subterranean Vaudeville". In Berman, Marshall, and Brian Berger (ed.). New York Calling: From Blackout to Bloomberg. London: Reaktion.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link)
Jim Knipfel (2007). Noogie's time to shine a novel. New York: Virgin Books.

References

^ Clifford Thompson, ed. (2005). "Knipfel, Jim". Current Biography Yearbook, 2005 (66th annual cumulation ed.). New York: H. W. Wilson. pp. pp. 294–298. OCLC 64391316. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)

External links

Electron Press - host to Knipfel’s most recent articles available online
Slackjaw Online - a collection of some of Knipfel's columns dating back to 1990

Interviews and profiles

YouTube: The Easiest Way To Piss People Off is a portrait of Jim Knipfel, made by Luca Dipierro. It's included in the DVD "I Probably Should Have Changed My Shirt", released by Black Arrow Studio & Press.
"The Mayor of Hostile City" - June 2000 profile from the Philadelphia City Paper
"Dark victory" - July 2004 profile from Salon.com
NPR Interviews: July 2000, April 2003, and July 2004
"Jim Knipfel: A Swell Looking Babe" December 2007 interview with Who Walk In Brooklyn

[1] Clifford Thompson, ed. (2005). "Knipfel, Jim". Current Biography Yearbook, 2005 (66th annual cumulation ed.). New York: H. W. Wilson. pp. pp. 294–298. OCLC 64391316. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)

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