J.C. Geiger

Author / artist/ producer

J.C. Geiger is the acclaimed author of WILDMAN (Disney-Hyperion) and THE GREAT BIG ONE (Little, Brown). His work has been named a Best Book of the Year by Amazon and Bank Street, and he is the recipient of the Kirkus Star, an Oregon Book Award Finalist, and GrandSLAM Storytelling Champion at The Moth. Geiger is a theatrical producer (No Shame Theatre) and his work has appeared on stage at The Second City. In response to his writing, Chuck Palahniuk (FIGHT CLUB) once said this.  

PRAISE FOR THE GREAT BIG ONE

“Ambitious plotline and nuanced characters . . . a richly detailed mystery.” GET THE BOOK!

Read PW’S write-up of THE GREAT BIG MIXTAPE HERE  

A Real AHOLE

I met a legend. Just traveled back to Miami to visit my brother and the neighborhood that inspired my latest novel-in-progress. Found a public bike to pedal around Calle Ocho and rode northeast through the city to check out the grafitti. I was taking in the sights,...

Roz Chast Interview for The Big Read

What luck! The National Endowment for the Arts is bringing Roz Chast's brilliant memoir Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant? to communities across America, and I've been invited to do the author interview in Eugene. Much thanks to Wordcrafters and the...

RADIO DÉSASTRE – French Release!

THE GREAT BIG ONE has been published in French! Look at the fabulous new title! The incredible cover by Adams Carvalho, in which all my characters appear far more fashionable and attractive! I always wanted to be published in French. Maybe that's strange. There was a...

TRAILER: THE GREAT BIG MIXTAPE

Full musical lineup & details here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXkgchFyf3A

University of Iowa feature

This is a lovely piece. I'm grateful for Emily Nelson's well-considered interview, and genuine interest in my Iowa origin story. Truth is, I've always had a conflicted relationship with academia. No MFA. Nearly dropped out of undergrad twice. Mike Zapata and I were...

THE STRANGEST BOOK PROMOTION YOU’VE (N)EVER HEARD OF:

“This is some Willy Wonka shit right here.” – Anonymous source from Oregon Public Broadcasting

The Great Big Mixtape

The Great Big Mixtape

Produced 2022 by j.C. Geiger // The Fillmore Garage

THE HOLD STEADY // SHOOK TWINS // THE COLLECTION // PINK MARTINI // RHIANNON GIDDENS // DAVID LOWERY // TENDER CACTUS // FRUIT BATS // HUNTER NOACK // ALEXANDER SCHWARZKOPF

RARE & UNRELEASED TRACKS. A TREASURE HUNT. A SOUNDTRACK. AN AUDIO ART INSTALLATION. CASSETTE ONLY.

 

GET IN TOUCH

Straight to the author’s personal inbox. Fire away.

 

SPEAKING // VISITS

Keynotes // School Visits // Storytelling

$

THE MOTH
GRANDSLAM STORYTELLING
CHAMPION +

“It freakin’ rocked.
I mean it. I thrilled and laughed and, at the end, cried.
Bravo, my friend.”
-Larry Rosen,
The Moth
Community Program Manager