#204: Sean Thor Conroe

Sean Thor Conroe on Bolsius Candles, Fan Made Leak Albums, Emile Zola's Germinal, and more.

Cool people like cool things, which is why we asked Sean Thor Conroe to share a taste of his taste on Perfectly Imperfect.

Sean Thor Conroe is the New York City-based author behind the brilliant yet polarizing 2022 novel, Fuccboi, which I talked about during my editor recs back in May. As a non-reader (Alex is the real bookworm of the newsletter) I immediately fell in love with Sean’s writing style and cruised through all of Fuccboi in just two days, that’s huge for me! He also has a podcast about books called 1storypod where writers such as Tao Lin, Eileen Myles, and Bud Smith recommend him a book and they chat about it. It’s great. Sean is one of the most exciting authors to follow right now. Lucky for us, he’s here to share a taste of his taste.

Without further ado

Sean Thor Conroe (instagram, twitter)

🕯 Bolsius Candles

I don’t know how people read without candles. I’ll read without a candle—in the daytime, at the park, on the train. I do do that. But when I’m really going in. That’s t…