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Tim Kinsella Editor & Author

Tim Kinsella is the author of two novels, Let Go and Go On and On (2014, Curbside Splendor) and The Karaoke Singer's Guide to Self-Defense (2011, Featherproof Books). In 2014 he became the publisher and editor at Featherproof Books. Since 1996 his band Joan of Arc and its related projects have released dozens of albums, and they continue to tour internationally on a regular basis. This year he is both the artist in residence at Joyful Noise Records and the visiting writer at Roosevelt University, as well as serving on the programming committee at Chicago Filmmakers. Recent projects include multiple commissions for the MCA Chicago and The Museum of Contemporary Photography, as well as his ongoing collaborations with the experimental theater company Every House Has a Door. He lives in Chicago.