I am a writer ~ fiction, nonfiction, and journalism. This is my (occasional and evolving) newsletter.

Welcome to my newsletter, Books I Read.

This will now be an echo of my Instagram feed: @read_books_23 where I post photos of the books I’ve finished reading. No reviews, the occasional comments, yes. This is a project I started in January 2023.

Here’s a little more about who I am…

After a lengthy career in the film industry, I decided to devote myself to my writing interests. In 2015 I earned an MFA in Creative Writing. Since then, I have been writing, and writing, and writing. Making my way along that learning curve that’s required whenever one begins to evolve in a new professional yet creative arena. There have been many ups and downs in the last few years. But, I am now calling myself a writer and not apologizing for it.

I’m primarily a writer of fiction—my first love in writing and reading. I have written (and am currently writing) novels and short stories. Many of my short stories have seen publication. I’ve also written and published nonfiction, essays, and memoir-type pieces. I’ve written a play or two. During the pandemic, I forayed into journalistic writing and have had some success in that world.

Official Biography

Charles G. Thompson, a Pushcart Prize nominee, lives in Los Angeles, California, where he writes fiction, nonfiction, plays, and memoir. His work has appeared or is upcoming in Wired, The Rumpus, Business Insider, Advocate.com, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The Independent (UK), Kelp Journal, The Maine Review, STORGY Magazine, Writers Resist, Five:2:One, Cowboy Jamboree, Full Grown People, The Offbeat, The Chicago Tribune/Printers Row Journal, Reunion: The Dallas Review.

His work also appears in the anthologies Made in L.A., Vol. 2 and Writers Resist: The Anthology 2018. Four of his short stories were included in the 2017 New Short Fiction Series. He was named a finalist in the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival’s 2015 Fiction Contest. His short play “Cherry” won two playwriting awards. He earned an MFA in Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts at the University of California, Riverside/Palm Desert. Follow him on Twitter @cgregthompson and Instagram @cgregorythompson or visit him at cgregorythompson.com.

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