Bookshop Interview with Author Mathieu Cailler (Episode #098)

In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Mathieu Cailler discusses his debut novel titled, Heaven and Other Zip Codes. It is a contemporary story about the fracturing of a family. Told from four different points of view--that of a lonely wife, her unfaithful husband, their awkward son and his tutor--this novel explores family, guilt, manipulation, betrayal and love. Heaven and Other Zip Codes is Mathieu’s first novel, but he is the author of five other books including a short story collection, two poetry collections and two children’s books. Mathieu’s work has appeared in a variety of publications, such as The Saturday Evening Post and the Los Angeles Times, and he’s received numerous awards, including a Shakespeare Award, a Short Story America Prize and a New England Book Award. In this episode, Mathieu discusses his writing journey, how switching up his work in various forms and genres keeps him energized as a writer, and how his path to becoming a published author began as a teenager writing jokes for standup comedy.

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