Samuel Ashworth‘s writing has appeared in the Washington Post Magazine, Longreads, Eater, Hazlitt, Gawker, and the Rumpus. He published his debut novel, The Death and Life of August Sweeney, in March 2025. In it, an autopsy gives readers a glimpse into a legendary chef’s flavorful career.
We asked Ashworth to answer our recurring My Reading Life questionnaire to give readers insight into the books that shaped the writer throughout his life and the titles that influenced his debut book.
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