Best Books of the West for 2002, Los Angeles Times
	Stanford University Libraries William Saroyan International Prize for Writing, 2003, shortlist
	Lannan Foundation Literary Fellowship 2003 Lannan Foundation Writing Residency, Marfa, TX 2004 Lannan Foundation Writing Residency, Marfa, TX 2005
	FINALIST in FICTION /PEN USA WEST 2003
	Whale & Star Writing Residency, 2010

The Memory Room marks the rarest of occurrences–the debut of a literary master.
–Janet Fitch, author of White Oleander and Paint It Black.