Posts Tagged ‘books’
Steve Almond Sums Up AWP
Read his article here in The New Republic.
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Tags: art, AWP, books, commerce, New Republic, Steve Almond, writers, writing conferences
Here are the details for the next SSWW reading: The Sackett Street Writers’ Workshop Reading Series Mon Mar 4, 7:00PM BookCourt 163 Court Street, Brooklyn Host(s): Julia Fierro (SSWW) Appearing: Megan Abbott Julia Fierro Matthew Aaron Goodman Jessica Penner AND, catch Julia Fierro at BookCourt tonight, in conversation with Dina Nayeri.
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“Generally, people seem to get more conservative as they age, but in my case, I seem to have gotten more radical. Poetry must be capable of answering the challenge of apocalyptic times, even if this means sounding apocalyptic.” Read the full interview here.
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Tags: books, Interview Magazine, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, poetry, reading, The Beats, writing
I just read this story this morning, and I can’t stop thinking about it. It’s about a white American living in Paris after WWII, who befriends a recently arrived black jazz musician and his wife and ultimately is rejected by both. Why? Well, that’s sort of the gray area, but it seems to be about […]
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Tags: books, Red Dirt Marijuana, short story, Terry Southern, You're Too Hip Baby
Read it here. This part, below, really stood out for me. I was thinking I’ve got some stuff on the hard drive that may be just exercises. And she’s getting to the essence of what writing is, and how a writer should look at things, I think. Jami Attenberg: …I wrote a book last year that I threw […]
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Tags: books, Jami Attenberg, The Rumpus Book Club Interview, writers
I was just thinking of Kurt Vonnegut over the weekend. I might’ve even had a dream about him, where it was declared by me or someone else that he was the greatest American writer. And now, lo and behold, there’s an interview in The Rumpus with Nanette, his daughter, and we’re coming up on what […]
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Tags: books, interviews, Kurt Vonnegut, Nanette Vonnegut, The Rumpus, writers, writing
Electric Lit has part 2 of Susan Kirschbaum’s “Diary of a Rogue Writer” posted today. This part gets into the real salesmanship part of it and creating buzz. Read it.
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Tags: books, distribution, Electric Literature, self-publishing, Susan Kirschbaum, The Outlet, Who Town
In preparation for Brooklyn Book Fest, Brooklyn Magazine’s got their Essential Guide to Brooklyn Literarture in 2012 online. They celebrate Brooklyn as a literary mecca with these articles on authors, lit mags, MFA programs, reading and book-selling surveys, but they also have a dissenting editorial “Why I Hate Brooklyn Lit: A Dissent,” which is always […]
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I hear Tony Danza’s gonna be there. I can’t wait. Here are the details for this year’s BBF: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2012 10am-6pmBrooklyn Borough Hall and Plaza 209 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn NY 11201 BROOKLYN BOOK FESTIVAL BOOKEND EVENTS SEPTEMBER 17-23, 2012 2012 BROOKLYN BOOK FESTIVAL: A RECORD 280+ AUTHORS, MORE THAN 104 PANELS CONFIRMED FOR […]
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Tags: authors, books, Brooklyn Book Festival
