Brit Bennett’s Early Writing
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Brit Bennett, author of The Mothers (Riverhead Books, 2016), speaks about her first memorable piece of writing and her experiences as a young reader and writer.
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Dr. Seuss Museum, Burgess’s Lost Dictionary of Slang, and More
Hillary Clinton talks books and bookselling at BookExpo America; how City University of New York has become a fertile ground for poetry; Yoojin Grace Wuertz on being a bilingual writer and mother; and other news.
Viet Thanh Nguyen and Chinelo Okparanta
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“One person’s didacticism is another person’s revelation.” At the Center for Fiction, Parul Sehgal moderates a conversation with authors Viet Thanh Nguyen and Chinelo Okparanta as part of the 2017 PEN World Voices Festival.
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Writers & Books
Writers & Books is a literary center based in Rochester, New York, that features writing classes and workshops for youth and adults, community outreach programs, readings and talks by visiting and regional writers, residency programs at their rural retreat center, an annual Regional Playwriting Competition and citywide reading program, and internships in literary programming and management for high school and college students.
The Spring of Poetry, Newly Discovered Edith Wharton Play, and More
Teenage Syrian refugee shares the books that helped her through times of violence; poet Larry Fagin has died; the fiction titles generating the most buzz at BookExpo; and other news.
Paint It Black
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Poet and actress Amber Tamblyn makes her directorial debut with the film adaptation of Janet Fitch’s novel Paint It Black (Little, Brown, 2006), which stars Janet McTeer, Alfred Molina, and Alia Shawkat. The film is set in the 1980s Los Angeles punk scene and follows a young woman dealing with the aftermath of her boyfriend’s death, and her conflicted relationship with his grieving mother.
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Iceland Press Burns Its Books, a New Tolkien Story, and More
Rebecca Solnit imagines Trump’s loneliness; poet Brian Sonia-Wallace on corporate creative writing gigs; John Grisham’s do’s and don’ts for writing popular fiction; and other news.
She of the Mountains
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“I am the mother of the universe. I am the planets and the years of light and darkness in between.” Vivek Shraya, author of the novel, She of the Mountains (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2014), reads for the Radar Reading Series at the San Francisco Public Library.
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Let’s Play: Intuition, Imagination, and Black Creativity
A new exhibit at Pro Arts Gallery in Oakland celebrates the idea of “fun as a revolutionary event” and explores AfroSurreal notions of intuition and imagination.
Center for Fiction Announces Fellows
The Center for Fiction has announced the recipients of the 2017 NYC Emerging Writers Fellowships. Nine awards of $5,000 each are given annually to emerging fiction writers living in New York City.
The 2017 fellows are Amna Ahmad, Charlotte Crowe, Dana Czapnik, Erik Hoel, Andrew Mangan, Crystal Powell, Maud Streep, Alexandra Tanner, and Hubert Vigilla.
In addition to the cash prize, the winners will also receive yearlong studio space at the Center for Fiction in New York City and the opportunity to meet with agents and editors, and will give two public readings. Manuel Gonzales, Alexandra Kleeman, and Téa Obreht judged. Visit the Center for Fiction website to find out more about the winners.
Since 2010, the Center for Fiction’s Emerging Writer Fellowship program has supported sixty-two New York City–based early-career fiction writers. Writers living in any of New York’s five boroughs are eligible to apply each year.
(Top row from left: Amna Ahmad, Charlotte Crowe, Dana Czapnik; Middle row: Erik Hoel, Andrew Mangan, Crystal Powell; Bottom row: Maud Streep, Alexandra Tanner, and Hubert Vigilla)
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