Poets & Writers Theater
Every day we share a new clip of interest to creative writers—author readings, book trailers, publishing panels, craft talks, and more. So grab some popcorn, filter the theater tags by keyword or genre, and explore our sizable archive of literary videos.
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Annihilation (FSG Originals, 2017), the first novel in Jeff VanderMeer’s Southern Reach Trilogy series, has been adapted into a feature film. Written and directed by Alex Garland, the film stars Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, and Oscar Isaac.
Tags: Fiction | Annihilation | Jeff VanderMeer | FSG Originals | 2014 | Southern Reach Trilogy | film adaptation | movie trailer -
“In Borne I’m really talking about how we interact with wildlife and animals in an urban space...” Jeff VanderMeer visits the landscapes of northern Florida that inspired his novel Borne (MCD, 2017) and his novels from the Southern Reach Trilogy.
Tags: Fiction | Jeff VanderMeer | FSG Originals | Southern Reach Trilogy | Borne | MCD | 2017 -
“Artificial is the only way to fly.” In this 2013 video, Cyrus Console reads a selection of poems from his books The Odicy (Omnidawn, 2011) and Brief Under Water (Burning Deck, 2008). His first nonfiction book, Romanian Notebook (FSG Originals, 2017), is featured in Page One in the March/April issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
Tags: Poetry | Creative Nonfiction | Cyrus Console | 2013 | FSG Originals | Romanian Notebook | Page One | March/April 2017 | The Renaissance Society | University of Chicago | The Odicy | Omnidawn | 2011 | Brief Under Water | Burning Deck | 2008 | 2017 -
This short clip presenting the hardcover boxed edition set of Eli Horowitz's newest novel and multimedia project, The Pickle Index (Sudden Oak Books, 2015), demonstrates the ways in which artist Ian Huebert's illustrations from the two volumes match up when placed side by side. A collaboration with developer Russell Quinn, the story is also told through a paperback version, published by FSG Originals, and an interactive app.
Tags: 2015 | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | illustration | The Pickle Index | Eli Horowitz | Sudden Oak Books | FSG Originals | Fiction