Events
Oregon Ho!
We’re coming to you, Eugene. Eric Olsen will present “Pumping Irony: Pros on Prose (and Running)” at the Willamette Writers Speakers Series, 7 p.m. Thursday, May 2, at Tsunami Books, 2585 Willamette St., Eugene, OR. Looking forward to meeting virtual friends Valerie Brooks and Tom Titus and lots of other northern neighbors. Hope to see you there.
April Calendar
We agree with critic Judith Kitchen, writing in The Georgia Review about Marvin Bell‘s latest book, his 23rd, Vertigo: The Living Dead Man Poems. She says, “I believe Marvin Bell’s Dead Man poems should close any anthology of the twentieth century and open any anthology of this new century’s work. They change the game.”Catherine Gammon‘s new novel, Sorrow, will be published [...]
March Calendar
New stories from T.C. Boyle Stories II (October 2013) are forthcoming in Harper’s (“Sic Transit”); Playboy (“The Marlbane Manchester Musser Award”); and McSweeney’s(“Burning Bright”).A just-released illustrated collector’s edition of Joe Haldeman‘s The Forever War has already sold out. Centipede Press only printed 150 copies, cloth bound with a slipcase, signed by Joe, Ridley Scott, who wrote the forward, and the illustrator, Jim Burns. Small wonder: The $250 [...]
February Calendar
Feb 3 — An author panel discussion with Jane Smiley, Ellen Sussman, and Meg Waite Clayton on women’s literature vs. chick lit. Palo Alto Jewish Community Center, 3921 Fabian Way, Room E104, Palo Alto, CA 9 – 9 pm. $10 members; $15 nonmembers. (650) 223-8699, boxoffice@paloaltojcc.org.Feb 4 – 10 - Joe Haldeman at 29th Annual Winter Star Party, Scout [...]
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Our January Newsletter is Out!
Wishing you all a Happy New Year full of voracious reading, here’s our first missive of 2013.
January Calendar
After all the book tours of recent months, a quiet New Year bodes well for wordsmiths everywhere. Inclement weather + a paucity of distractions = prime writing time! <<>> Jan 4 – 12 - Joy Harjo at Alaska Native Playwrights Project, Anchorage, AK. Jan 29 - Chicago’s From Page to Stage series features A Conversation with Jane Smiley, [...]
Our December Newsletter Is Out!
With a subject line like “Rock the world with words, the perpetual gift,” you know it’s full of good stuff to make your season brighter. Merry merry!
December Calendar
A blissfully uncomplicated December calendar seems a gift in itself, leaving more time to appreciate the wonders of winter. Old friend Doug Borsom wrote: “Thanksgiving morning, NPR’s ‘Morning Edition’ carried a segment about a new poetry anthology The Hungry Ear. The poems in the collection are about food and its role in our social connections. . . In the anchor position and [...]
November Calendar
Allan Gurganus‘ essay celebrating John Cheever’s centenary, “Days with John Cheever,” is in the November 8 edition of the New York Review of Books. Allan says he’s proud of the piece which is deeply rooted in Iowa Workshop days and lore.Joe Haldeman just put the finishing touches on his latest novel, Work Done for Hire. Joy Harjo is among the first [...]
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