Notable Twin Cities: 2/3–2/9
Literary events in and around the Twin Cities this week!
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Posts Tagged: Curtis Sittenfeld
Notable NYC: 9/29–10/5
Literary events in and around NYC this week!
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Thrown Off Balance: Talking with Malinda McCollum
Malinda McCollum discusses her debut story collection, THE SURPRISING PLACE.
...moreNotable NYC: 4/28–5/4
Literary events and readings in and around New York City this week!
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Saying What Shouldn’t Be Said: A Conversation with Julie Buntin
Julie Buntin discusses her debut novel, Marlena, why writing about teenage girls is the most serious thing in the world, and finding truths in fiction.
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What to Read When You Really Need a First Lady to Show Up
As we wait to see how our current First Lady’s legacy unfolds, here’s a list of great books about compelling first women, real and fictional.
...moreIn Sickness and Friendship and Jane Austen
Long before Curtis Sittenfeld was a New York Times bestselling author (Eligible), she was friends with Sam Park (This Burns My Heart). And they’re still friends: in an essay for the New Yorker, Sittenfeld chronicles their decades-long platonic romance, from early days collaborating on “50 Most Beautiful Sexiest Men Alive of the Year at Stanford” to dedicating their […]
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The Read Along: Laura Goode
Jesus Christ, this book is like, Toni Morrison/Susan Sontag good. This book is first viewing of Beyoncé’s Lemonade good. This book is Simone Biles good.
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Literature’s Second-Class Citizens
They’re there but not there. They’re included but their stories don’t fully weave into the story.
...morePride, Prejudice, and Reality TV
For The Millions, David Busis chats with Curtis Sittenfeld about her recent release Eligible, a modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice. In the interview, Sittenfeld discusses the challenges that come up when modernizing older works, and how reality television served as a useful tool in her novel. Sittenfeld also shares what she admires most about […]
...moreBeyond the Surface
At the Guardian, Alison Flood wonders whether or not genre writing, particularly romance writing, is primarily “rubbish.” In her investigation, she points out how assumptions are often made about the “surface” elements of genre works and cites literary novels that have used the conventions of genre while maintaining their literariness.
...moreRemaking Jane Austen
At the New York Times, Alexandra Alter interviews Curtis Sittenfield, author of a modern re-write of Pride and Prejudice, on why she decided to tackle the famous novel, and more: The novel has already proved polarizing among Austen fans. “Sadly disappointing, this book is just trying to cash in on the popularity of Austen’s characters,” one angry […]
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The Rumpus Interview with David Lipsky
David Lipsky, whose book was recently adapted into the movie The End of the Tour, discusses his career as a writer and journalist as it’s evolved in the twenty years since his road trip with David Foster Wallace.
...more“Don’t Go Online” and Other Good Advice for Writers
Curtis Sittenfeld, author of Sisterland and guest judge of McSweeney’s first-ever student short story contest, told McSweeney’s in an interview that she is looking for fiction with a “pulse,” that engages “in a kind of conversation,” and that serves the writer’s obsessions. She also goes into her own history as a writer, including current projects: […]
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The Rumpus Interview with Curtis Sittenfeld
Reading Curtis Sittenfeld’s carefully-observed novels, we get the impression that family is the most common form of natural disaster.
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