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I recently finished revisions to a novel I’ve been working on for years and have embarked on writing a new novel, in stories, Hazel Conquers the World. I’ve always loved the form and these are some favorites and masterful examples of the very specific craft of making each story stand alone and in service to the […]
...moreSaturday 1/16: Olena Jennings, Brooke Obie, and Sachiko Clayton join the Oh, Bernice! reading series. Astoria Bookshop, 7 p.m., free. Shiv Kotecha and James Hoff join the Segue Series. Zinc Bar, 4:30 p.m., $5. Sunday 1/17: Diamond Sharp, Bud Smith, Morgan Beatty, Nicholas Goodly, Madeline Stevens, Lauren Hilger, and Lauren Clark join the Dead Rabbits […]
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Christen Leppla reviews Rainey Royal by Dylan Landis to day in Rumpus Books.
...moreIn Rainey Royal, Landis explores the boundaries between sexual object and subject, victim and agent. Over at Salon, Eliza Berman reviews Dylan Landis’ latest novel Rainey Royal going deep into its accurate depiction of teenage sexuality. Curious, now? You can read an excerpt from “Rainey Royal” at Midnight Breakfast.
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“Write what’s in your heart, not what’s in your head. Write from the basement, not from the living room. Write from the places that make you afraid.”
...moreDylan Landis, a longtime newspaper and magazine journalist, is the author of Normal People Don’t Live Like This,
...more“She wonders if sex is like math, like if you make a man want to eat your hair or go too far, does it follow that you balance the equation by letting him.”
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