Notable NYC: 9/22–9/28
Literary events in and around NYC this week!
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Posts Tagged: Hermione Hoby
Notable Twin Cities: 5/27–6/2
Literary events and readings in and around the Twin Cities this week!
...moreNotable NYC: 2/24–3/2
Literary events and readings in and around New York City this week!
...moreNotable NYC: 2/17–2/23
Literary events and readings in and around New York City this week!
...moreNotable NYC: 2/10–2/16
Literary events and readings in and around New York City this week!
...moreNotable NYC: 1/6–1/12
Literary events and readings in and around New York City this week!
...moreA Weird and Wonderful World
In a New York Times book review of Alexandra Kleeman’s short story collection, Intimations, Hermione Hoby writes: Like an alien intent on some meticulous anthropological mission on Earth, Alexandra Kleeman seems always to be encountering the world for the first time. Hoby goes on to explore how Kleeman writes about “the oddness of bodies,” and […]
...moreWhat If I Have No Person?
The Guardian’s Hermione Hoby interviews Joyce Carol Oates about her upcoming novel, The Man Without a Shadow, also touching on everything from her impossible back catalog to her Twitter we all love to hate.
...more2015, Year of the Badass Woman?
As it’s most commonly used, badass implies both toughness and disaffectedness. It’s rare to look at someone whose chief qualities are measured thoughtfulness and open emotionality and declare her a total badass. Ijeoma Oluo, Naomi Yang, Eudora Welty—these women are creative and powerful and assertive, yes, but should we call them “badass”? Over at the Guardian, […]
...moreAmazon’s Book of the Year
Celeste Ng’s novel, Everything I Never Told You, was recently named by Amazon as the book of the year. Amazon’s editorial team reviewed 480 fiction and non-fiction books before coming up with a top 10. Ng sat down with Hermione Hoby for the Guardian to talk about about writing, race, and Amazon: “It’s hard to feel […]
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