Notable NYC: 9/22–9/28
Literary events in and around NYC this week!
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...moreLiterary events and readings in and around the Twin Cities this week!
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...moreLiterary events and readings in and around New York City this week!
...moreLiterary events and readings in and around New York City this week!
...moreLiterary events and readings in and around New York City this week!
...moreIn 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 […]
...moreThe 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.
...moreAs 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, […]
...moreCeleste 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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