Notable NYC: 10/13–10/19
Literary events in and around New York City this week!
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Posts Tagged: James Hannaham
Notable NYC: 7/15–7/21
Monday 7/17: Tamara Shopsin presents Arbitrary Stupid Goal and talks with Jason Fulford. Greenlight Fort Greene, 7:30 p.m., free. Victoria Redel discusses Before Everything with Paul Lisicky. McNally Jackson Books, 7 p.m., free.
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Topics Not Discussed Elsewhere
For The Millions, Sonya Chung sits down with James Hannaham to explore “questions and topics not discussed elsewhere” about his new novel Delicious Foods. In the interview, the two discuss the research that went into writing about drug addiction and farm labor, as well as the way “fringe” cultures are portrayed by the mainstream: I don’t think of my true black […]
...moreFriends Indeed
Well, one of things we have in common as writers is that we don’t work too much from personal experience. So, I feel like there’s a constant desire for readers to find parallels between one’s life and one’s work. And they do exist but I think in the case of people like us if we […]
...moreCan Writing Be Taught?
Electric Literature and Catapult.co recently announced a new series of writing workshops and classes: Our goal is to connect emerging and unpublished writers with some of the most dynamic and interesting literary writers in NYC, and create the kind of writing classes we wish we could take ourselves. James Hannaham, Sarah Gerard, and Ted Thompson […]
...moreA Southern Northerner
Through the South, I tried to make sense of what seemed similarly wrong with the North. Over at BuzzFeed Books, James Hannaham explains why he decided to be a “Southern writer” despite his New York origins.
...moreNotable NYC: 3/21–3/27
Saturday 3/21: Phil Klay reads from his National Book Award for Fiction collection Redeployment. He is joined in conversation by Rob Spillman. Brooklyn Public Library, 4 p.m., free. Rob Crawford, Sabra Embury, Hannah Assadi, Genna Rivieccio, Amanda Killian, Armando Jaramillo Garcia, Stu Watson, and Daniel Adler celebrate opiates. Mellow Pages Library, 7:30 p.m., free. Cynthia […]
...moreNotable NYC: 3/14–3/20
Saturday 3/14: Mike Lala, Dolan Morgan, Allyson Paty, Haleh Roshan Stilwell, Jacob Perkins, Matt Nelson, Alain Stamatis, and Kalliopi Mathios celebrate mouth tattoos. Mellow Pages Library, 7 p.m., free. Asha Sasha John and Xeňa Stanislavovna Semjonová join the Segue Series. Zinc Bar, 4:30 p.m., $5. Sunday 3/15: Kate Gale, Gaylord Brewer, Jim Tilley, and Jason […]
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Delicious Foods by James Hannaham
Jennifer Kurdyla reviews Delicious Foods by James Hannaham today in Rumpus Books.
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