Notable Portland: 3/29–4/4
Literary events and readings in and around Portland this week!
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Anna March’s Reading Mixtape #28: Linked Stories/Novels in Stories
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 […]
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Super Hot Prof-on-Student Word Sex: Liz Prato
Liz Prato talks about her debut story collection, Baby’s on Fire, why she enjoys the process of revision, and what the phrase “literary citizenship” means to her.
...moreLike Writer, Like Character
Sometimes writers end up diagnosed with the very same disease they’ve inflicted on their characters. Natalie Serber knows firsthand—she received a breast cancer diagnosis halfway through creating Mona Brown, a character in her latest novel. Over at Beyond the Margins, Serber writes about sharing a diseases with Mona: First I had to survive. I had […]
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The Sunday Rumpus Essay: Adrift
Carefree days of sunbathing topless and reading Salinger comes to an abrupt turning point when the young Serber must choose between starting a writing program she’s dreamed of vs. playing house–and playing it safe–on her lover’s sailboat.
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