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Join NOW!There aren’t many things that make sense, nakedly, without justification or explanation or exposition. But George Saunders reading Barry Hannah and Grace Paley does. For the New Yorker‘s Page Turner, he leafs through Paley’s “Love,” Hannah’s “The Wretched Seventies,” and chats about the reverberations of both. And if you haven’t checked out The Rumpus Book Club’s […]
...moreIf you’re going to be in Brooklyn on Saturday, October 5, you won’t want to miss the Page Turner Literary Festival, a celebration of all corners of Asian American culture presented by the Asian American Writers’ Workshop. It’ll feature events like a panel on Muslim American identity, a marathon poetry reading from a “nonprofit named […]
...moreToday, The New Yorker Page Turner blog highlighted Abigail Welhouse’s Rumpus interview with Luis Negrón! Thanks, The New Yorker! We love you back!
...more“Each time I listen to a story told aloud, and feel that direct connection with the teller, I am reminded of what a story, well told, can do.” Nathan Englander writes a love letter to the Moth — from the perspective of listener and storyteller — and compiles a sampling of Moth gems.
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