The Famous Graffiti Wall of What People are READING: Everyone was disoriented because of the location change to USC: Jonathan Lethem is absolutely brilliant. Best session of the weekend. And Carolyn Kellogg did an excellent job interviewing. After the “Future of the Book” panel, there was a madcap rush to the stage to accost and […]
Donna Rifkind did an excellent job introducing the books of each writer in one quick introductory swoop, so the panel could discuss their ostensible topic: Exiles and Outsiders. I’m sure it was just a coincidence that this panel had four female writers. Gioconda Belli was literally exiled from her native Nicaragua because of an unfriendly […]
First of all, go visit Jacket Copy, if you haven’t already. Carolyn Kellogg presided over a host of helpful bloggers (including me!) that captured the spirit of the event. Highlights: The Granta soiree at Equator books — I’d actually never been there before, but it’s a beautiful bookstore, with exquisite collector’s books. Drinks with LA […]
Moderator: Veronique de Turenne Gina Nahai Jean Hanff Korelitz Andrew Sean Greer Janet Fitch It’s par for the course to mock the panel title. This happens annually. The moderator Veronique de Turenne commented on the vague title, comparing it to the names of floats in the Rose Parade. Andrew Sean Greer likened it to Prom […]
I’m very much looking forward to the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books this weekend. There’s a list of all the attending authors, but you have to wade through a lot of children’s book authors and commercial writers (not that there’s anything wrong with them) to sift out the good stuff. Might be helpful to […]
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Panelists: Rob Spillman (editor of Tin House, and moderator, and the only non-female) Sarah Shun-lien Bynum Kelly Link – Shelley Jackson Miranda Mellis Aimee Bender (pictured — photo credit, Ben Ross) First off, no one on the panel knew exactly what Slipstream meant. Although that’s not really any discredit to them, seeing as how the […]
