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Comment on Molly Haskell by Katheryn Harrison « Writers « The Days of Yore

Katheryn Harrison « Writers « The Days of Yore — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:21:48 +0000

[...] remember feeling disillusioned and unhappy about this. I was talking to the film critic Molly Haskell, who I was by chance at some gathering with in those days, people who ran into me would say, How [...]

Comment on Jennifer Egan by I’ve Just Discovered ‘The Days of Yore’ | Tim Bauer: Playwright/Author

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:51:37 +0000

[...] not sure who linked to this interview with Jennifer Egan, but I’ve just discovered it, even though it was done about a year [...]

Comment on Karen Russell by Karen Russell on the early days of her writing career | Alexandra Kingsley

Karen Russell on the early days of her writing career | Alexandra Kingsley — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 01:52:40 +0000

[...] in my brain. And I guess this thing sort of did. It wasn’t a straightforward flourishing. It was swamp sprawl.” Karen Russell on the early days of Swamplandia! [...]

Comment on Jennifer Egan by Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:17:45 +0000

[...] is the nourishment that lets you do interesting work,” Jennifer Egan once said. This intersection of reading and writing is both a necessary bi-directional life skill for us [...]

Comment on Jennifer Egan by Writing Fiction vs. Non-Fiction | JimBenning.Net

Writing Fiction vs. Non-Fiction | JimBenning.Net — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:57:55 +0000

[...] Egan writes both. I love her take on the difference: There is nothing the same about them. For nonfiction, the writing part is almost [...]

Comment on George Saunders by Karen Russell « Writers « The Days of Yore

Karen Russell « Writers « The Days of Yore — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:46:11 +0000

[...] Saunders talked about how he tried for so many years to write what he thought was an “important” novel, and [...]

Comment on Steve Almond by Back by popular demand: “Bad Poetry” | Mass Poetry - Massachusetts Poetry Festival - Poetry Outreach

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:46:48 +0000

[...] For a wonderful interview with Almond, check this out. [...]

Comment on Stephen Elliott by Alina Simone « Musicians « The Days of Yore

Alina Simone « Musicians « The Days of Yore — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:39:01 +0000

[...] In June 2011, Farrar, Straus and Giroux published You Must Go and Win, Simone’s collection of essays about Russia, family, and trying to make it in indie rock. Kirkus Review lauded Simone’s “vibrant, taut and humorous” prose, while USA Today noted her “perfect storm of creative talent.” Simone has shared the stage with a slew of notable artists, including Final Fantasy, Loney Dear, and Franz Ferdinand, and numerous distinguished authors, including Sam Lipsyte, Aleksandar Hemon, and Stephen Elliott. [...]

Comment on Sam Lipsyte by Alina Simone « Musicians « The Days of Yore

Alina Simone « Musicians « The Days of Yore — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:23:41 +0000

[...] Final Fantasy, Loney Dear, and Franz Ferdinand, and numerous distinguished authors, including Sam Lipsyte, Aleksandar Hemon, and Stephen [...]

Comment on Jennifer Egan by The Greatest Books of All Time (from BrainPickings) « The Curious Collective

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:36:18 +0000

[...] is the nourishment that lets you do interesting work,” Jennifer Egan once said. This intersection of reading and writing is both a necessary bi-directional life skill for us [...]