Lina Wolff in Rochester [Spring 2016 RTWCS]
Next Wednesday, March 2nd, at 6:30 pm, the amazing and local Rochester restaurant ButaPub will be hosting the first Reading the World Conversation Series (RTWCS) event for Spring 2016. This first RTWCS of 2016 welcomes Swedish author Lina Wolff to discuss her new novel, Bret Easton Ellis and The Other Dogs, with Brian ...
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Souffles-Anfas: A Critical Anthology
Anyone with any interest at all in contemporary Moroccan writing must start with Souffles. A cultural and political journal, Souffles (the French word for “breaths”) was founded in 1966 by Abdellatif Laâbi and Mostafa Nissabouri. Run by a group of artists and intellectuals, Souffles was a written fight for democratic ...
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Alvaro Enrigue @ Green Apple Books
An event with Mexican author Alvaro Enrigue, whose novel Sudden Death (his first in English, translated by Natasha Wimmer), was just released by Riverhead Books. Enrigue will talk about the book with Two Lines’ Scott Esposito at Green Apple Books on the Park. When: Friday, February 19, 2016 Where: Green Apple Books ...
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Toni Sala @ Malvern Books
Join us for an evening with award-winning writer Toni Sala, who will be reading from The Boys, an “altogether brilliant” novel that centers around the sudden deaths of two young men in a provincial town in the Catalonian countryside. Where: Malvern Books, 613 West 29th Street, Austin, TX 78705 When: Friday, Feb. 19 at 7 ...
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Emma Ramadan on "Monospace": Part II [RTWBC]
Here’s the follow-up to the earlier post featuring Emma Ramadan’s essay on Anne Parian’s Monospace. Her piece prompted me to ask a few questions, which she was kind enough to reply to. Hopefully this will inspire all of you to pick up a copy of the book! As always, anyone interested in participating in the ...
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Emma Ramadan on "Monospace": Part I [RTWBC]
Since I admittedly know very little about contemporary poetry, I asked translator Emma Ramadan if she would be willing to write something about this month’s Reading the World Book Club poetry title, Monospace by Anne Parian. What she sent back is posted below. It’s thoughtful, extremely helpful in approaching the ...
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Toni Sala @ Brazos Bookstore
Long known as one of Spain’s most powerful authors, Toni Sala is at his mischievous best here, delivering a sinister, fast-moving tale laced with intricate meditations on everything from social networks to Spain’s economic collapse to the mysterious end that awaits us all. THE BOYS is a startlingly honest vision of the ...
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