The Lasting Impact of Bolaño's Quotes [3 Books]
After a couple weeks of touring and hosting events, I finally have time to get back to my “weekly” write-ups of new and forthcoming books. Last time I talked about a couple Indonesian titles one of which, Home by Leila Chudori, I’m greatly enjoying. I also complained about school starting before Labor Day, ...
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Georgi Gospodinov @ Community Bookstore
Join the cool cats of Community Bookstore for a reading and conversation with Georgi Gospodinov and Alberto Manguel. Where: Community Bookstore, 143 7th Ave., Brooklyn, NY For more information, go ...
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Help Us Win the "Best of Rochester"!
OK, so about a month ago, the City Paper opened the first round of the voting for this year’s “Best of Rochester” feature. I posted on Facebook about how I wanted to get some Open Letter love this year. I suggested voting for a bunch of categories (Three Percent Podcast for “Best Local Podcast,” ...
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Andrés Neuman @ McNally Jackson
Join the radsters at McNally Jackson for a reading and conversation with Andrés Neuman and Heather Cleary. Where: McNally Jackson, 52 Prince St., New York, NY Free and open to the public. More information forthcoming ...
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Open Letter Review Roundup!
Over the past few weeks, our books have received a bunch of great reviews. Each time this happens, I plan on posting about it on the blog, then I start answering emails, or teaching a class, or doing some mundane publishing related task (sales reports! metadata!) and don’t get around to it. So, here’s a huge ...
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Brooklyn Book Festival: The New Latin American Literature: A View from Within
A very special, freewheeling conversation among some of the leading lights of a new generation of Latin American writers—many of them both peers and friends—as they talk about how their work intersects, inspires, and speaks to each other across borders. Authors include Mexican writers Valeria Luiselli, Guadalupe Nettel, ...
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Brooklyn Book Festival: Dark and Light
After darkness there is light, then again darkness. 2105 Man Booker International Prize winner László Krasznahorkai (Seiobo There Below), Andrés Neuman (The Things We Don’t Do), and Naja Marie Aidt (Rock, Paper, Scissors) explore the unsettling cycles and silences of everyday life, moments that are felt but rarely ...
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