I had a great time talking about The Good Thief last month with a bookclub from Manalapan, NJ that meets at the Monmouth County Library. My mother was a librarian, so these library gatherings are dear to me. They just sent along this photo. Many thanks to Pat Whitehead for passing this along! I’m always happy [...]
Thanks to Malaprop’s Bookstore in Asheville, NC for this three word review of The Good Thief–and for making Ren’s story a staff pick!
Last week I visited South Carolina for the very first time. I learned their state motto: Dum Spiro Spero (While I breathe, I hope) and their state dance: The Shag. I also gave a reading at Coastal Carolina University and took part in “The Moveable Feast,” a very cool reading series organized by Litchfield Books. [...]
Author Dani Shapiro (who has been a huge mentor for me, and probably one of the best teachers I’ve ever studied with) has a fantastic essay in today’s LA Times, talking about how to edure as a writer today. She starts off by quoting legendary editor & founder of New American Review, Ted Solotaroff:
“Solotaroff wondered [...]
I’ve got two new foreign editions of The Good Thief to share, and two more deals to announce. The first is a traditional Chinese translation, by Ecus House, which has recently been released and has this very cool cover to the left. The second is a Spanish translation, which will be released next month by [...]
I spent yesterday with the Brooklyn Babes Bookclub, located in Dyker Heights. Their club has been going since 1997, and their meeting (hosted by Joann) included some amazing food, lots of laughs, and conversation about The Good Thief. Their president, Lisa, started the club after having her first child, and they’ve read all kinds of [...]
For years, old students of mine, schools I’ve visited, and writers I’ve worked with have asked if I would ever teach a class again. (In the past I’ve taught at New York University, Gotham Writers’ Workshop, Colgate Writers’ Conference, Breadloaf Writers’ Conference, the Imagination Conference, & the Sirenland Writers’ Conference, but my focus for the past [...]
I’ll be doing three events this weekend in NYC. The first is tonight at KGB Bar at 7 pm with One Story author Andrew Porter, whose great collection, The Theory of Light & Matter, has just been released in paperback. The second will be Saturday at Cornelia St. Cafe at 6pm with the Italian-American Writers [...]
Just before the holiday began, I spoke with a group of students from the Paideia School in Atlanta, GA who had been studying The Good Thief. Their teacher, Greg Chagnon, a talented writer and Sirenland alum, organized a skype talk with the class, where we talked about the different characters, and which actors would be best to play [...]
Today I did a workshop with Girls Write Now, a great organization that provides guidance, support, and opportunities for New York City’s underserved or at-risk high school girls. Each girl is matched with a female NYC author who mentors them through the program, takes monthly creative writing classes with them, and helps them to navigate the most [...]
