Our inaugural Vulture Festival simply wouldn't have been complete without a chat about the written word. And we got a ton of insight into the world of literary writing during our Vulture Book Club panel with superstar authors Chang-Rae Lee (On Such a Full Sea), Téa Obreht (The Tiger’s Wife), and Akhil Sharma (Family Life). In a discussion guided by critic John Freeman, the authors read passages from their work, waxed philosophical about the writing process, talked about the state of the literature industry, and more. Watch the full conversation below!
- 5/23/2014
- by Abraham Riesman
- Vulture
You didn't think we were done with the Vulture Festival, did you? We're pleased to announce three more events: First, on Saturday, May 10, at 3 p.m., Parks and Recreation star Adam Scott and wife/producing partner Naomi Scott will screen and discuss The Greatest Event in Television History with Vulture senior editor Denise Martin. Buy your tickets here. On the other end of the -brow spectrum, How to Read a Novelist author and former Granta editor John Freeman will talk about global fiction with authors Chang-rae Lee (On Such a Full Sea), Téa Obreht (The Tiger’s Wife), and Akhil Sharma (Family Life). It's on Sunday, May 11, at 11:30 a.m. So get your New York Times reading out of the way early and head on over to Milk Studios. Buy your tickets here. Lastly, Jason Robert Brown, the Broadway composer just nominated for two Tony Awards for his work...
- 4/30/2014
- by Jesse David Fox
- Vulture
Beowulf Sheehan Jonathan Franzen and gala guests at the Center for Fiction dinner this week.
As he is wont to do, “Freedom” and “The Corrections” author Jonathan Franzen was mingling with the literary elite this week, toasting Scribner editor-in-chief Nan Graham and author Bonnie Nadzam on their awards at the Center for Fiction’s annual benefit dinner, held at a regal, private club in midtown. (Graham, who has edited Don DeLillo and Frank McCourt, among other authors, received a lifetime...
As he is wont to do, “Freedom” and “The Corrections” author Jonathan Franzen was mingling with the literary elite this week, toasting Scribner editor-in-chief Nan Graham and author Bonnie Nadzam on their awards at the Center for Fiction’s annual benefit dinner, held at a regal, private club in midtown. (Graham, who has edited Don DeLillo and Frank McCourt, among other authors, received a lifetime...
- 12/9/2011
- by Mike Vilensky
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
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