Octavia Books hosts Roxane Gay at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 12, at the JCC (5342 St. Charles). Gay will read from and sign copies of her book. You must pre-purchase the book from Octavia Books to attend the event, and only copies purchased from Octavia Books will be signed. New York Times bestselling author Roxane Gay has written with … Roxane Gay in conversation with Maurice Carlos Ruffin
The Tennessee Williams Literary Festival takes place this weekend. Room 220 recommends you find yourself at these events: (UPDATE:) The Internet Age has seen a renaissance of the novella. If you’re a fiction writer, and are free at 9 a.m. on Friday, attending Justin Torres’ masterclass on the Art of the Super-Sleek Novel is a … Room 220’s picks for this weekend’s Tennessee Williams Festival
By Jamey Hatley I am not entirely convinced that Roxane Gay is a single entity. I intend to find out at the Tennessee Williams Literary Festival, where she will sit for panels and interviews on both Saturday and Sunday, March 22 and 23, at the Hotel Monteleone (214 Royal St.; see links for times). Gay … Inhabited by the story: An interview with Roxane Gay
Author Jami Attenberg attended the Jonathan Franzen event last night at Tulane, and wrote a blog post based on her notes that’s getting trafficked around the interwebs, particularly because of Franzen’s negative comments about Twitter. From Attenberg’s post: [Franzen] on social media: “It’s a free country. People can do whatever they want within the law, … He has a publicist who probably dreams about him every night
