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The Writers' Block | May 21, 2012
Letters to Kurt
Eric Erlandson, founding member of the band Hole, reads a passage from Letters to Kurt, an anguished, angry, and tender meditation on the octane and ether of rock and roll. By Eric Erlandson
The Writers' Block | May 13, 2012
Are You My Mother?
Alison Bechdel, author of the wildly successful Fun Home, reads a passage from her latest graphic memoir, Are You My Mother? By Alison Bechdel
The Writers' Block | May 07, 2012
None of This Is Real
Miranda Mellis reads a passage from None of This Is Real, her collection that imagines a not-too-alternate reality of philosophical children, reincarnating chimeras, mutant matriarchies, and kind seers adapting to affliction. By Miranda Mellis
The Writers' Block | Apr 30, 2012
Europe on 5 Wrong Turns a Day
Doug Mack reads a passage from Europe on 5 Wrong Turns a Day, about being mistaken for a Diane Keaton groupie on a trip to Paris. By Doug Mack
The Writers' Block | Apr 23, 2012
Kasher in the Rye
Moshe Kasher reads a passage from Kasher in the Rye, the true tale of a white boy from Oakland who became a drug addict, criminal, mental patient, and then turned 16. By Moshe Kasher
The Writers' Block | Apr 16, 2012
No One Is Here Except All Of Us
Ramona Ausubel reads a passage from No One Is Here Except All Of Us, about a Romanian village that tries to save itself from the horrors of World War II through the sheer force of imagination. By Ramona Ausubel
The Writers' Block | Apr 09, 2012
More from One More for the People
Martha Grover reads "Swedish Massage," a story from her new collection, One More for the People. By Martha Grover
Literature | Apr 07, 2012
Wayne Koestenbaum and 'The Anatomy of Harpo Marx'
The Anatomy of Harpo Marx, from the poet and cultural critic Wayne Koestenbaum, has the nerve not to be just another impersonal, theory-glazed boredom generator. Instead it's a zesty and deeply literate joy to read. By Jonathan Kiefer
The Writers' Block | Apr 02, 2012
The Mirage
Matt Ruff reads a passage from The Mirage, a mind-bending novel in which an alternate history of 9/11 and its aftermath uncovers startling truths about America and the Middle East. By Matt Ruff
The Writers' Block | Mar 26, 2012
By Blood
Ellen Ullman reads a passage from her latest novel, By Blood, about a disgraced professor who becomes enraptured by the troubles of his psychologist neighbor's patient. By Ellen Ullman
Author Interviews
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Author's Tweets Give New Meaning To Short Fiction
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Jennifer Egan tweeted a science fiction story from the New Yorker fiction Twitter account (@NYerFiction) this week. In the story, Egan takes a character from her novel, A Visit From the Goon Squad, and sets her in a futuristic world in which she is a female spy. Host Scott Simon talks with Egan about the first time The New Yorker serialized fiction on Twitter.
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'Istanbul': A Twisted Tale Of Foreign Espionage
In Joseph Kanon's new spy thriller, Istanbul Passage, former intelligence aide Leon Bauer is caught in the complexities of post-World War II life, in a story of moral compromise and shifting loyalties.
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Examining 'The Leftovers,' After The Rapture
What if the rapture actually occurred? That's the plot of Tom Perrotta's novel The Leftovers, which examines the aftermath of an unexplained rapturelike event in which millions of people around the globe inexplicably disappear into thin air.
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Keeping Your Kids Safe Online: It's 'Common Sense'
Parents should be paying very close attention to the digital media their children are using, says child advocate James Steyer. "Young people in particular often self-reveal before they self-reflect," he says. "There is no eraser button today for youthful indiscretion."
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KQED Art Event Picks
- Sat, May 26, 2012 - Donald E. Lacy, Jr.'s Comedy Monologue Sexphobias
- Sat, May 26, 2012 - International Orange Exhibition
- Sat, May 26, 2012 - Phantoms of Asia at the Asian Art Museum
- Sat, May 26, 2012 - John Chiara Solo Show at the Haines Gallery
- Sat, May 26, 2012 - Renegade Humor at San Jose Museum of Art
- Sat, May 26, 2012 - All You Need is Love at the Museum of Art and History
- Sat, May 26, 2012 - In Conversation: June Schwarcz and John Chiara at the Richmond Art Center
- Sat, May 26, 2012 - Pop-Up Shop: Montalvo Historical Fabrications and Souvenirs
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