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In Contre Sainte Beuve, Marcel Proust writes: "In reality, as soon as each hour of one's life has died, it embodies itself in some material object, as do the souls of the dead in certain folk-stories,...
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New York City: Literary Agents 2
Agent Michelle Tessler (center) discusses the author-agent relationship with Simon & Schuster editor Jofie Ferrari-Adler (left) and author Yelena Akhtiorskaya.Image Credit: Christy Whitney
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Norwegian writer Karl Ove Knausgaard was well known for his fiction in his native country, but his six-volume, 3,600-page autobiography, My Struggle, has made him a literary sensation, with some...
View ArticleBritish Authors in Poverty, Scarlett Johansson Wins Novel Lawsuit, and More
Staff First edition of Das Kapital sells for $40,000; Costco pulls book by conservative author; Mary Dougherty named director of University of Massachusetts Press; and other news.Page 1This is all the...
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New York City: Literary Agents 3
Debut author Yelena Akhtiorskaya (center) discusses the author-agent relationship with agents Michelle Tessler (left) and Jim Rutman. Image Credit: Christy Whitney
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New York City: Literary Agents 4
Agent Jim Rutman of Sterling Lord Literistic (center) discusses the author-agent relationship with debut authors Yelena Akhtiorskaya (left) and Mira Jacob.Image Credit: Christy Whitney
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New York City: Literary Agents 5
Mira Jacob (right), author of the debut novel The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing, discusses the author-agent relationship with agent Jim Rutman.Image Credit: Christy Whitney
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New York City: Literary Agents 6
Simon & Schuster editor Jofie Ferrari-Adler, who moderated the Agents & Authors panel with agents Michelle Tessler and Jim Rutman and debut authors Yelena Akhtiorskaya and Mira Jacob.Image...
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New York City: Literary Agents 7
Audience members listen to advice from literary agents during the Poets & Writers Live event on June 21, 2014, in New York City.Image Credit: Christy Whitney
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New York City: Literary Agents 8
Audience members listen to advice from literary agents during the Poets & Writers Live event on June 21, 2014, in New York City.Image Credit: Christy Whitney
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New York City: Literary Agents 9
Poet Edward Hirsch (left) talks about writing with fiction writer Tayari Jones during the Why We Write panel at the Poets & Writers Live event on June 21, 2014, in New York City.Image Credit:...
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New York City: Literary Agents 9.1
Fiction writer Tayari Jones (center) talks about why we write with poet Edward Hirsch (left) and fiction writer Victor LaValle.Image Credit: Christy Whitney
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New York City: Literary Agents 9.2
Fiction writer Victor LaValle (center) talks about why we write with moderator Kevin Larimer (far left), poet Edward Hirsch, and fiction writers Tayari Jones, Roxana Robinson, and Tiphanie...
View ArticleFireworks
This past weekend the sky was filled with sparkling bursts of light. A symbol of celebration, these explosive light shows often bring up unexpected emotions in people viewing them. What do fireworks...
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New York City: Literary Agents 9.3
Tiphanie Yanique (right), author of the novel Land of Love and Drowning, talks about why she writes with novelist Roxana Robinson.Image Credit: Christy Whitney
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New York City: Literary Agents 9.4
Novelist Roxana Robinson (left) talks with audience members following the panel on Why We Write at the Poets & Writers Live event on June 21, 2014.Image Credit: Christy Whitney
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New York City: Literary Agents 9.5
Poet Edward Hirsch (right) speaks with an audience member following the Why We Write panel at the Poets & Writers Live event on June 21, 2014.Image Credit: Christy Whitney
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New York City: Literary Agents 9.6
Kevin Larimer, editor in chief of Poets & Writers, introduces poet Frank Bidart at the Poets & Writers Live event on June 21, 2014.Image Credit: Christy Whitney
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New York City: Literary Agents 9.7
Poet Frank Bidart reads from his collection Metaphysical Dog at the Poets & Writers Live event on June 21, 2014.Image Credit: Christy Whitney
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New York City: Literary Agents 9.8
Poet Frank Bidart (left) and novelist William Giraldi field questions from the audience during a Q&A session following Bidart's poetry reading on June 21, 2014.Image Credit: Christy Whitney
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