Sarah Gerard discusses her new essay collection, Sunshine State, Florida as a character, class awareness, and the evolution of the collection.

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Omar El Akkad discusses his debut novel, American War, reporting on global conflicts, and limitations of an author’s own experience.

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The New York City Reading Series Census is an ongoing project to catalogue the contemporary literary scene. Any reading series curator in the New York area can take the survey here.

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WHOM WANTS TO CRY. We love grammar, memes, & incorrectly using words. And, of course, crying.

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Julie Buntin was at Powerhouse Bookstore to discuss Marlena, her debut novel about female friendship, and she discussed the midwest, wealth disparity, and female friendships.

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David Samuel Levison discusses his new novel Tell Me How This Ends Well, anti-semitism in America,

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Elif Batuman discusses her debut novel The Idiot, the difference between objective and subjective writing, and the importance of editing.

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