David Burr Gerrard Talks with Maxwell Neely-Cohen about The Epiphany Machine
By Ian MacAllen
Wednesday, August 16th, 2017 | 4,887 views
David Burr Gerrard discusses The Epiphany Machine, why he doesn’t have tattoos and generational conflict.
David Burr Gerrard discusses The Epiphany Machine, why he doesn’t have tattoos and generational conflict.
Omar El Akkad discusses his debut novel, American War, reporting on global conflicts, and limitations of an author’s own experience.
Eleanor Catton, author of the The Luminaries and recipient of the 2013 Man Booker Prize winner read from her novel at Community Bookstore. The novel, set in in 1866 New Zealand during the second gold rush, follows a tight structure linked to the signs of the Zodiac. The story unfolds during twelve days throughout a year, each corresponding with the zodiac periods, while twelve characters, also linked to astrological symbols, find themselves caught in a murder mystery.