AUDIO
Peter Carey
Moderated by Aoibheann Sweeney
Mar 20 at 6:30pm
(43.8 mb, 54:39)
Peter Carey reads from his novel, His Illegal
Self, followed by a Q&A session with moderator,
Aoibheann Sweeney and the audience. Carey discusses
the difficulty of writing American characters as
an Australian, how class figures into his work,
the difference between the U.S. and Australian class
system, and how he begins work on a novel.
A two-time Man Booker Prize winner, Australian-born
Peter Carey is the author of several books, including
Oscar and Lucinda (1998) and True History
of the Kelly Gang (2001). He has taught writing
at NYU, Columbia University, and The New School,
and currently directs the MFA program at Hunter
College.
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AUDIO
Deborah Eisenberg
Moderated by Aoibheann Sweeney
Feb 7 at 6:30pm
(46.9 mb, 58:27)
Deborah Eisenberg reads from "Revenge of
the Dinosaurs," followed by a Q&A session
with moderator (and former Eisenberg student) Aoibheann
Sweeney and the audience.
Deborah Eisenberg has authored several short story
collections, including Transactions in a Foreign
Currency, Under the 82nd Airborne, All
Around Atlantis, and most recently, Twilight
of the Superheroes, all cited as New York
Times Notable Books of the Year. Eisenberg is
a Guggenheim Fellow and currently teaches at the University
of Virginia.Dinner music by Eric Kurimski, South American/jazz
guitar.
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AUDIO
George Saunders
Moderated by Aoibheann Sweeney
Jan 17 6:30pm
(46.9 mb, 58:27)
Saunders reads from "Sea Oak," which
can be found in his short story collection Pastoralia
followed by a Q&A session with moderator Aoibheann
Sweeney and the audience.
A MacArthur Fellow, George Saunders is the author
of the short story collections Pastoralia,
CivilWarLand in Bad Decline, and In Persuasion
Nation, which was one of three finalists for
the 2006 Story Prize for best short story
collection of the year. His most recent book is The
Braindead Megaphone, a collection of essays.
Widely translated and anthologized, Saunders currently
teaches in the creative writing program at Syracuse
University.
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VIDEO
The 2007 National
Book Awards
November 14, 2007 ~ New York City
Cindy
Johnson Accepting for Denis Johnson
(41.8 MB, 6:49)
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the National Book Awards,
1950 - 2007
Copyright © National
Book Foundation. All rights reserved.
Images from the National Book Foundation Archives.
Some provided by Robin Platzer/Twin Images and Lorenzo
Ciniglio.
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featured in this film.
AUDIO
Kurt Andersen
BAMcafé
Wed, May 30 at 6:30pm
43.1 MB
Time: 53 minutes 43 seconds
Kurt Andersen reads from his novel Heyday,
an interview follows by moderator Jessica Hagedorn.
Andersen talks about his life as a radio personality,
journalist, and novelist. He discusses why he decided
to expand from nonfiction/journalism to fiction, and
explains his interest in Victorian New York.
Accomplished in a range of media, Kurt Andersen is
a bestselling author, the host and co-creator of the
Peabody Award-winning radio show Studio 360,
and a columnist for New York Magazine. He
lives in New York City.
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AUDIO
Gary Shteyngart
BAMcafé
Thursday, May 17 at 6:30pm
43.6 MB
Time: 54 minutes 21seconds
Gary Shteyngart reads from his novel Absurdistan.
An interview follows by moderator Jessica Hagedorn.
Shteyngart talks about life as a Russian-Jewish writer
and a New Yorker. He speaks about his literary influences
and answers questions from the audience.
Born in Leningrad and raised in the United States,
Gary Shteyngart is the author of the critically acclaimed
novels The Russian Debutante's Handbook and
Absurdistan. He lives in New York City.
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AUDIO
Jonathan Franzen
BAMcafé
Thursday, March
8, 2007 at 6:30pm
43.1 MB
Time: 53 minutes 43 seconds
Jonathan Franzen then reads from his autobiography
The Discomfort Zone: A Personal History, an interview
follows by moderator Brigid Hughes. Franzen talks
candidly about his life as a writer, the difficulty
of writing fiction post-9/11 and the difference between
being a Hollywood celebrity and a "famous"
writer. Franzen talks about what happened when
The Corrections was chosen by Oprah
Winfrey for her book club.
Jonathan Franzen is the author of three novels, including
The Corrections, which won the National Book
Award; a collection of essays (How to Be Alone);
and an autobiography (The Discomfort Zone: A Personal
History). Franzen lives in New York City and
Boulder Creek, California.
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AUDIO
Pete Hamill
Thursday,
January 25, 2007 at 6:30pm
47.7 MB
Time: 59 minutes 28 seconds
Pete Hamill reads from his book Snow in August,
followed by an interview with moderator Brigid
Hughes. Hamill talks candidly about his life in Brooklyn,
and as a newspaperman. He reveals how Mexico influenced
his writing and his philosophy on teaching writing.
An audience Q&A complete the podcast.
Born in Brooklyn in 1935,
Pete Hamill has an extensive background in journalism.
In addition to his work as a journalist, he has received
critical acclaim for his bestselling novels Snow
in August and Forever, his memoirs,
and his biographies.
For more information about
Pete Hamill, visit www.petehamill.com.
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AUDIO
Francine Prose
BAMcafé
Thursday, January 11,
2007
43.3 MB
Time: 53 minutes 59 seconds
Francine Prose reads from her new book Reading
Like A Writer, an interview follows by moderator
Brigid Hughes. Prose talks candidly about her teaching
style, the issues that inform her work and gives insight
into how her style of reading has influenced her writing.
An audience Q&A complete the podcast.
A distinguished critic, essayist, and novelist, Francine
Prose is the author of fourteen works of fiction,
including A Changed Man and Blue Angel,
which was a finalist for the National Book Award,
and the recent non- fiction book Reading Like
a Writer. She has taught literature and writing
at Harvard, the University of Arizona, the University
of Utah, Bard College and The New School. Prose lives
in New York City.
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