Articles by Edan Lepucki
December 8, 2010
Los Angeles Literary Highlights 0
Los Angeles-based Millions readers might be interested in some upcoming readings/events with Jon Cotner and Andy Fitch, the authors of Ten Walks/Two Talks. They’ll be at The Public School with Grace Krilanovich on Saturday, 12/11, at Family with Maggie Nelson on Sunday, 12/12, and at Book Soup with Tom Lutz on Thursday, 12/16.
December 2, 2010
In Translation 0
At Salonica, a holiday gift guide for lovers of international literature.
November 23, 2010
No Boys Allowed: A Book Club to Discuss Jonathan Franzen’s Freedom 18
I loved the idea of getting together to discuss a big book, one that people across the nation were also buying, and reading, and meeting to talk about. It felt like we were participating in a cultural moment–it was like getting a Cabbage Patch Kid in the 1980s. Plus, there would be snacks
November 18, 2010
2010 National Book Award Winners Announced 2
The 2010 National Book Awards were announced this evening. In fiction, Jaimy Gordon won for The Lord of Misrule; in nonfiction, Patti Smith won for Just Kids; in poetry, Terrance Hayes won for Lighthead; and for young people’s literature, Kathryn Erskine won for Mockingbird.
November 11, 2010
The Singer’s Gun on the Indie Next Highlights List 0
Congratulations to our very own Emily St. John Mandel, whose second novel, The Singer’s Gun, is included, along with 19 other books, in the 2010 Indie Next List Highlights. Jason Hafer of Wolfgang Books says: “The Singer’s Gun is a taut, restrained book with a quick hook and a long pull. It is a moving [...]
November 3, 2010
What’s the Value of NaNoWriMo? 2
At Salon, Laura Miller protests National Novel Writing Month (a.k.a., NaNoWriMo) and its participants, saying the month-long writing marathon is a waste of time. At the Los Angeles Times book blog Jacket Copy, Carolyn Kellogg disagrees.
