May 17th
John Cheever at 100 with Michael Chabon. Ben Cheever, Susan Cheever and others
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n the occasion of John Cheever’s centenary, friends and family gather to remember him and read from his work. “There is a great, questing soul alive everywhere in [his] stories, a soul trying to come to grips with the parameters of human experience amid the ravishing beauty of nature,” wrote…
n the occasion of John Cheever’s centenary, friends and family gather to remember him and read from his work.“There is a great, questing soul alive everywhere in [his] stories, a soul trying to come to grips with the parameters of human experience amid the ravishing beauty of nature,” wrote T. C. Boyle. “Few prose writers can touch Cheever for the painterly precision of his descriptions, and the reward of them, too—his characters, locked in the struggles of suburban and familial angst, regularly experience moments of transcendence and rebirth.” $27 / $10 for those 35 and under This reading is in memory of Ronald Busch.
Francisco Goldman’s recent memoir is Say Her Name. It “must be the only book about love ever written. It’s certainly the only one I’ll ever need to read,” wrote Susan Choi. “Francisco Goldman has alchemized grief into joy, death into life and the act of reading into one of resurrection.…
Francisco Goldman’s recent memoir is Say Her Name.It “must be the only book about love ever written. It’s certainly the only one I’ll ever need to read,” wrote Susan Choi. “Francisco Goldman has alchemized grief into joy, death into life and the act of reading into one of resurrection. His book is a miracle.”Roger Rosenblatt’s new memoir is Kayak Morning. “Roger Rosenblatt means, I believe, to teach patience, love, a fondness for the quotidian and a deftness for saving the lost moment—when faced with lacerating loss,” wrote Richard Ford. “These are brilliant lessons, fiercely-learned. But Rosenblatt comes to them and to us—suitably—with immense humility.” $19 / $10 for those 35 and under
Kathryn Harrison’s new novel is Enchantments. “She is one of the most compelling writers I know,” wrote Elizabeth Berg. “A true artist whose formidable talent is matched by her courage.” Lionel Shriver’s new novel is The New Republic. Her work is “tough, complicated, brilliant,” …
Kathryn Harrison’s new novel is Enchantments.“She is one of the most compelling writers I know,” wrote Elizabeth Berg. “A true artist whose formidable talent is matched by her courage.”Lionel Shriver’s new novel is The New Republic. Her work is “tough, complicated, brilliant,” wrote Ruth Franklin. “Shriver isn’t the kind of writer who lets her themes bubble up opaquely; she seizes them and interrogates them for all they’re worth. … [It’s] exhilarating to be in the presence of a writer who exercises her intelligence so vigorously.” $19 / $10 for those 35 and under
Marilynne Robinson's new collection of essays is When I Was Young I Read Books. “Above all, there is the precision and lyrical power of her language,” wrote James Wood. “And the way it embodies a struggle—the fight with words, the contemporary writer’s fight with the history of words and…
Marilynne Robinson's new collection of essays is When I Was Young I Read Books.“Above all, there is the precision and lyrical power of her language,” wrote James Wood. “And the way it embodies a struggle—the fight with words, the contemporary writer’s fight with the history of words and the presence of literary tradition, the fight to use the best words to describe both the visible and the invisible world.” Tickets available for $19.