The Summer Literary Salon at the New School
Have you ever wished you could experience a new book with the author beside you, reading passages aloud to you and responding to your questions?
In each of these unique weeklong seminars, an instructor from the New School Writing Program introduces a book over three evenings of informed, lively discussion; for the fourth evening, the author joins the class for a structured session combining a salon-style reading and an intimate Q&A. Books must be read prior to the first discussion session. Please call the Writing Program at 212-229-5611 if you have any questions. To register, call 212-229-5119.
Literary Salon: Adam Haslett NWRW0554
4 sessions. Mon thru Thurs, 6:00-7:50 PM, beg. June 21. $165.00
John Aiello
With his 2002 debut short story collection, You are not a Stranger Here, Adam Haslett entered the literary world at full stride, taking the L.L. Winship/PEN New England Award and placing as a finalist for the Pulitzer and the National Book Award. The nine stories in this remarkable first effort chart a range of human emotion broad enough to fill a novel. Haslett's voice is unmistakable, illuminating with incisive prose and sudden flashes of poetry his characters' hearts and the secrets at the core of their lives. The New York Times Book Review called You are not a Stranger Here "the herald of a phenomenal career." (Non-Credit)
Literary Salon: Lucille Clifton NWRW0555
4 sessions. Mon thru Thurs, 6:00-7:50 PM, beg. June 28. $165.00
Eve Grubin
Lucille Clifton has said, "Poetry should comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable." We discuss this concept while reading poems from many of Clifton's books, including Good Woman, The Book of Light, The Terrible Stories, Blessing the Boats, and her forthcoming Mercy. A chancellor of the Academy of American poets, Clifton has received many awards and distinctions including the National Book Award for Blessing the Boats. We discuss Clifton's use of traditional form as well as her radical and playful relationship with language, which creates her unique style. (Non-Credit)
Literary Salon: Jennifer Egan NWRW0556
4 sessions. Mon thru Thurs, 6:00-7:50 PM, beg. July 12. $165.00
Karen McKinnon
Jennifer Egan is an acclaimed writer of novels, short stories, and essays that combine compelling storytelling and penetrating cultural commentary. A National Book Award finalist, Look at Me limns the mysteries of human identity and the stranglehold our image-obsessed culture has on us all (Newsweek). Ingeniously constructed, the novel explores what Egan calls media hangover--a longing for experience that is unmediated with emotional daring and depth, fresh imagery, impeccable comic timing, and tremendous intelligence. The recipient of a NEA fellowship and a Guggenheim Fellowship, Egan is also the author of the novel The Invisible Circus and of the story collection Emerald City. Her short stories have appeared in The New Yorker, Harpers, GQ, Ploughshares, and Zoetrope, and she writes frequently for The New York Times Magazine. (Non-Credit)
Literary Salon Seminar: Haslett, Clifton, and Egan NWRW3550
12 sessions. Mon thru Thurs, 6:00-7:50 PM, beg. June 21. $440.00
Deborah Landau
Students participate in three consecutive Literary Salon intensives. Noncredit students pay a reduced tuition by enrolling in the seminar. The seminar may be taken for undergraduate credit. For information about required work for credit students, call (212) 229-5119. (3 credits)
In each of these unique weeklong seminars, an instructor from the New School Writing Program introduces a book over three evenings of informed, lively discussion; for the fourth evening, the author joins the class for a structured session combining a salon-style reading and an intimate Q&A. Books must be read prior to the first discussion session. Please call the Writing Program at 212-229-5611 if you have any questions. To register, call 212-229-5119.
Literary Salon: Adam Haslett NWRW0554
4 sessions. Mon thru Thurs, 6:00-7:50 PM, beg. June 21. $165.00
John Aiello
With his 2002 debut short story collection, You are not a Stranger Here, Adam Haslett entered the literary world at full stride, taking the L.L. Winship/PEN New England Award and placing as a finalist for the Pulitzer and the National Book Award. The nine stories in this remarkable first effort chart a range of human emotion broad enough to fill a novel. Haslett's voice is unmistakable, illuminating with incisive prose and sudden flashes of poetry his characters' hearts and the secrets at the core of their lives. The New York Times Book Review called You are not a Stranger Here "the herald of a phenomenal career." (Non-Credit)
Literary Salon: Lucille Clifton NWRW0555
4 sessions. Mon thru Thurs, 6:00-7:50 PM, beg. June 28. $165.00
Eve Grubin
Lucille Clifton has said, "Poetry should comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable." We discuss this concept while reading poems from many of Clifton's books, including Good Woman, The Book of Light, The Terrible Stories, Blessing the Boats, and her forthcoming Mercy. A chancellor of the Academy of American poets, Clifton has received many awards and distinctions including the National Book Award for Blessing the Boats. We discuss Clifton's use of traditional form as well as her radical and playful relationship with language, which creates her unique style. (Non-Credit)
Literary Salon: Jennifer Egan NWRW0556
4 sessions. Mon thru Thurs, 6:00-7:50 PM, beg. July 12. $165.00
Karen McKinnon
Jennifer Egan is an acclaimed writer of novels, short stories, and essays that combine compelling storytelling and penetrating cultural commentary. A National Book Award finalist, Look at Me limns the mysteries of human identity and the stranglehold our image-obsessed culture has on us all (Newsweek). Ingeniously constructed, the novel explores what Egan calls media hangover--a longing for experience that is unmediated with emotional daring and depth, fresh imagery, impeccable comic timing, and tremendous intelligence. The recipient of a NEA fellowship and a Guggenheim Fellowship, Egan is also the author of the novel The Invisible Circus and of the story collection Emerald City. Her short stories have appeared in The New Yorker, Harpers, GQ, Ploughshares, and Zoetrope, and she writes frequently for The New York Times Magazine. (Non-Credit)
Literary Salon Seminar: Haslett, Clifton, and Egan NWRW3550
12 sessions. Mon thru Thurs, 6:00-7:50 PM, beg. June 21. $440.00
Deborah Landau
Students participate in three consecutive Literary Salon intensives. Noncredit students pay a reduced tuition by enrolling in the seminar. The seminar may be taken for undergraduate credit. For information about required work for credit students, call (212) 229-5119. (3 credits)
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