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Upstairs at the Strand: Writers in Conversation at the Legendary Bookstore
Jessica Strand (Ed.)
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Description for Upstairs at the Strand: Writers in Conversation at the Legendary Bookstore
Paperback. Revelatory conversations between renowned writers at New York City's legendary bookshop. Editor(s): Strand, Jessica; Aguilar, Andrea. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 188.
Based on a series of talks pairing writers of note, Upstairs at the Strand offers candid accounts of the ways leading writers work, think and live. The book features such celebrated novelists, playwrights and poets as Martin Amis, Paul Auster, Charles Simic, Patti Smith and Mark Strand, as well as contemporary stars such as Hilton Als and Tea Obreht.
Based on a series of talks pairing writers of note, Upstairs at the Strand offers candid accounts of the ways leading writers work, think and live. The book features such celebrated novelists, playwrights and poets as Martin Amis, Paul Auster, Charles Simic, Patti Smith and Mark Strand, as well as contemporary stars such as Hilton Als and Tea Obreht.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393352085
SKU
9780393352085
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About Jessica Strand (Ed.)
Jessica Strand, former events coordinator at the Strand Book Store, is the associate director of public programs at the New York Public Library. She lives in New York. Andrea Aguilar is a freelance journalist based in New York. She has been a contributing writer to El Pais since 2003.
Reviews for Upstairs at the Strand: Writers in Conversation at the Legendary Bookstore
A celebratory literary salute to the Strand's vitality. Favorite authors
very few found on bestseller lists
are a common refrain, and the contributors cite a wide variety of work from a diverse selection of essayists, poets, dramatists, memoirists, novelists, and graphic novelists . . . [and] touch on psychotherapy, imagination, and inspiration, as well as techniques, work habits, gender, and race. Fascinating. ... Read more
very few found on bestseller lists
are a common refrain, and the contributors cite a wide variety of work from a diverse selection of essayists, poets, dramatists, memoirists, novelists, and graphic novelists . . . [and] touch on psychotherapy, imagination, and inspiration, as well as techniques, work habits, gender, and race. Fascinating. ... Read more