Often come, books have always had Something Interesting going on and he sort of in a singular way writes, has written about unique people and or sometimes extraordinary situations as well but often at the heart of the books unique people, try and make us seem exactly alike and something conformed and conventional and hes done this the last time he was here in seattle was just a couple of years ago with a man most known and quite well known in the world of film walter merch who he kept in touch. All the work hes done as film editor, one of the most, everything. Also astro physicist by heart with rogue theories and group waves passing the night, dialogue about what he was doing. Hes done this in various ways and various times. Tonight hes here for a book by in this case someone we have heard of and that being the late dr. Zachs and this book chronicles 30year friendship, how are you, dr. Zachs in quotes, but a marvelous book that probably book about himself, also has his life, familys li
But Lawrence Weschler has often come, his books have always had Something Interesting going on and i say this in a singular way he writes in about and has written about unique people or sometimes there are extraordinary situations as well but often these books are unique and unusual and this is a time when often it feels like it makes us all same exactly like something informed and conventional. The last time he was here in seattle was a couple of years ago with a man quite wellknown in the world of film walter murch and he had kept in touch and all these work he is done as a film editor. He is one of the foremost to his one in oscar and also an astrophysicist by heart with rogue theories and a book called waves passing in the night a book by Renan Walters with the dialogue of what he was doing. He does it in serious ways in various times. Tonight he is here for a book in this case someone we really have heard of that being delayed dr. Oliver sacks and this book chronicles the 30year f
But Lawrence Weschler has often come, his books have always had Something Interesting going on and i say this in a singular way he writes in about and has written about unique people or sometimes there are extraordinary situations as well but often these books are unique and unusual and this is a time when often it feels like it makes us all same exactly like something informed and conventional. The last time he was here in seattle was a couple of years ago with a man quite wellknown in the world of film walter murch and he had kept in touch and all these work he is done as a film editor. He is one of the foremost to his one in oscar and also an astrophysicist by heart with rogue theories and a book called waves passing in the night a book by Renan Walters with the dialogue of what he was doing. He does it in serious ways in various times. Tonight he is here for a book in this case someone we really have heard of that being delayed dr. Oliver sacks and this book chronicles the 30year f
We were thrilled to have dan sinykin with us for a discussion of big fiction how changed the Publishing Industry and American Literature dan santat is an assistant professor of english at Emory University with a courtesy appointment in, quantitative theory and methods. Hes the author of American Literature and the long downturn neoliberal apocalypse and his writing has appeared in the new york times. The washington, the los angeles review of books, the rumpus and other publications joining dan in conversation is coeditor and publisher of nw plus mark krotov. So without further ado, please join me in welcoming dan and mark to the stage. Hello. Thanks so much for being here. Theres so many places to start. Ill start with myself. How about that . I one of the things that is very exciting to me about talking to you about this book is that i, in some have lived it or have lived a little piece of it working at end. Plus one obviously weve written about about pop, ive written about publishing
[applause] my name is justin desmangles. I am the chair of the before Columbus Foundation. About eight years ago i proceeded in that position, our founder, ishmael reed, we are very fortunate to have with us joining the program today. There were some very big shoes to fill. Of course, i want to thank our friends at the San Francisco jazz center who had been so generous in their support of the american book awards for the last several years. Also our friend at cspan who continue to support the Historical Mission of the before Columbus Foundation and american book awards. I will say a few things about our direction that we embarked on recently. Over the past several years we have expanded our programming to include a number of partnerships in the bay area and nationally, including those with the San Francisco Public Library who i am very honored to say, one of the representatives, stuart shaw who has been instrumental facilitating the collaboration between the before Columbus Foundation