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New York Times bestselling author and Nowhere Bookshop owner Jenny Lawson releases her third book this month,
Broken (In the Best Way Possible). Touted as “her most personal book yet,” this release includes a discussion of Lawson’s experimental treatment for depression using transcranial magnetic stimulation. As with her previous titles, Lawson takes everything from calls with her insurance company to business ideas she would pitch on
Shark Tank and turns them into hilarious essays.
Lawson and Nowhere Bookshop host an online book club, Fantastic Strangelings, which sends subscribed readers a new book each month. In April, they’re digging into
Texas city s storied book fest returns with all-star author lineup Piper Kerman, author of
Photo by Sam Zalutsky Spiegel and Grau More than 200 authors, including a couple from Dallas-Fort Worth, are taking part in the 2021 virtual San Antonio Book Festival. On March 9, organizers revealed the full details behind this year s celebration, which includes more than 100 sessions and special lit-themed events. The weekend festivities take place April 9-11, and will allow attendees a chance to engage with celebrated authors from across the city, state, and nation. Registration is free and can be done here. North Texas authors joining this year s virtual San Antonio Book Fest are Dallas
San Antonio Book Festival 2021 will feature Walter Isaacson, Sandra Cisneros, Jeff VanderMeer, Nic Stone
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Author Walter Isaacson will discuss his latest nonfiction book, “The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race,” during the 2021 San Antonio Book Festival.Simon & SchusterShow MoreShow Less
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“The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing and the Future of the Human Race” by Walter Isaacson.Simon & Schuster /APShow MoreShow Less
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Charles Yu, author of Interior Chinatown,” will take part in the 2021 edition of the San Antonio Book Festival.Tina Chiou /Show MoreShow Less
San Antonio Book Festival Reveals Lineup For Extended Fest tpr.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tpr.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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These days, essayist Annabelle Gurwitch (
You’re Leaving When?, Counterpoint, Apr.) appreciates writing that offers closure. “With the pandemic, everything’s taking so much longer,” she says. “It seems harder to complete tasks, but reading essays and short stories, I get that beginning, middle, and end experience.”
Personal essays in particular can offer a welcome sense of connection with the writer, say other practitioners of the form. “One of the things I miss most about having a social life is meeting a new friend, or reconnecting with an old one,” says Melissa Febos (
Girlhood, Bloomsbury, Mar.). “The best essays give me that feeling.”