Are you a bit theatrical? You’re not the only one. There are so many new and fabulous shows that we’re going to focus on those first, followed by literary events, music of all kinds, art exhibits and of course nightlife, all in Going Out.
New York Trilogy in three separate volumes, Laurie Colwin’s
Happy All the Time, Barry Hannah’s
Ray, Robb Forman Dew’s
Dale Loves Sophie to Death (which won a National Book Award), Tim O’Brien’s
The Things They Carried, Grace Paley’s
Later the Same Day, Larry Heinemann’s
Paco’s Story (another NBA winner), Frederick Barthelme’s
Moon Deluxe, Frank Conroy’s
Midair, Pete Dexter’s
You Bright and Risen Angels, Ivan Doig’s
English Creek, and Wallace Stegner’s
Crossing to Safety.
As is so often the case, editorial passion conquered timid conventional wisdom, and literature was born.