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Letters About Literature
May 19, 2007
Pooja Manor writer
Evan T. Dixon writer
Katja Martin writer
SangoHo Chun writer
Jamie Helyar writer
Linda Fong writer

The Georgia Center for the Book honors the Georgia finalists of the 2007 "Letters About Literature" competition, sponsored by Target. These young writers read their inspirational letters written to a writer about his or her book, and describe how that book has changed their lives.

Literature & Philosophy
Authors | Culture | inspiration | Letters | writers | Fiction | Literature & Philosophy
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Georgia Center for the Book
Tribute to John Updike
Nicholson Baker
01:01:50
Authors Nicholson Baker, Samuel Shem (pen-name of Dr. Stephen Bergman), and Anne Bernays; editor and journalist Charles McGrath; critic and scholar William Pritchard; and family members paid tribute to author John Updike, who passed away on January 27, 2009 at the age of 76.
Crafting Carmen: Creating a New Opera
Esther Nelson
00:47:16
Boston Lyric Opera’s General and Artistic Director Esther Nelson, Director of Artistic Operations Nicholas Russell, Director of Production Dan Duro and Carmen’s Stage Director Nicholas Muni share what it takes to get an opera to the stage, and discuss all that goes into creating a new produ
Ties That Bind: Family in Fiction
Michael Thomas
00:51:08
Bret Anthony Johnston, director of creative writing at Harvard and author of Corpus Christi: Stories, hosts a novelist panel on the family in fiction.
John Hodgman Interviewed by Tom Perrotta
Tom Perrotta
00:52:45
Tom Perrotta grills (or perhaps roasts, as on a slow-burning fire) the man whose irresistible humor begat Hodgmania on topics ranging from the sublime to the downright silly.
Cynthia Lopez: WAM! 2009 Keynote
Cynthia Lopez
01:00:49
Cynthia Lopez, vice president of American Documentary's P.O.V., delivers the keynote address at the 2009 Women, Action & the Media conference.
Audio-only
Maria Hinojosa: WAM! 2006 Keynote
Maria Hinojosa
01:14:19
Maria Hinojosa, veteran journalist and author of Crews and Raising Raoul, shares her own story and shows us all how to take our places in the public conversation. This presentation kicks off the 3rd Annual Women, Action, and the Media Conference.

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