Lectures tagged "Writing Process"


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Steve Almond 101
Steve Almond
February 16, 2010
01:16:00
Author Steve Almond reads from his new book, This Won't Take but a Minute, Honey, and discusses his unique take on the art and craft of creative writing. This lecture is particularly geared towards creative writing students and beginning writers.
Patti Callahan Henry: The Power of Reading and Writing
Patti Callahan Henry
February 2, 2010
00:55:11
National bestselling author Patti Callahan Henry talks about why she writes and how she came to writing as a career.
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Rebecca Goldstein: The Atheist with a Soul
Rebecca Newberger Goldstein
January 30, 2010
Author and philosopher Rebecca Goldstein discusses her latest work, 36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction, which is perhaps best described as a hybrid.
Harold Evans and Jason Epstein on Publishing and Memoirs
Harold Evans
December 3, 2009
00:52:45
Two lions of the publishing industry, Harold Evans and Jason Epstein, talk about their new memoirs. In My Paper Chase, Harold Evans recounts the wild and wonderful tale of newspapering life. His story stretches from the 1930s to his service in WWII, through towns big and off the map.
This Won't Take But a Minute, Honey
This Won't Take But a Minute, Honey
Steve Almond
December 2, 2009
00:53:58
Author Steve Almond (Candyfreak, My Life in Heavy Metal) reads from his new book, This Won't Take but a Minute, Honey, and discusses why he chose to publish the book using Harvard Book Store's Espresso Book Machine.
Kristin Cashore: Fire
Kristin Cashore
November 24, 2009
00:15:01
Young-adult author Kristin Cashore reads from Fire, her eagerly anticipated follow-up to 2008's Graceling. It is not a peaceful time in the Dells. In King City, the young King Nash is clinging to the throne, while rebel lords in the north and south build armies to unseat him.
Cory Doctorow: Makers
Cory Doctorow
November 16, 2009
00:46:03
Sci-fi novelist and technology activist Cory Doctorow reads from Makers, his new novel about the near future of technological innovation.
In Homage to Robert Jordan
Harriet McDougal
November 13, 2009
00:46:32
Fantasy writer Robert Jordan’s widow and editor Harriet McDougal and writer Brandon Sanderson get together to talk about how Harriet picked Brandon to complete her late husband's Wheel of Time series. and how Brandon first saw the final notes and material left by Jordan.