NYS Writers Institute Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

NYS Writers Institute

Join us tonight for a conversation with Gregory Maguire, discussing his writing and his new "Wicked" spinoff, "The Oracle of Maracoor." 7:30 tonight (Oct. 20). Details at https://t.co/gsZv8J8doI https://t.co/0TcQ6PHFh4

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Poetry Friday -- "August 6" by Sankichi Tōge, translated by Karen Thornber -- and a community reading of John Hersey's "Hiroshima" on Saturday in #albany. More at https://t.co/MyFEnCgwOW @HVWritersGuild @Dwlcx #HiroshimaDay #poetry #poets https://t.co/cgFhgjS5KT

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“The #boomers were dealt an uncommonly good hand, which makes it truly incredible that they should have screwed it up so badly." Agree or disagree w Helen Andrews? Join us for a conversation on Thursday Feb 16 with Helen and Jill Filipovic @ualbany https://t.co/2bjWGurEde

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Join us! Two conversations today (430 & 730 at @ualbany) with Lyzette Wanzer discussing her book new book "Trauma, Tresses, and Truth: Untangling Our Hair Through Personal Narratives" Details at https://t.co/V2tDvEfyUf @INTJs_rock @LacsUalbany @UAlbanyAfricana @UAlbanyTheatre https://t.co/Yh3SePJF9Z

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"In ‘Let the Record Show,’ Sarah Schulman Erects a Monument to the AIDS Movement." -- @nytimes. Join us for a screening of the documentary "United in Anger: A History of ACT UP" and a conversation with @sarahschulman3 at 7:30 tonight at @ualbany. https://t.co/OY6Qjqhh2R https://t.co/0PRB8ZKg7Q

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Join us for a community reading of Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself" in Albany's Washington Park on Wednesday, May 31. (On his birthday!) Details at https://t.co/coVDNhrGCm https://t.co/cePWYsvyTQ

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Join us Monday! José Rivera is a former student of Gabriel García Márquez, and wrote 18 episodes of the forthcoming @netflix series based on "One Hundred Years of Solitude." https://www.nyswritersinstitute.org/jose-rivera https://t.co/ftIRqv5VLj

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Poetry Friday: "Half Light" with Pulitzer Prize-winner Frank Bidart who will join @GarthGreenwell for an online reading at 7 p.m. Monday, July 18, at the NYS Summer Writers Institute. Info at https://t.co/0jAlVk13QS #poetryfriday #poetry #frankbidart @SkidmoreCollege #Salmagundi https://t.co/KaFhjHcIoo

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EVENT REMINDER: Online event with Colson Whitehead at 7 tonight (Wed. April 6). He'll be reading from his novel Harlem Shuffle. Registration required: https://www.nyswritersinstitute.org/colsonwhitehead @rpi #novels #WritingCommunity @colsonwhitehead https://t.co/y9Hwdzp2D5

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"I don't want to be confident or inspirational and I don't really want to buck up anymore because the faking takes more energy sometimes than the work itself.” ― Jessica Valenti, Sex Object: A Memoir