Writers in Person

Sketches of Writers at Readings and in the Wild

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Patricia Lockwood, "Poet Laureate of Twitter," reading from her hilarious and moving new memoir Priestdaddy at @politicsprose. Do you have a favorite Lockwood poem? Maybe from Motherland Fatherland Homelandsexuals or Balloon Pop Outlaw Black? . @penguinrandomhouse @riverheadbooks @octopusbookspoetry . . . . . #DC #lit #book #books #bookstagram #bookaddict #bookshelf #bookshelves #booklove #fiction #nonfiction #story #read #reading #amreading #live #event #author #artist #art #portrait #sketch #pen #penandink #sketchbook #writer #portraiture #poet #poetry (at Politics and Prose Bookstore)

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Mary Ruefle reading John Cage's "Lecture on Nothing" at the @tin_house Summer Workshop. Receiving the portrait afterwards, she said "I love how it could also be a tree, one of the beautiful trees that surround us here." Her latest collection of poetry is My Private Property, and the book Madness, Rack, and Honey collects her lectures in a beautiful volume from @wavepoetry. #THSW . . . . #portland #lit #book #books #bookstagram #bookaddict #bookshelf #bookshelves #booklove #fiction #nonfiction #story #read #reading #amreading #live #event #author #artist #art #portrait #sketch #pen #penandink #sketchbook #writer #portraiture #poet #poetry (at Reed College)

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Roger Reeves, author of King Me, performing poetry at the @tin_house Summer Workshop in Portland #THSW . . . . #portland #lit #book #books #bookstagram #bookaddict #bookshelf #bookshelves #booklove #fiction #nonfiction #story #read #reading #amreading #live #event #author #artist #art #portrait #sketch #pen #penandink #sketchbook #writer #portraiture #poet #poetry (at Reed College)

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A preview of some recent portraits from the @tin_house Summer Workshop in Portland #THSW . . . . #portland #lit #book #books #bookstagram #bookaddict #bookshelf #bookshelves #booklove #fiction #nonfiction #story #read #reading #amreading #live #event #author #artist #art #portrait #sketch #pen #penandink #sketchbook #writer #portraiture #poet #poetry (at Portland, Oregon)

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Renee Gladman, poet and author of the Ravicka novels, reading from Calamities at the @tin_house Summer Workshop in Portland #THSW . . . . #portland #lit #book #books #bookstagram #bookaddict #bookshelf #bookshelves #booklove #fiction #nonfiction #story #read #reading #amreading #live #event #author #artist #art #portrait #sketch #pen #penandink #sketchbook #writer #portraiture #poet #poetry (at Portland, Oregon)

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Saeed Jones @theferocity, author of Prelude to Bruise and Culture Editor for @buzzfeednews, reading from his forthcoming memoir from @simonandschuster at the @tin_house Summer Workshop in Portland #THSW . . . . #portland #lit #book #books #bookstagram #bookaddict #bookshelf #bookshelves #booklove #fiction #nonfiction #litfict #story #read #reading #amreading #live #event #author #artist #art #portrait #sketch #pen #penandink #sketchbook #writer #portraiture #DC @simonbooks @coffeehousepress (at Portland, Oregon)

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Monday night participant readings at the @tin_house Summer Workshop in Portland #THSW . . . . #portland #lit #book #books #bookstagram #bookaddict #bookshelf #bookshelves #booklove #fiction #nonfiction #litfict #story #read #reading #amreading #live #event #author #artist #art #portrait #sketch #pen #penandink #sketchbook #writer #portraiture #DC (at Portland, Oregon)

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Five of Granta's Best Young American Novelists at @politicsprose last night: "Jesse Ball, poet and novelist, author of How to Set a Fire and Why; Mark Doten, Soho Press literary fiction editor and author of The Infernal; Rachel B. Glaser, a poet and fiction writer with a background in the visual arts, whose books include Paulina & Fran; Catherine Lacey, novelist and essayist, whose latest book is The Answers; and Sana Krasikov, author of the short story-collection One More Year and the recently published novel, The Patriots." @granta_magazine @grantabooks @pantheonbooks @pantheonjackets @penguinrandomhouse @graywolfpress @fsgbooks . . . . . . #granta #lit #book #books #bookstagram #bookaddict #bookshelf #bookshelves #booklove #fiction #nonfiction #litfict #story #read #reading #amreading #live #event #author #artist #art #portrait #sketch #pen #penandink #sketchbook #writer #portraiture @acreativedc #madeindc @catherinelacey_ (at Politics and Prose Bookstore)

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Nathan Hill reading from his highly-acclaimed novel The Nix at @politicsprose. The novel is soon to become a miniseries starring Meryl Streep and produced by J.J. Abrams, so, you know, no big deal. . @vintageanchorbooks . . . . . . #dc #lit #book #books #bookstagram #bookaddict #bookshelf #bookshelves #booklove #fiction #nonfiction #litfict #story #read #reading #amreading #live #event #author #artist #art #portrait #sketch #pen #penandink #sketchbook #writer #portraiture @acreativedc #madeindc (at Politics and Prose Bookstore)

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Jeffrey Tambor speaking with Emily Yoffe at @sixthandi about his life, his work on shows like Transparent and Arrested Development, and his new memoir Are You Anybody? "Laughter breaks hate, laughter breaks phobia, laughter brings people together." . . . . . . . #transparent #trans #tv #book #books #bookstagram #bookaddict #bookshelf #bookshelves #booklove #fiction #nonfiction #litfict #story #read #reading #amreading #live #event #author #artist #art #portrait #sketch #pen #penandink #sketchbook #portraiture #DC @transparentamazon @politicsprose @crownpublishing @theatlantic (at Sixth & I)

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Senator Elizabeth Warren reminding us that real change demands political courage, that this fight IS our fight. What an engaging, moving, funny, inspiring evening at @sixthandi @senwarren @elizabethwarrenma. Also, this made my week: Senator Warren came in to thunderous applause, looked around, saw my "Nasty Women Unite" shirt, made eye contact, and mouthed "I love your shirt!" while giving me a double thumbs-up. I nearly swooned. . . . . . . . #politics #thisfightisourfight #lit #book #books #bookstagram #bookaddict #bookshelf #bookshelves #booklove #fiction #nonfiction #litfict #story #read #reading #amreading #live #event #author #artist #art #portrait #sketch #pen #penandink #sketchbook #portraiture #DC @henryholtbooks (at Sixth & I)

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Excited to hear Senator Elizabeth Warren speak about her new book: This Fight is Our Fight at @sixthandi @senwarren @elizabethwarrenma (at Sixth & I)

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Louise Erdrich, author of The Round House, Love Medicine, The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse (and too many other amazing books and stories to list here); winner of the National Book Award and the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction; and owner of the fabulous Birchbark Books in Minneapolis. Her most recent novel, LaRose, was nominated for the 2017 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. @penfaulkner @folgerlibrary @harper . . . . . . . #award #literature #lit #book #books #bookstagram #bookaddict #bookshelf #bookshelves #booklove #fiction #nonfiction #litfict #story #read #reading #amreading #live #event #author #artist #art #portrait #sketch #pen #penandink #sketchbook #portraiture #DC (at Folger Shakespeare Library)

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Imbolo Mbue, author of the novel Behold the Dreamers and winner of the 2017 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. @penfaulkner @folgerlibrary @penguinrandomhouse @randomhouse . . . . . . #award #literature #lit #book #books #bookstagram #bookaddict #bookshelf #bookshelves #booklove #fiction #nonfiction #litfict #story #read #reading #amreading #live #event #author #artist #art #portrait #sketch #pen #penandink #sketchbook #portraiture #DC

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The PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction Ceremony @penfaulkner Saturday, May 6 at 7:00pm Folger Shakespeare Library @folgerlibrary Honoring: IMBOLO MBUE 2017 PEN/Faulkner Award winner for Behold the Dreamers @penguinrandomhouse + finalists + VIET DINH for After Disasters LOUISE ERDRICH for LaRose @harperbooks @harpercollinsus GARTH GREENWELL for What Belongs to You @fsgbooks SUNIL YAPA for Your Heart is a Muscle the Size of a Fist @sunilsyapa @littlebrown With Emcee Ron Charles @ronacharles @washingtonpost . . . . . . #award #literature #lit #book #books #bookstagram #bookaddict #bookshelf #bookshelves #booklove #fiction #nonfiction #litfict #story #read #reading #amreading #live #event #author #artist #art #portrait #sketch #pen #penandink #sketchbook #portraiture #DC (at Folger Shakespeare Library)

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Claire Vaye Watkins, author of Gold Fame Citrus and Battleborn (winner of the Story Prize), speaking on a brilliant panel about women in the apocalypse with Lucy Corin, Sandra Newman, Alexander Lumans, and Manuel Gonzales. . . . . . . #la #climate #scifi #lit #book #books #bookstagram #bookaddict #bookshelf #bookshelves #booklove #fiction #nonfiction #litfict #story #read #reading #amreading #live #event #author #artist #art #portrait #sketch #pen #penandink #sketchbook #portraiture @acreativedc @oldmanlumans @hrniles @thestoryprize @umichwriters (at Walter E. Washington Convention Center)

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Angela Flournoy @angelaflournoy, author of The Turner House (finalist for the National Book Award), reading and speaking at the @penfaulkner "Class in the Black Community" event with Margo Jefferson, Marcus Guillory, and Lisa Page. @politicsprose @hmhbooks. . . . . . #american #lit #book #books #bookstagram #bookaddict #bookshelf #bookshelves #booklove #fiction #nonfiction #litfict #story #read #reading #amreading #live #event #author #artist #art #portrait #sketch #pen #penandink #sketchbook #writer #portraiture @acreativedc #madeindc (at Folger Shakespeare Library)