Happy New Year! And Happy Winter 2013 Season of Writers Read. This season is going to be a great one, with prize-winning authors from Montreal, Ireland, and the U.S. We hope to see you this year for all these great events: February 1, 2013, 7 p.m. - Madeleine Thien Montreal-based author and winner of the … Continue reading Happy Winter 2013 Season!
“Summer of Hate” named a Best Book of 2012
Cult MTL lists Chris Kraus' "Summer of Hate" as one of the Best Books of 2012.(Chris Kraus was a guest of Writers Read in October 2012)
Thien on Erasure
If a person erases him or herself in order to survive, how can they find that self again?Upcoming Writers Read author, Madeleine Thien, discusses the history of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia - the setting of her novel, Dogs at the Perimeter - in The Guardian.MADELEINE THIENWHEN: Friday, February 1, 2013, at 7:00 p.m.COST: Free (open to … Continue reading Thien on Erasure
C.D. Wright’s Moral Engagement
http://youtu.be/jjZ52yBfFBo March 2010's Writers Read guest, C.D. Wright, winner of the 2009 International Griffin Poetry Prize, gives a reading of the poem "Re: Happiness, in pursuit thereof."
Roddy Doyle has some Fighting Words
Writers Read's guest from October 2011, Roddy Doyle, encourages deprived children to write with his workshop, Fighting Words. It is a Monday morning in the heart of Dublin. In a light, airy room situated in the shadow of the city's looming Croke Park stadium, two dozen schoolgirls in matching navy blue jumpers sit attentively on … Continue reading Roddy Doyle has some Fighting Words
Lydia Davis reveals “Negative Emotions”
Lydia Davis, a guest of Writers Read in November 2011, recently published a short fiction piece in The Coffin Factory magazine.
Madeleine Thien is “On the Move”
Madeleine Thien is interviewed by "On the Move," discussing, among other things, the importance of Canada and Malaysia to her work.
The New Yorker, Part Deux: Rae Armantrout
The New Yorker is giving us yet another reason to be proud this week. Pick up a copy of this week's issue to find a poem, "Sponsor," by Rae Armantrout, who was a guest of Writers Read this semester.
Upcoming Reader, Kevin Barry, in The New Yorker
We are proud to report that Irish writer Kevin Barry, who will be joining Writers Read for a reading on March 8, 2013, is featured in this week's The New Yorker. You can read his interview about that piece, which is called "Ox Mountain Death Song," and his recent novel, City of Bohane, in this … Continue reading Upcoming Reader, Kevin Barry, in The New Yorker
Get a Jump Start on Next Semester’s Readings
The readings for this semester may be over, but next semester is right around the corner! To prepare, pick up Montreal-based writer Madeleine Thien's recent novel, Dogs at the Perimeter, and find out why The Globe and Mail raves that the "clarity and elegance" of Thien's prose leads to her "insight, compassion and quiet determination." … Continue reading Get a Jump Start on Next Semester’s Readings
Writers Read: Concordia university's reading Series 