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Love and Shame and Love

Autor: Peter Orner

Número de Páginas: 361

Alexander Popper can't stop remembering. Four years old when his father tossed him into Lake Michigan, he was told, Sink or swim, kid. In his mind, he's still bobbing in that frigid water. The rest of this novel's vivid cast of characters also struggle to remain afloat: Popper's mother, stymied by an unhappy marriage, seeks solace in the relentless energy of Chicago; his brother, Leo, shadow boss of the family, retreats into books; paternal grandparents, Seymour and Bernice, once high fliers, now mourn for long lost days; his father, a lawyer and would-be politician obsessed with his own success, fails to see that the family is falling apart; and his college girlfriend, the fiercely independent Kat, wrestles with impossible choices. Covering four generations of the Popper family, Peter Orner illuminates the countless ways that love both makes us whole and completely unravels us. A comic and sorrowful tapestry of memory of connection and disconnection, Love and Shame and Love explores the universals with stunning originality and wisdom.

Still No Word From You

Autor: Peter Orner

Número de Páginas: 321

Longlisted for the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay A new collection of pieces on literature and life by the author of Am I Alone Here?, a finalist for the NBCC Award for Criticism Stationed in the South Pacific during World War II, Seymour Orner wrote a letter every day to his wife, Lorraine. She seldom responded, leading him to plead in 1945, “Another day and still no word from you.” Seventy years later, Peter Orner writes in response to his grandfather’s plea: “Maybe we read because we seek that word from someone, from anyone.” From the acclaimed fiction writer about whom Dwight Garner of The New York Times wrote, “You know from the second you pick him up that he’s the real deal,” comes Still No Word from You, a unique chain of essays and intimate stories that meld the lived life and the reading life. For Orner, there is no separation. Covering such well-known writers as Lorraine Hansberry, Primo Levi, and Marilynne Robinson, as well as other greats like Maeve Brennan and James Alan McPherson, Orner’s highly personal take on literature alternates with his own true stories of loss and love, hope and despair. In his mother’s copy of A...

Last Car Over the Sagamore Bridge

Autor: Peter Orner

Número de Páginas: 195

Peter Orner zeroes in on the strange ways our memories define us: A woman's husband dies before their divorce is finalized; a man runs for governor of Illinois and loses much more than an election; two brothers play beneath the infamous bridge at Chappaquiddick. Employing the masterful compression for which he has been widely praised, Orner presents a kaleidoscope of individual lives viewed in startling, intimate close-up. Whether writing of Geraldo Rivera's attempt to reveal the contents of Al Capone's vault or of a father and daughter trying to outrun a hurricane, Orner illuminates universal themes. In stories that span considerable geographic ground -- from Chicago to Wyoming, from Massachusetts to the Czech Republic -- he writes of the past we can't seem to shake, the losses we can't make up for, and the power of our stories to help us reclaim what we thought was gone forever. "A ravishing collection, full of wisdom, grief, beauty, and especially surprise." -- Anthony Doerr, author of The Shell Collectors

¿Hay alguien ahí?

Autor: Peter Orner

Número de Páginas: 275

Peter Orner lee en el sótano de su edificio, lee mientras cuida a su hija en una plaza, lee en hospitales y en una selva tomada por la revuelta sandinista, lee durante su divorcio, lee a través de la distancia y la pérdida, lee para sentirse acompañado durante la enfermedad y la muerte de su padre. En un diálogo que va desde J. D. Salinger y Virginia Woolf hasta Isaac Babel, Juan Rulfo y Eudora Welty, Orner escribe sobre los autores que lo ayudan a recorrer su duelo y a entender el lugar de la ficción en nuestras vidas. ¿Hay alguien ahí? es un libro visceral y conmovedor sobre la lectura y el oficio del escritor, sobre la soledad y nuestra relación con los libros.

Fuego en la garganta

Autor: Beatriz Serrano

Número de Páginas: 343

«Todo parecía ir bien, pero Blanca sabía que nada iba bien en realidad». Una novela generacional, fresca y mordaz. Una mañana de 1993, la vida de Blanca se rompe cuando su padre le anuncia que su madre no regresará. A partir de entonces, Blanca teme que pueda tener un don insólito: la capacidad de obrar milagros, aunque el primero sea provocar la muerte de una niña que se burla de su situación familiar. Con el peso de la culpa sobre sus hombros y las ansiedades propias del abandono, Blanca busca en internet personas con las que hablar y conecta con un grupo de chicas que también se encuentran solas y perdidas. Unidas por la fascinación que sienten por Charles y Marilyn Manson, Joy Division y su gusto por vestir de negro, Blanca encuentra en ellas a su familia elegida. Fuego en la garganta recorre la infancia y la adolescencia de una chica que no encuentra su lugar en el mundo. Una aventura que se trasladará de las pantallas a un mundo real en el que habitan padres ausentes, héroes inesperados, monjas, tecnófobos y jipis del sur de España.

The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2013

Autor: Dave Eggers

Número de Páginas: 507

Dave Eggers and his students at the 826 Valencia and 826 Michigan writing labs compile fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and comics, as well as category-defying gems that have become one of the hallmarks of this lively collection.

Pennsylvania Archives

Autor: Samuel Hazard , John Blair Linn , William Henry Egle , George Edward Reed , Thomas Lynch Montgomery , Gertrude Mackinney , Charles Francis Hoban

Número de Páginas: 820

A collection of documents supplementing the companion series known as "Colonial records," which contain the Minutes of the Provincial council, of the Council of safety, and of the Supreme executive council of Pennsylvania.

Bulletin critique du livre français

Número de Páginas: 338

The 826 Quarterly

Autor: Students In Conjunction With 826 Valencia

Número de Páginas: 194

This latest collection of student writing includes submissions from 826 Valencia workshops in sportswriting, horror and dark fantasy, bilingual poetry, and our summer writing camp. A foreword by Victor LaValle is included.

The New Yorker

Número de Páginas: 1260

Jeff Herman's Guide to Book Publishers, Editors and Literary Agents 2006

Autor: Jeff Herman

Número de Páginas: 820

Now updated for 2008, this annual edition of the classic bestselling directory provides everything working writers need to find the most receptive publishers, editors, and agents for their work.

Jeff Herman's Guide to Book Publishers, Editors & Literary Agents 2007

Autor: Jeff Herman

Número de Páginas: 980

Presents a guide to the names and specialities of American and Canadian publishers, editors, and literary agents, including information on the acquisition process and on choosing literary agents.

2008 Novel & Short Story Writer's Market

Autor: Lauren Mosko

Número de Páginas: 664

For 27 years, fiction writers have depended on Novel & Short Story Writer's Market to help them sell their work and make professional connections in the industry. Listings for more than 1,300 book publishers, magazines, literary agents, writing contests and conferences-more than 60 of which are new to this edition-provide current contact information, editorial needs, schedules and guidelines that save you time and take the guesswork out of the submission process. Inside this edition, you'll also find: Interviews with best-selling and award-winning authors, such as Percival Everett, Sigrid Nunez, Lisa See, John Connolly, and Greg Rucka, offering practical guidance and a glimpse into the successful writing life, Articles on the business of fiction, including advice on hiring a publicist, working with a coauthor, testing the legitimacy of online journals, and bouncing back from rejection, Craft instruction to help you determine if your novel has what it takes to survive the slush pile. Novel & Short Story Writer's Market contains everything you need to know to submit your fiction. We've done your research for you-so you can get back to writing. Book jacket.

Index to Jewish Periodicals

Número de Páginas: 1044

An author and subject index to selected and American Anglo-Jewish journals of general and scholarly interests.

Sonora Review

Número de Páginas: 214

The Believer

Número de Páginas: 472

2002 Guide to Literary Agents

Autor: Rachel Vater

Número de Páginas: 408

An indispensable guide for every stage of a writer's career. A writer's search for representation, from finding an agent to signing a contract, begins here.