San Francisco author Rebecca Solnit writes in the October Harper’s about the relationship between disasters, authority, and our understanding of human nature. Her essay went to press as Katrina hit and the magazine adds Solnit’s New Orleans postscript at its website today.
Archive for September, 2005:
Flip flops
A Michael Jackson juror sues his publisher to get out of his book deal.
Just out
the San Francisco Literary Map, with illustrations by Paul Madonna and text by Jenny Traig. “The map is like San Francisco itself — tons of interesting stuff crammed into a small area,” says Traig. It includes:
• A timeline of San Francisco’s literary history.
• Literary landmarks.
• Locations of bookstores, publishers, journals, and [...]
Writers4Relief
Book Passage in Corte Madera hosts a Hurricane Katrina benefit at 7pm on Friday, September 9. Amy Tan, Robert Olen Butler, Elizabeth Dewberry, Paul Loeb, Isabel Allende, Lalita Tademy, Ayelet Waldman, Jane Ganahl, Armistead Maupin, Susanne Pari, Jane Hirshfield, devorah major, Lynn Freed, Sylvia Brownrigg, Kathy Kamen Goldmark, Kate Chopin, Martin Cruz Smith, Peggy [...]
Wise words from the Gulf Coast
Kate shares a letter from friend Philip:
The outpouring of support for my family has been overwhelming, and we are extremely appreciative of the prayers, love and donations, however we can no longer accept donations as tens of thousands of gulf coast citizens need the support more than we do. If people wish to help [...]
Flip flops
A Michael Jackson juror sues his publisher to get out of his book deal.
Just out
the San Francisco Literary Map, with illustrations by Paul Madonna and text by Jenny Traig. “The map is like San Francisco itself — tons of interesting stuff crammed into a small area,” says Traig. It includes:
• A timeline of San Francisco’s literary history.
• Literary landmarks.
• Locations of bookstores, publishers, journals, and [...]
Writers4Relief
Book Passage in Corte Madera hosts a Hurricane Katrina benefit at 7pm on Friday, September 9. Amy Tan, Robert Olen Butler, Elizabeth Dewberry, Paul Loeb, Isabel Allende, Lalita Tademy, Ayelet Waldman, Jane Ganahl, Armistead Maupin, Susanne Pari, Jane Hirshfield, devorah major, Lynn Freed, Sylvia Brownrigg, Kathy Kamen Goldmark, Kate Chopin, Martin Cruz Smith, Peggy [...]
Wise words from the Gulf Coast
Kate shares a letter from friend Philip:
The outpouring of support for my family has been overwhelming, and we are extremely appreciative of the prayers, love and donations, however we can no longer accept donations as tens of thousands of gulf coast citizens need the support more than we do. If people wish to help [...]
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