Monthly Archives: September 2005

Bay Area Author wins big

September 30, 2005
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Yiyun Li of Oakland has won the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award for her debut collection, A Thousand Years of Good Prayers. She gets 50,000 big ones–that’s pounds, not dollars–and lots of love, which began with a gala dinner and award ceremonyin Cork, Ireland. Li is originally from Beijing, but, not surprisingly, is a graduate of Iowa. Read about the author and the book here.

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people who need editor people

September 30, 2005
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Yesterday, I received a note from Ericka Lutz at Literary Mama, suggesting a small edit on a story of mine they’re running in October. It was a very good edit, so precise and insightful, and, in a way, so obvious, that I was surprised I hadn’t thought of it myself. I told Ericka to go ahead with the edit, noting, “Why didn’t I think of that?” In response, she quoted a zen aphorism: “The eye that sees but cannot see itself; the sword that cuts but cannot cut itself,” adding, “That’s why, I guess, it’s often helpful to have...

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jazz city still swings–a benefit

September 29, 2005
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PJ’s Oyster Bed & Pamela Alma Bass invite you to: Jazz City Still Swings! Writers, Actors, Singers & Musicians raise a stir for New Orleans! Featuring: Catherine Brady, Jeff Greenwald, Michelle Richmond, Andrew Altschul, Amy Thigpen, Juju Thigpen, Kai Mactane, Stephen Bass, Laurel Carangelo, Adam Venker & special guests, plus: live Zydeco music! When: October 1rst, 2005 2:00 p.m. At: P.J.’s Oyster Bed 737 Irving Street @ 9th Avenue San Francisco, CA 94122 USA 415-566-7775 Serving: Wine, Jambalaya, red beans & rice $20-$50 and up sliding scale All proceeds benefit Project Heal & New Orleans Hospitality Disaster Relief Fund...

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own a piece of lit history…& support a good cause!

September 28, 2005
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If you missed the Katrina Benefit Reading put on by Stephen Elliott, Matthew Iribarne, and the Progressive Reading Series at the Makeout Room last week, don’t despair, you can still pretend you were there. For auction here at Sans Serif is an event poster signed by all fourteen of the participating authors: Daniel Handler (aka Lemony Snicket), Firoozeh Dumas, Julie Orringer, Peter Orner, Daphne Gottlieb, Kaui Hart Hemmings, Truong Tran, Michelle Richmond, Anne Marino, Micheline Aharonian Marcom, Tom Barbash, Andrew Sean Greer, Kirk Read, and San Francisco favorite Michelle Tea. Proceeds will go to the Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation....

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the other kevin and the other oscar at the mechanics institute library

September 27, 2005
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If you missed Kevin (no not my Kevin, the other Kevin) and the Bookmark Now posse this summer, well, all I can say is, where were you, dude? Because Kevin was pretty much everywhere. Lucky for you, it’s not too late to hear the enthusiastic editor of this snappy literary volume talk abut the future of the book, along with Oscar Villalon and other San Francisco book people. It happens Tuesday night, Sept. 27, at the best little library in the Bay Area. Also on hand will be Ingrid Nystrom, Events Manager of Stacey’s Bookstore and Rosie Levy, Program...

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