The list of well-known writers he represented is long. But his success began with an unknown named Jack Kerouac and his hard-to-sell novel “On the Road.”
Tag: Writing and Writers
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At 66, Elizabeth Strout Has Reached Maximum Productivity
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author has written five books in six years and been nominated for a Booker Prize for “Oh William!” What’s gotten into her?
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Salman Rushdie and What It Means to Support Free Speech
I felt the power of the rush of readers who ran to the stage when Salman Rushdie was attacked.
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A Festival That Conjures the Magic of H.P. Lovecraft and Beyond
At the Rhode Island event, revelers danced to murder ballads and celebrated all things weird. They even found time to reckon with the writer’s racism.