Location: NYC
What are you working on right now?
New book Only As Good As Your Word: Writing Lessons From My Favorite Literary Gurus
Did you publish a book this year?
Yes nonfiction, Secrets of a Fix-Up Fanatic
What's the best book you read this year?
The Sights Along the Harbor, poems by Harvey Shapiro
Who was the best new writer you read this year?
Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time by David Goodwillie
What was the best work in translation you read this year?
Open Closed Open, poems by Yehuda Amichai
What is your favorite literary web site?
Salon.com
What was the best literary event you attended this year? And why?
My own Mediabistro panel and Barnes & Noble and McNally Robinson readings.
Did you attend any PEN events this year? If so, which ones?
New members/new books party at Housing Works.
What was the most important literary news this year?
The James Frey saga since I write memoirs
What do you value most about your Membership to PEN?
The events.
For how long have you been a Member of PEN?
3 or 4 years.
Did you post listings on PEN's Membership pages (for Member events, publications, and news) this year?
Yes.
What literary topics would you would like to see discussed by PEN Members in an online forum?
More announcements of readings and events.
Any other news?
I'm moderating a great first person panel on 1/23 at Cooper Union sponsored by Mediabistro.com.
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