Parks, who ran his own eponymous literary agency for more than 35 years, counted Jonathan Lethem, Jonathan Carroll, and Susan Straight among his clients. He died of complications from dementia on April 23. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-04-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
This month’s picks: ‘Mecca,' by Susan Straight, ‘Funny Farm,’ by Laurie Zaleski and SJ Bennett’s ‘All the Queen’s Men’ Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-04-25 11:00:29 UTC ]
Susan Straight's "Mecca" shows a Southern California that's far from the glitz of Hollywood. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-03-15 12:11:02 UTC ]
In our latest edition of featured nonfiction, we present an excerpt from National Book Award finalist Susan Straight’s new novel, In the Country of Women, out now from Catapult. The post ‘In the Country of Women’: Featured Nonfiction from Susan Straight appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Millions | 2019-11-19 20:00:11 UTC ]
“In the Country of Women” looks back at the slaves and immigrants who made Straight’s family possible. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2019-08-22 16:26:46 UTC ]
Susan Straight's new memoir, "In the Country of Women," depicts the tough, trauma-burdened women who have populated her life. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2019-07-30 19:40:36 UTC ]