Yiyun Li on Starting a Virtual Book Club During the Pandemic

When I first meet a writer on the page, I pose a simple question: What don’t you ask permission for? In Yiyun Li’s case, the answer is her freedom. Individualism might seem inevitable for a woman who was born in China and whose early work responds to authoritarianism, but—reading Li—one senses that these are among myriad […] The post Yiyun Li on Starting a Virtual Book Club During the Pandemic appeared first on Electric Literature. Continue reading at 'Electric Literature'

[ Electric Literature | 2021-09-15 11:00:00 UTC ]

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Canceling My Book Deal Was the Best Career Move I’ve Ever Made

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