Some second thoughts on Mr. Chabon.
Edward P. Jones (and a little Chabon)
Okay, I’m exhausted from a day without breaks. They added “Festival Circles” during dinner, which means small (pre-registered) groups meet on a specific topic (mine is short story), so it was worthwhile, but prevented breaks.
Highlights were the Edward P. Jones (The Known World) interview and Michael Chabon’s lecture on “Imaginary Homelands.” (Both have won the […]
Diary of a Festival: Day 1
It was about 5:30 pm when someone recommended something for me “to think about as you go into the Festival”—and I thought, if this thing is only just beginning, I’m going to reach saturation by the end of the first day! Yes, today was the start of the Festival of Faith & Writing at Calvin […]
Chabon
I have to admit: Michael Chabon was one of the main draws for me to come to this year’s Festival of Faith and Writing. He’s been a huge… not influence, but inspiration, of mine for the last few years. His ability to make heroes of out ordinary people, out of the ordinary in general, I […]
Notes from FFW08: Remember your walking shoes!
Festival of Faith and Writing can really take it out of you! You’re never really prepared for how much walking, carrying, and general physical exertion that is going to take place. At least not since I walked these grounds as a student *cough cough* years ago.
That’s the first thing I thought about as I waited […]
The excitement over registration
Having worked with some festivals in the past, and having spoken to various conference organizers, I know that there is a tangle sense of energy before a conference even begins, let alone a conference with so much passion behind it.
I just saw Nancy Hull talk about the history and read a bit of On Rough […]
From ‘All Songs Considered’s’ Spring Music Preview
Thanks NPR for letting me know about Minneapolis’ Cloud Cult.
Sunday Round Up: 4/13/08
A collection of links from through out the week.
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