Poets & Writers Theater
Every day we share a new clip of interest to creative writers—author readings, book trailers, publishing panels, craft talks, and more. So grab some popcorn, filter the theater tags by keyword or genre, and explore our sizable archive of literary videos.
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“Usually I find something that won’t seem like an unfair end.” Novelist and translator Clemens Setz speaks with Louisiana Channel about the importance of the final sentence in a book, and the various ways authors like Jack Kerouac, John Irving, and Thomas Bernhard have written their last sentences.
Tags: Louisiana Channel | John Irving | Jack Kerouac | Clemens Setz | Thomas Bernhard | writing process | Fiction -
"When he dreams, he's always fourteen. He's always back in Mexico." John Irving describes the two parts of his new novel, Avenue of Mysteries (Simon & Schuster, 2015), which is featured in Page One in the November/December issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
Tags: Page One | November/December 2015 | Simon & Schuster | book trailer | John Irving | Avenue of Mysteries | Fiction -
“I worry about what’s going to happen with those good, younger writers.” Author John Irving discusses the past, present, and future of the publishing industry and the challenging literary landscape for first-time novelists.
Tags: John Irving | Big Think | Fiction
