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Malahat Review  Creative Nonfiction Board intern Anne Hung talks with the summer issue #215 contributor about stories as memory devices, writing from the perspective of a young narrator, and how every fiction is somebody’s documentary.   AH: Told from an eleven-year-old girl’s point of view, “You Should Be There (When They Go)” grapples with mental illness, trauma, death, and compassion. What inspired you to explore these complex topics through such a young narrator?  CB: My or...

I hope you tuned in this week when President Barack Obama joined us for a conversation with filmmaker Ava DuVernay about his bestselling memoir “A Promised Land.” But if you weren’t able to attend the streaming event Wednesday, never fear: Watch this special book club event here. Obama talked about leadership, failure, activism and police reform, which he says begins with reimagining the role of law enforcement. “What does it mean for a community to be safe?” Obama asked during the ...

Leslie Marmon Silko’s “Ceremony” was written through a bout of homesickness. That fact was particularly important to author Danielle Geller, who recently reread the novel after moving to the Pacific Northwest. In her introduction to the book, Silko wrote from Alaska about how much she missed the desert. Living through the gray winters of Victoria, Canada, and after earning her writing MFA in Arizona, Geller could relate. Geller joined authors Brandon Hobson and David Heska Wanbli Weiden i...

Festival of Books: Native American authors honor Leslie Marmon Silko, next generation of Indigenous writers Aida Ylanan © (Collage illustration by Cyrena Hillyard) Clockwise from top left: Rigoberto González, Danielle Geller, David Heska Wanbli Weiden and Brandon Hobson. (Collage illustration by Cyrena Hillyard) Leslie Marmon Silkos "Ceremony" was written through a bout of homesickness. That fact was particularly important to author Danielle Geller, who recently reread the n...

Print We’re back! The second pandemic edition of the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, Stories & Ideas kicks off this weekend, beginning with a virtual ceremony announcing the winners of the 2020 L.A. Times Book Prizes. This year’s 26th celebration of the written word begins with the Book Prize announcements April 16 at 5 p.m. Tune in on Twitter, Facebook or YouTube. The festival proper opens April 17 at 10 a.m. with the help of USC’s President Carol L. Folt, featuring surprise app...

WHEN: April 17-23 HOW: Register in advance for events and receive a reminder email with a link. DETAILS: Events are free to view except those featuring Don Lemon, Richard Thompson and Brandi Carlile, which cost $5. Books available through partner booksellers. Questions can be submitted on registration. See Festival FAQ for more. April 17 Festival of Books kickoff, presented with USC Join us for the kickoff of the 26th annual Festival of Books featuring Dr. Carol L. Folt, USC president, along wi...

Diné College to become a hub for Native writing by offering a new degree in creative writing New BFA degree begins Fall 2021 Author: News Release Diné College  Diné College will be offering a new BFA degree emphasis in creative writing beginning in fall 2021. The program was approved last month by the Board of Regents. “Based on our research, there is a demand for this degree program,” said Diné College President Charles “Monty” Roessel. “We are an indigenous-centered institu...

By Joan Gaylord Correspondent When Danielle Geller’s mother passes away, she leaves behind eight suitcases filled with worldly possessions. Seven contain worn clothing and other mundane items. The eighth, however, is packed with photographs, letters, and a lifetime’s worth of journals. In her debut memoir “Dog Flowers,” Geller explores these treasures and discovers the outline of a woman Geller never really knew. Considering that Geller’s mother had lived for y...

Let these new and forthcoming titles welcome the changes to come in 2021. Top, L to R: "Milk Blood Heat" (Grove Atlantic), "Just As I Am" (HarperCollins), "We Too" (The Feminist Press), "Four Hundred Souls" (One World/Random House). Bottom, L to R: "This Close to Okay" (Grand Central), "Firekeepers Daughter" (Henry Holt + Co.), "The Echoing Ida Collection" (The Feminist Press), "Love is an Ex-Country" (Catapult). Illustration Credit: Courtesy CLG We will never go back to a time before the deva...

Photo courtesy: Danielle Geller My mother left the Navajo reservation almost as soon as she could. At nineteen, she moved to the city, as many do, to continue her education. In a brown and water-stained copy of an incomplete job application, I found evidence of these early years: From April 4, 1983, until July 1, 1984, she took classes on cultural awareness, health education, and leadership at the “Albuquerque Job Corps Center.” (“It was the best,” a woman who attended the school in the...