Sep
18
7 p.m.
An Evening with Authors Victoria Patterson & Mark Sarvas
In conversation with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett
Victoria Patterson is the author of the novel The Little Brother, which Vanity Fair called “a brutal, deeply empathetic, and emotionally wrenching examination of American male privilege and rape culture.” She is also the author of the novels The Peerless Four and This Vacant Paradise, a 2011 New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice. Her story collection, Drift, was a finalist for the California Book Award and the Story Prize and was selected as one of the best books of 2009 by The San Francisco Chronicle. Her new collection of short stories is The Secret Habit of Sorrow.
Mark Sarvas is the author of Harry, Revised and Memento Park, called “gripping” by Salman Rushdie. The Washington Post called it “a fundamentally thoughtful and meditative story” and Newsday: “… a psychologically rich portrait of family discord.” His book reviews and criticism have appeared in The New York Times Book Review, The Threepenny Review, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Bookforum, The Huffington Post, and the Los Angeles Review of Books (where he is a contributing editor). He is a member of the National Book Critics Circle and PEN/America, PEN Center USA. He is a contributing editor to the Los Angeles Review of Books. He began his literary career as the host of the popular and controversial literary weblog “The Elegant Variation” (retired), a Guardian Top 10 Literary Blog, a Forbes Magazine Best of the Web pick, and a Los Angeles Magazine Top L.A. Blog. (Photo credit: Yanina Gotsulsky)
Buy tickets for the Sept. 18 event.
Cost: $15, which includes nibbles & sips.
Please note: We begin at 7pm sharp.
Latecomers risk losing their seats and may enjoy standing-room only.
No refunds.
Karen Karbo is the author of multiple award-winning novels, memoirs, and works of nonfiction. Her “Kick-Ass Women” series includes Julia Child Rules (2013), How Georgia Became O’Keeffe (2011), and the international bestseller The Gospel According to Coco Chanel (2009). Her work has appeared in Elle, Vogue, Esquire, Outside, The New York Times, Salon, and other magazines. Her new book is In Praise of Difficult Women — Life Lessons from 20 Heroines Who Dared to Break the Rules. She lives in Portland, Oregon, where she continues to kick ass being the Difficult Woman she is.
If you didn’t make the event with Josh last week, or if you did and you want to relive it, check out Chelsey Drysdale’s write up on her blog, right 
Join us on May 16 when David Francis and other fiction writers (TBA) visit the Pen on Fire Speaker Series to discuss the art, craft, and business of writing.
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Comments from Pen On Fire Writers Salon Attendees
"Thanks for Tuesday evening with Heidi Durrow and Danzy Senna. I hesitated when I paid my $20, as I was not sure this was the program for me. When I arrived to realize I was the only man, I was convinced of it. The only thing I remembered was that by far the majority of writers and readers are women. But I was committed, and sitting by the wall; leaving wasn't an option. But then the authors started talking and reading. Wow! It was then that I knew why I came. I listened to every word. And each word was valuable.
—Frederick R. Andresen
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