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Some Thoughts on Writing Hermit Crab Essays
Posted on May 9, 2022 Leave a Comment
By Laurie Easter During a recent AWP conference panel on the lyric essay, Angie Chuang, Heidi Czerwiec, Sayantani Dasgupta, and I read excerpts of … Some Thoughts on Writing Hermit Crab Essays
A Review of Laurie Easter’s All the Leavings
Posted on November 15, 2021 Leave a Comment
By Sandra Eliason The things we leave behind, from the first home with a lover to the view of who we are, from our youthful sense of invulnerability … A Review of Laurie Easter’s All the Leavings
The First Review of All the Leavings
Posted on October 2, 2021 Leave a Comment
The first review of ALL THE LEAVINGS published yesterday, October 1, in the Jacksonville Review, written by Eileen Bobek, owner of Rebel Heart Books in Jacksonville, Oregon. “In the attempting, it’s possible for an essayist to experiment with form and language in ways that are both natural and rigorous and Easter does that with skill […]
A Busy Month of Publication News
Posted on September 25, 2021 Leave a Comment
There’s been a lot going on in the lead up to ALL THE LEAVINGS making its debut into the world–only three weeks away!–so I’ve been busy and am finally posting the latest news. First up: ALL THE LEAVINGS was listed on “What To Read When You’ve Made It Halfway Through 2021” at The Rumpus. Technically, […]
What to Leave Out
Posted on September 6, 2021 Leave a Comment
Originally posted on BREVITY's Nonfiction Blog:
By Laurie Easter I had the pleasure of being interviewed about my forthcoming essay collection, All the Leavings, by author Sonja Livingston (The Virgin of Prince Street: Expeditions into Devotion) for her YouTube interview series “The Memoir Café.” Being live interviewed was challenging because, like many people, I…
Pre-orders for All the Leavings are open!
Posted on May 29, 2021 8 Comments
Pre-orders for All the Leavings are now open. Today is my birthday, and I’m hoping you’ll help me celebrate by pre-ordering a copy today. Publishing a book is a challenge, and once you have a contract, the work doesn’t end once the words are written; there is a lot required to get the word out […]
Cover Reveal: ALL THE LEAVINGS
Posted on April 26, 2021
I am thrilled to announce my book ALL THE LEAVINGS, forthcoming from Oregon State University Press in Fall 2021, has a cover, and it’s gorgeous! I absolutely love it. It is designed by Erin Kirk New, the designer of several books on my shelf, including my dear friend Jericho Parms’ LOST WAX: ESSAYS. The cover […]
Winner of This Week’s Book Giveaway They Could Live with Themselves
Posted on August 14, 2016 2 Comments
The winner of this week’s book giveaway of Jodi Paloni’s linked short story collection They Could Live with Themselves is Dale Kleinheksel! Congratulations, Dale. I hope you enjoy it!
Writing Workshop Is Not Group Therapy
Posted on February 24, 2015 Leave a Comment
Originally posted on BREVITY's Nonfiction Blog:
A guest post from Jennifer McGuiggan: It’s easy to read a memoir or essay and feel as though we know the author, even though all we really know is what the writer shared with us on the page. This false sense of familiarity is one thing when we…
Disinformation
Posted on September 16, 2014 2 Comments
Originally posted on BREVITY's Nonfiction Blog:
Dancing Elephants by Heinrich Kley What nobody tells you as an artist is that every project starts at the beginning. Not just the blank page, the empty stage, but that you have to re-establish your credentials and your quality every time. You can coast on reputation a little,…
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