2/7/12
2/6/12
Why Writers Need Mentors ...
This wonderful tribute to the anthology appeared on the blog "3:17 AM" some time ago, but just came to my attention. It includes, among other goodies, a cover photo of one of Carolyn See's father's porn novels that she writes so splendidly about in her essay. Worth a look!
2/5/12
NOW IN PAPERBACK!
Mentors, Muses & Monsters is now in paperback, and also available on Kindle and through BN's ebook/Nook. Is there a writer, reader, MFA student, or librarian in your life?
From my "Preface to the Paperback" -- "Every book is special to its author or editor, but this anthology has a particular place in my affections for several reasons. When I asked the writers whose work you are about to read to contribute to the collection, I knew what they wrote would be good -- but there was no way of knowing just how good each of these essays would be. As they arrived in my e-mail inbox, one after another, and I read them sitting at the screen, I often felt the wind knocked out of me. It was clear from the depth of feeling and the care lavished on each sentence that the writers had devoted themselves to this project, to these tender and complex tributes to the people, books, and events that had altered the course of their lives...."
Thanks to all the contributors, the many magazine and journal editors who published these essays in connection with the anthology, and to the readers and reviewers who have praised them in public and private.
~~ Best, Liz Benedict
From my "Preface to the Paperback" -- "Every book is special to its author or editor, but this anthology has a particular place in my affections for several reasons. When I asked the writers whose work you are about to read to contribute to the collection, I knew what they wrote would be good -- but there was no way of knowing just how good each of these essays would be. As they arrived in my e-mail inbox, one after another, and I read them sitting at the screen, I often felt the wind knocked out of me. It was clear from the depth of feeling and the care lavished on each sentence that the writers had devoted themselves to this project, to these tender and complex tributes to the people, books, and events that had altered the course of their lives...."
Thanks to all the contributors, the many magazine and journal editors who published these essays in connection with the anthology, and to the readers and reviewers who have praised them in public and private.
~~ Best, Liz Benedict
9/27/10
Congratz on 2 Notable 3Ms Essays
The latest Best American Essays 2010 is out today and 2 of the contributors to 3Ms have essays selected in the Notable Essay list, Maud Casey, "A Life in Books," and Cheryl Strayed, "Munro Country." Maud's wonderful essay about the influence of her writer parents (John Casey and Jane Barnes) first appeared in The Oxford American. Cheryl's essay on Alice Munro, which also won a Pushcart Prize, first appeared in The Missouri Review. Huge congratz to you both!
7/26/10
3Ms in Blue Hill, Maine
Last Thursday, two wonderful writers - Heidi Julavits and Ayelet Waldman - joined me to talk about mentors, muses and influences, at the Blue Hill LIbrary, in Blue Hill, Maine. In the audience were Bill Henderson, editor and publisher of Pushcart Prizes, which awarded prizes to two of our essays, and novelist Rafael Yglesias, author of the acclaimed A Happy Marriage.
Heidi and Ayelet told stories of their own literary influences (Heidi: a "very, very, very, very famous writer" who read the ms. of her novel and excoriated it and helped her in the process; Ayelet: Tobias Wolff, who said she didn't need to attend graduate school in writing and that her first non-mystery novel was "great"), and both had fascinating comments on the effect of motherhood on writing (profound and positive), and the clued us in on how their writer spouses (Ben Marcus, Michael Chabon) influence their work (ditto).
Thanks to all for a terrific evening. One of the book's pleasures is that the conversation about influence keeps going and growing.
Heidi and Ayelet told stories of their own literary influences (Heidi: a "very, very, very, very famous writer" who read the ms. of her novel and excoriated it and helped her in the process; Ayelet: Tobias Wolff, who said she didn't need to attend graduate school in writing and that her first non-mystery novel was "great"), and both had fascinating comments on the effect of motherhood on writing (profound and positive), and the clued us in on how their writer spouses (Ben Marcus, Michael Chabon) influence their work (ditto).
Thanks to all for a terrific evening. One of the book's pleasures is that the conversation about influence keeps going and growing.
6/16/10
Books, Nooks, Everything Apple, Kindles & Your Laptop
The question this summer isn't what to read but how to read it. So many devices, so little time.
Some shortcuts and tips on where to find 3Ms beyond your local bookstore:
For those sans Kindle, you can download Kindle software for free on Amazon.
* Buy the Kindle edition and/or download Kindle software for free onto your computer:
* Buy the ebook for the Nook and many other ebook devices.
* Download 3Ms onto your iPad through the iPad bookstore. It's $11.99.
Email me if you have difficulties with any of these programs: info@elizabethbenedict.com. And thanks for clicking through.
Some shortcuts and tips on where to find 3Ms beyond your local bookstore:
For those sans Kindle, you can download Kindle software for free on Amazon.
* Buy the Kindle edition and/or download Kindle software for free onto your computer:
* Buy the ebook for the Nook and many other ebook devices.
* Download 3Ms onto your iPad through the iPad bookstore. It's $11.99.
Email me if you have difficulties with any of these programs: info@elizabethbenedict.com. And thanks for clicking through.
5/6/10
2 Essays Win Pushcart Prizes
Sigrid Nunez's essay on Susan Sontag, "Sontag's Rules," and Cheryl Strayed's essay on Alice Munro, "Munro Country," were both selected for Pushcart Prizes for 2011, after appearing first in Tin House and the Missouri Review, respectively. Both essays are scheduled to appear in the annual Pushcart Prize anthology this fall.
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