Monthly Archives: October 2009

Author Shares Joys and Failures of Writing

Posted on October 22, 2009 by

Stewart O’Nan took the podium Wednesday night in Konover auditorium to discuss his string of hugely successful novels and his well-noted writing career. “I was never trained as I writer, I just used to write in my basement when I … Continue reading →

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Wednesday, October 21: O’Nan Reads at UConn

Posted on October 17, 2009 by

Novelist Stewart O’Nan, whose latest is “Songs For the Missing,” will read Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Konover Auditorium in the Dodd Research Center, 405 Babbidge Road, University of Connecticut, Storrs. Information: creativewriting.uconn.edu or 860-486-2324. [read more]

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The Big Read Offers Full Day of Free Entertainment

Posted on October 9, 2009 by

There are many other authors at the event who will enchant children and adults. Missouri Poet Laureate Walter Bargen will read, the Cake Doctor will talk about cooking, novelist Stewart O’Nan will talk about fiction. Even these three don’t do … Continue reading →

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Lorrie Moore mixes heartbreak with impishness

Posted on October 5, 2009 by

Before he became her writing student at Cornell University, author Stewart O’Nan met Lorrie Moore on the printed page in the early 1980s. Mr. O’Nan, who lives in Edgewood, was startled by Ms. Moore’s first short story collection, “Self Help.” … Continue reading →

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