A Master Is Given His Due

Posted on September 5, 2008 by SJW

Maxwell: Early Novels And Stories; Later Novels And Stories
(Library of America, two volumes, $35 each)

When William Maxwell died in 2000 at the age of 91, America lost one of its greatest writers. While widely loved within the literary world, he was not a celebrity, a marquee name on par with Salinger or Cheever or Updike, all three of whom Maxwell edited for the New Yorker. Now, with the release of the Library of America’s two- volume edition of his fiction, William Maxwell may finally take his place beside his more famous friends and contemporaries.

Associated Press

9/23/08: Writers Reading for Twain (Hartford, CT)

Posted on August 28, 2008 by SJW

Jon Clinch, whose debut novel, “Finn,” owes a literary debt to Mark Twain, has joined the effort to keep Twain’s house in Hartford open to the public. On Sept. 23, Clinch and 10 other writers, including Phillip Lopate and Stewart O’Nan, will give a reading to benefit the Mark Twain House and Museum.

link

marktwainhouse.org

9/21/08: CT Book Award (Hartford, CT)

Posted on August 28, 2008 by SJW

Last Night at the Lobster, Finalist for the 2008 Connecticut Book Award

September 21, 2008
Connecticut Center for the Book at the Hartford Public Library

Trade Show Appearances

Posted on August 28, 2008 by SJW

Stewart will be at the following book trade shows in September and October:

Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association
Holiday Inn Portland Airport Hotel, Portland, OR
Tuesday, 9/16: Feast of Authors (7-9 p.m.)

New England Independent Booksellers Association
Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA
Friday, 9/19: author reception (6-8 p.m.)

Midwest Booksellers Association
RiverCentre, St. Paul, MN
Friday, 9/26: luncheon (noon-1:45 p.m.)

Great Lakes Booksellers Association
Hyatt Regency, Dearborn, MI
Saturday, 10/4: Booksellers Banquet (7 p.m.)

9/8/08: A World Away Discussion (Farmington, CT)

Posted on August 28, 2008 by SJW