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Literature
Montclair Literary Festival: Second time’s the charm
There’s no sophomore slump for the second outing of the Montclair Literary Festival, which begins on March 15.
Telling tales, hearing lives: Montclair Film’s StorySLAM begins
Montclairites talkes about their first time on a snowmobile, going to England, figuring out a scam, at the first Montclair Film StorySLAM.
All Write Now: Writing about loved ones is delicate
When you set out to write about loved ones, there are things to keep in mind.
Culture in brief: Thomas Pluck to read
Author Thomas Pluck will read from his collection “Life During Wartime” on Thursday, Feb. 8.
Program Notes: Wrinkles and Time (and misbehaving)
How do photographs change from bad to good? Time…
Culture in brief: Montclair Literary Festival announces authors
After a successful inaugural Montclair Literary Festival last year, organizers have announced the initial lineup for the 2018 festival. Best-selling author Tom Perrotta, who wrote “The Leftovers,” “Election” and “Little […]
Open Book/Open Mind: Parenting as a writing prompt
For Montclair authors Estep Nagy and Garth Hallberg, dadhood affects authorship.
Montclair’s Halfway There reading series adds to literary life
Halfway There reading series features writers with New Jersey
Montclair’s The Write Group says ‘Welcome’
The Write Group turns 19.
Culture in brief: Halfway There series Monday, Jan. 22
Halfway There, Montclair’s authors’ reading series, returns to the Red Eye Cafe on Monday, Jan. 22. The evening will feature Kim Coleman Foote, Evie Shockley, Bud Smith and Nancy Star. […]
Culture in brief: Open Book/Open Mind will host MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell
MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell will be in conversation with award-winning news producer and Montclair resident Tom Johnson on Sunday, Feb. 4, at 4 p.m., at the Montclair Public Library, 50 South […]
Culture in brief: Open Book/Open Mind to feature Garth Hallberg and Estep Nagy
On Sunday, Jan. 28, 4 p.m., at the Montclair Public Library, 50 South Fullerton Ave., authors Garth Hallberg and Estep Nagy will talk about crafting fiction, as part of the […]
Michael Wolff, author of Trump book, graduated from private Montclair HS
By ELIZABETH OGUSS and LINDA MOSS oguss@montclairlocal.news moss@montclairlocal.news Author Michael Wolff, whose controversial book stirred President Donald Trump to angrily tweet to defend his “stable genius,” was president of his […]