Lisa Wells writes about the environment, but she wouldn’t call herself an environmental writer.
Kate Lebo writes about food, but she wouldn’t call herself a food writer. What’s their problem, anyway? Genre can be claustrophobic and cheesy. From Montaigne to Didion, many of literature's most celebrated authors have defied genre distinctions by employing personal, political, investigative, philosophical modes and more. But genre also provides essential guidelines and guardrails to the writer’s task. Then there’s publishing to consider. If you want to pitch a book, you should expect to be asked “What kind of book is it?” Meaning: What shelf should it go on? In this discussion, Lisa (author of
Believers) and Kate (author of
The Book of Difficult Fruit) will celebrate and complain about the challenges and pleasures of genre—and explore how to write beyond it.
To attend this event, you must purchase a Book Fair & Events Pass which covers entry into our two-day Book Fair and all 17 events taking place at the Montvale Event Center. Tickets will go on sale Monday, March 20th at 8am.
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