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Seriously Questioning…E. Lockhart

E. Lockhart is the author of the New York Times-bestselling We Were Liars, which has been published in 33 countries. She is also the author of the National Book Award finalist The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks and the New York Times-bestselling novel Genuine Fraud, which Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner are adapting for their first feature film. Emily is speaking at House of SpeakEasy’s Seriously Entertaining show on April 25th, themed Also Known As, alongside Noah Hawley, Barry Levinson, and Åsne Seierstad. We spoke to Emily ahead of the show… What is your earliest memory involving reading or writing? I wrote a story about an orange sleeping bag that climbed a tree. It was based on an actual orange bag that I owned. I still write about inanimate objects having feelings, sometimes. What is your favorite line from your current work? “She became the kind of woman it would be a great mistake to underestimate.” What is your favorite first line of a novel? I never have favorites but here is one I love: “The snow in the mountains was melting and Bunny had been dead for several weeks before we came to understand the gravity of our situation.” –Donna Tart, The […]

Seriously Questioning…Åsne Seierstad

Åsne Seierstad is an award-winning Norwegian journalist and writer known for her work as a war correspondent. She is the author of The Bookseller of Kabul, One Hundred and One Days: A Baghdad Journal, Angel of Grozny: Inside Chechnya, One of Us, and her new book Two Sisters: A Father, His Daughters, and Their Journey into the Syrian Jihad. Åsne is speaking at House of SpeakEasy’s Seriously Entertaining show on April 25th, themed Also Known As, alongside Noah Hawley, Barry Levinson, and Emily Lockhart. We spoke to Åsne ahead of the show… What is your favorite first line of a novel? Knut Hamsun, Hunger: “It was in that time when I walked around hungry in Kristiania, that strange city no one can leave without being marked by it” What advice would you give to aspiring writers? Turn off social media! What writer past or present do you wish you could eat dinner with? Mikhail Bulgakov What are you reading right now? Kamila Shamsie, Home Fire Are there any quotes you use to inspire you? “To dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily. Not to dare is to lose oneself.” ― Søren Kierkegaard

Seriously Questioning…David Enrich

David Enrich is the Gerald Loeb Award-winning Finance Editor of The New York Times. He previously was Financial Enterprise Editor of The Wall Street Journal, heading an elite investigative unit at the paper. Enrich is the author of The Spider Network: The Wild Story of a Math Genius, a Gang of Backstabbing Bankers, and One of the Greatest Scams in Financial History. David is speaking at House of SpeakEasy’s Seriously Entertaining show on March 20th, themed A Matter of Time, alongside Duncan Hannah, Stefan Merrill Block, and Joselin Linder. We spoke to David ahead of the show… Describe your current project: It’s top secret. Sorry! What is your earliest memory involving reading or writing? Being mildly terrified of the creepy characters in Dr. Seuss’s Happy Birthday to You! What is your favorite first line of a novel? “Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice.” —Gabriel García Márquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude. What advice would you give to aspiring writers? Only write about things you find interesting. If you’re bored, readers will be, too. What writer past or present do you wish you could eat dinner […]

Seriously Questioning…Joselin Linder

Joselin Linder is a regular contributor to the New York Post, whose work has also been featured on “This American Life” and “Morning Edition.” She spoke at the TEDX GOWANUS event in Brooklyn in 2014, presenting for the first time on the subject of her family gene and the deadly illness to which it leads. Exclusive to just fourteen people, the story of the gene is the basis of her book, The Family Gene. Joselin is speaking at House of SpeakEasy’s Seriously Entertaining show on March 20th, themed A Matter of Time, alongside Duncan Hannah, Stefan Merrill Block, and David Enrich. We spoke to Joselin ahead of the show… What is your earliest memory involving reading or writing? I remember staying in from recess one day in kindergarten and my teacher asking me to read to her from a reader. For the first time, I read a story out loud by myself and unlocked words! What is your favorite line from your current work? “The worse, it turns out, is always the thing you feel before the worst happens.” What is your favorite first line of a novel? “Serene was a word you could put to Brooklyn, New York.” –A Tree Grows in Brooklyn or […]

Seriously Questioning…Duncan Hannah

Duncan Hannah is is an artist who became popular in the 1970’s in New York’s avant-garde and glam and punk rock scenes, acted in a number of underground movies, and showed several of his figurative portraits in 1980’s infamous Times Square Show. His work is in numerous public and private collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Minneapolis Art Institute. His new book is Twentieth-Century Boy: Notebooks of the Seventies. Duncan is speaking at House of SpeakEasy’s Seriously Entertaining show on March 20th, themed A Matter of Time, alongside David Enrich, Stefan Merrill Block, and Joselin Linder. We spoke to Duncan ahead of the show… Describe your current project: I edited my journals from the 1970’s, which Knopf is releasing as “20th Century Boy” What is your earliest memory involving reading or writing? Probably either Curious George or Harold and the Purple Crayon. What is your favorite line from your current work? The last line of the book, “Look for what you love.” What is your favorite first line of a novel? “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” —Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities What advice would you give to aspiring writers? Be a vacation reader! What writer do […]