Winter Issue Launch: Join 'The Paris Review' for an Evening at the Theater

Join Paris Review editor Emily Nemens and Branden Jacobs Jenkins, the issue’s guest theater editor, for a live table read of an excerpt from a new play by Kirk Lynn. The First Line of Dante’s ‘Inferno’ will be performed online by actors Ramiz Monsef, Kellie Overbey, and Cristina (Cha) Ramos. Nemens and Jacobs-Jenkins will introduce the work and discuss the issue’s theater feature.

This event is free but registration is required. Reserve your spot.

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins is a playwright whose credits include Gloria, Appropriate, and An Octoroon. He is the recipient of two Obie Awards, a MacArthur Fellowship, and a Guggenheim Fellowship.

Kirk Lynn is a playwright for the theater collective Rude Mechs. He teaches writing at the University of Texas at Austin. 

This is a free event. However, The Paris Review is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and welcomes your support. Donate today. 

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Past Event: Kelli Jo Ford in conversation with Emily Nemens

To celebrate the launch of Crooked Hallelujah, the debut novel from 2019 Plimpton Prize winner Kelli Jo Ford, The Paris Review partnered with Fort Greene’s beloved Greenlight Bookstore to bring editor Emily Nemens in conversation with Ford about the novel and her process.

Watch their conversation on YouTube!

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Past Event: Readings from the Summer Issue

The Paris Review’s editor, Emily Nemens, hosted a tour through the Summer issue, featuring several contributors to no. 233. The program included readings of work from the issue and a conversation about translation.

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Jamel Brinkley reading from his story “Witness”

Patricio Ferrari reading translations of Alberto Caeiro and António Osório 

Aracelis Girmay reading the work of Lucille Clifton

Vijay Seshadri, The Paris Review’s poetry editor, discussing poetry in translation

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PAST EVENT: Fall Issue Launch: Readings from Issue no. 234

The Paris Review’s editor, Emily Nemens, hosted a launch of the Fall issue, featuring several contributors to no. 234. The program included readings of work from the issue and conversations with several contributors.

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Readings included:

Rabih Alameddine from his story “The July War”

Lydia Davis from her “Six Stories” 

Emma Hine’s poems “Young Relics” and “Cassandra” 

Eloghosa Osunde from her story “Good Boy”

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PAST EVENT Eat Your Words: Virtual Wine Tasting with Valerie Stivers and Hank Zona

Valerie Stivers, author of the Daily’s Eat Your Words column, hosted a virtual wine tasting with expert Hank Zona, live on The Paris Review’s Instagram account. They toasted Murder Most Serene by Gabrielle Wittkop, translated from the French by Louise Rogers Lalaurie. To learn more about the aromas of Wittkop, read the latest Eat Your Words.

You can still watch the event on The Paris Review’s Instagram feed.

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