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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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.
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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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.
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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