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John Wray and His Famous Friends

On March 10, 2010 By Jason Diamond

John Wray Interviews a Famous Funnyman

On February 23, 2010 By Jason Diamond

Happening: Paperback Release of John Wray’s Lowboy

On February 3, 2010 By Jason Diamond

Conversation: John Wray

On January 4, 2010 By Jason Diamond

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Best of 2009: Books

On December 18, 2009 By Jason Diamond

Tobias Carroll’s picks

Chronic City by Jonathan Lethem
Midnight Picnic by Nick Antosca
Scorch Atlas by Blake Butler
AM/PM by Amelia Gray
Lowboy by John Wray
The Other City by Michal Ajvaz

Asta in the Wings by Jan Elizabeth Watson

Between Jan Elizabeth Watson’s novel of a brother and sister raised in isolation and Colson Whitehead’s Sag Harbor, this was a good year for novels evoking childhood. Both Watson and Whitehead deftly suggest their narrators’ adult destinies with a few turns of phrase — [...]
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How to Write a Novel: Impractical Advice From People Who Have Done It

On November 9, 2009 By Willa A. Cmiel

“Put your left hand on the table. Put your right hand in the air. If you stay that way long enough, you’ll get a plot,” Margaret Atwood says when asked where her ideas come from. When questioned about whether she’s ever used that approach, she adds, “No, I don’t have to.” Enough said, Margaret Atwood.

I go through phases where I don’t care at all about the practices of other writers, as I’m fairly certain nearly all of us are unbearably unproductive, even if it’s only in secret we solemnly peruse the blogosphere (which might, in fact, be [...]
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We Celebrated Being Us!

On November 6, 2009 By Jason Diamond

Last Thursday, our friends Juliet Linderman, Lev Grossman, Adam Wilson, John Wray, and of course Bob Powers, helped us celebrate one year of our live reading series, and the launch of this here website you are reading these words from.

And while we could tell you about how much fun we had (lots), and how much we appreciated all the people who came out and their kind words (lots), we are just going to point you to Jami Attenberg’s blog, and the Greenpoint Gazette for reviews. Our job here is to show you these pictures taken by Thomas [...]
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Happening: Our Launch Party/Storytelling 1 Year Anniversary!!!

On October 20, 2009 By Jason Diamond

On Thursday, October 29th, Vol. 1 Brooklyn will celebrate an anniversary and a birth.

Join us in celebrating the official launch of our website, Vol1Brooklyn.com. Born out of a passion for news, opinions, observations and conversations, Vol1Brooklyn.com is the literary-minded culture blog of your dreams.

The same evening marks the first birthday of our reading series, Vol. 1 Brooklyn Storytelling. With the simple conviction that everyone has a story to tell–and those stories should be told–Vol. 1 Storytelling has over the past twelve months brought to the stage some of the finest writers, bloggers, musicians, comedians and artists in Brooklyn [...]
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