A few days ago, conference participant Abigail Drachman-Jones and her co-author, Marisa Miley, mixed it up with the Today show’s Natalie Morales regarding the controversial subject matter of their new book, Restless Virgins. Here’s a link to video of the segment, and here’s a link to Today’s write-up of the book.
Also, here’s a link [...]
Archive for August, 2007
Kids, Leave the Room.
Posted in Abigail Drachman-Jones, Exciting News, Press clipping, Restless Virgins, Video on August 31, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Craft Lecture Review: Meg Wolitzer on Story v. Anecdote
Posted in Craft Lecture Reviews, meg wolitzer on August 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I couldn’t write an intro to this review without getting caught up in the literary throat clearing of praising Meg Wolitzer, so I’m just going to suck it up and get it out of the way: Meg Wolitzer has the type of brain that makes you feel smarter just by being in the same room [...]
Tuesdays With St. George.
Posted in Tuesdays With St. George, columns on August 28, 2007 | 1 Comment »
This week we’ve got a meditation on the wonders and nobility of educating the future leaders of America from St. George, who originally shared this gem at the open mic during the conference:
MAINTAINING PERSPECTIVE
As the prof left his desk for a few minutes
during his office hour one day last week,
he put a note on the [...]
Notes On A Scandal: “Restless Virgins” in Boston Globe
Posted in Exciting News, Press clipping on August 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Blowing the lid off of “generational exhibitionism,” never came with a better press photo. Our conference’s very own Abigail Drachman-Jones continues her whirlwind publicity tour which includes an appearance on the Today show, August 29th, and a feature on the new Star Jones show, sometime in September.
Not to mention her scheduled radio appearance on Oprah’s [...]
OK, Seriously: No One Has Photos?
Posted in Exciting News, Goodness, Memorable Workshop Comments, Top Ten Lists, Video, columns, six-word fiction, workshop material on August 31, 2007 | 1 Comment »
We seem to remember posing (badly, or maybe drunkenly) for photographs on a few occasions over the course of the conference, but for some reason we’re pretty slim on pics here on Don’t Date, which is kind of surprising.
So if you got some, please don’t hesitate to send us an email. We’d love to share [...]
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