Writer Nick Baker to Speak Thurs. Sept. 10th in Phila.
We wouldn’t any Haverfordians to miss the chance to hear renowned author Nicholson Baker ‘79, who speaks at Philadelphia’s Free Library tonight (Thursday, Sept. 10), so check out this story from today’s Philadelphia Inquirer and get down to 1901 Vine Street at 7:30 pm if you can. Haverblog will have more to say about Nick and how the New York Times Book Review treated his latest book early next week. Here’s the link: Of droll, balmy Paul Chowder and his poetically lived life.
–Greg Kannerstein ‘63
September 14th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
My wife, Sarah Willie-LeBreton ‘86 and I went to Nick’s reading. I’d hope there were a few other alumni in the audience, ‘though we didn’t recognize anyone.
It was smashing; Nick was in first rate form, first speaking a bit about why he came to write, and write the Anthologist, and then he read for about 1/2 hour from an early chapter of the bnook which established the context and background of his protagonist.
Nick’s reading was marvelous: cadenced, modulated, and simply gripping. And I’d say that whether he was an alumnus or not. It’d be a great audio book if/when he issues it in that format.
I would strongly encourage anyone within range of his book tour stops to go to one. You will not be sorry.
- Jonathan LeBreton ‘79