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In Which I Refute the Claim that Richard Russo Is a Misogynist
In the August 5, 2009 issue of NEWSWEEK, Jennie Yabroff has an article titled Is Author Richard Russo a Misogynist?” in which she claims to show that Pulitzer Prize-winning, best-selling novelist Richard Russo…is a misogynist. (I believe this makes her title rhetorical, but I will leave that for composition teachers to debate.)
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Submitted by Bethanne on Wed, 08/26/2009 - 8:30am A Conversation with Richard Russo -- in audio
If I could only have one guest on The Book Studio every week, it would be Richard Russo. Not just because he's one of the masters of contemporary American literature; not just because he's funny and affable; not just because he's smart and well read -- but because he champions other writers. If we ever ran out of things to talk about in Russo's life and oeuvre (doubtful), we could simply turn the conversation to the work of new, unpublished, and promising fiction writers.
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Submitted by Bethanne on Sat, 02/27/2010 - 1:37pm Giveaway: Let Us Now Praise Two Famous Male Authors
Pete Dexter and Richard Russo are two of contemporary literature's best, and I've been fortunate to meet them both in person. They are both quite different -- Dexter is sardonic, Russo ebullient; Dexter lives mainly in Arizona, while Russo lives mostly in Maine -- yet they do have a few similarities, including their mustaches and their ways of capturing the American Male.
Ten of you, randomly selected, will receive copies of both Dexter's "Spooner" and Russo's "That Old Cape Magic," as long as you leave an answer below in the Comments to this question:
What's one defining quality or trait of that singular species, The American Male?
This giveaway has ended. Congratulations to the winners:
Lauren T.Olivia M.Michele H.Dawn R.Roseann K.Suzanne M.Rafael F.Alisa R.Lisa S.
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