That said, I have a longstanding interest in East Asia, and I try to follow the work of interesting new writers in Japan and China. For the second question, given recent historical events it would be hard not to feel that readers should be paying close attention now to the literature coming out of the Arab World.

The quality of art can’t be counted like the national GDP. Q: What country is producing the best writing these days? What country, or part of the world, should readers pay more attention to?Ī: The first question strikes me as unanswerable. Who should get it next year?Ī: I’m solidly in the Philip Roth camp myself. Q: Tomas Transtromer just won the Nobel Prize for Literature. I am a lot more selective when I travel now, and will usually carry one book and a Kindle as well. But that was before airlines began charging steep baggage fees - money that would be better spent on more books. Q: What do you take on vacation - a stack of books or an e-reader?Ī: I used to take stacks of books with me wherever I went. William has an astonishing, resonant, almost incantatory voice that not only suits his poetry, but augments it. Schwartz is currently employed by Robert W. Q: Who’s the best author you’ve ever heard read? What made it so?Ī: My stepfather, W.S. or call us now at 1-88 About this Advisor Scott Schwartz is a financial advisor working out of Chicago, Illinois, who has been in the advisory business for 13 years. I don’t love all readings equally, but I believe in the act of a community, or neighborhood, coming together to pay attention to, and even celebrate, a writer and his or her work, in person. Q: Earlier this year, the New York Observer published an essay called “No One Cares About Your Reading.” Do you like readings?Ī: Now I know why I let my New York Observer subscription lapse about ten years ago. SCOTT, COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS: PRINCIPLES AND POLICIES. Q: Is there an author attending IFOA this year that you’re genuinely excited to meet?Ī: I’m doing an event with Tom Perotta and Anne Enright in Burlington and am looking forward to meeting them both. JACKSON, CASES, PROBLEMS, AND MATERIALS ON BANKRUPTcY (1985). In terms of other literary festivals, I happen to be Literary Director of the Sun Valley Writers’ Conference, so naturally I’m biased and consider that to be one of the best literary events I know. I have a number of good Canadian friends who are passionate readers, and they’ve raved about the festival for years, so I’m eager to experience it for myself. Article contentĪ: Yes, this will be my first time at IFOA. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.

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