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Winter Words 2014 with Authors Dani Shapiro & Nick Flynn

February 20, 2014

In an evening of intimate conversation, Dani Shapiro , author of “Devotion” and Nick Flynn, author of “Another Bullshit Night in Suck City,” discuss their dual careers as both novelists and memoirists. Dani and Nick examines the themes that inform their writing: family and personal truth, and explore the peculiarities of living an artist’s life.

Winter Words is a series of readings and talks featuring prominent contemporary writers. Acclaimed authors of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and memoir read from their work and discuss topics that range from the creative process to the role of art in today’s world.