Literary Arts
The Unique Art of Roz Chast
ROZ CHAST’s work has appeared in numerous magazines through the years, including the Village Voice, National Lampoon, Scientific American, Harvard Business Review, Redbook and Mother Jones, but she is most closely associated with THE NEW YORKER.
read moreBill Littlefield: It’s Not Just a Game
BILL LITTLEFIELD (b.1948) served as the host of National Public Radio and WBUR’s Only A Game program from its inception in 1993 until July 2018. He covered a wide range of mainstream as well as offbeat sports events from the United States and around the world. Since 2018 he has been working with the Emerson Prison Initiative, teaching incarcerated men at MCI-Concord.
read moreA Family of Writers
PETER ALSON’s is the author of seven books, including the novel, “The Only Way To Play It,” and the memoirs, “Take Me to the River” and “The Vig.”
ALICE O’NEILL is a screenwriter who wrote for “Billions” on Showtime for three seasons, and has created and developed series for ABC Signature, Freeform, and Paramount Television.
EDEN ALSON is the 17 year-old author of 2 novels. Her first novel, “The Novice Twins,” was published when she was in 8th grade. Her second novel, “Far From Here,” was published in 2023.
Lawrence Wright: Master Storyteller
LAWRENCE WRIGHT is an author, screenwriter, playwright, and staff writer for The New Yorker magazine since 1992.
He is the author of 15 books. His book “The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11” (Knopf, 2006), has been translated into 25 languages and won numerous awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. It was made into a series for Hulu in 2018, starring Jeff Daniels, Alec Baldwin, and Tahar Rahim. He also wrote the screenplay for the film “The Siege,” starring Denzel Washington, Annette Benning, and Bruce Willis.
Fragments
A novelist, journalist and educator, ANNE BERNAYS has been writing for over 40 years. In 1980, Bernays also began her journey as a writing professor at Harvard University, and became a professor of creative writing at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism.
read moreNovelist Gloria Nagy: From Sea to Shining Sea
GLORIA NAGY is the internationally best-selling author of twelve books including “The Beauty,” “Remain Calm,” “Looking For Leo,” “SeaSick,” “Marriage,” and the New York Times best-seller, “A House in the Hamptons.” She lives in Miami with her husband Richard Saul Wurman, creator of The TED Conference.
read more3X U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky’s Autobiography: “Jersey Breaks”
ROBERT PINSKY is a poet, essayist, translator, teacher, and speaker. His first two terms as United States Poet Laureate were marked by such visible dynamism—and such national enthusiasm in response—that the Library of Congress appointed him to an unprecedented third term. Throughout his career, Pinsky has been dedicated to identifying and invigorating poetry’s place in the world.
read moreRichard LeBlond: “Homesick for Nowhere”
RICHARD LEBLOND is a retired field biologist. His essays and photographs have appeared in many U.S. and international journals, including Montreal Review, Weber – The Contemporary West, Lowestoft Chronicle, Still Point Arts Quarterly, Concis, and Trampset. His work has been nominated for “Best American Travel Writing” and “Best of the Net.” His first book, “Homesick for Nowhere,” was published in 2023.
read moreEarth Day 2023
In recognition of EARTH DAY, 2022, we have curated a group of video interviews and stories from the ArtSpeak archives from prominent people in the arts, who help raise awareness and offer solutions for CLIMATE CHANGE and SEA LEVEL RISE, which are particularly threatening to Miami and South Florida.
read moreWhere Is Your Family From?
A Passover Story.
By Necee Regis I’m a sucker for ritual. So Passover is naturally one of my favorite holidays. I love going to a Seder, reading the 3,000-year-old prayers, and eating the same prescribed foods at the same predetermined times during the meal. This would be perfectly normal, even expected, if I were Jewish. But I’m not; I’m Catholic. Well, ex-Catholic to be precise, though one can never really escape their heritage. I’m steeped in doctrine and pickled in a culture I wear like skin. My upbringing, with its layers of...
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