🎙️ INTERVIEW: The Art Of Cultural Commentary, Biographies and Journalism w/ Evelyn McDonnell
** This is a LIVE interview with author Evelyn McDonnell about the craft of writing and reality of building a writing career. Attendees will be sent a recording after the interview. **
How can we write compelling portraits of public figures? What tools can we use to explore the life, art, and craft of writers we love?
Evelyn McDonnell is an acclaimed journalist, essayist, and critic. Over the past two decades, Evelyn has written stories about real people through biographies, thought pieces, and essays. In her latest book, The World According to Joan Didion, Evelyn examines the life and work of one of the most revered writers of our time.
Join us for a conversation with Evelyn about the trajectory of her writing career, her deep exploration of Joan Didion, and what she learned about craft and attention from studying the work of a beloved writer so closely.
We'll also explore:
Evelyn's approach to writing about public figures and popular culture
Her career as a journalist and essayist
Her passion for ethical, innovative storytelling
"A wonderfully fitting tribute to Joan Didion: one that avoids simple platitudes, approaching the great writer with a fierce, probing intelligence, flawless language, and the impulse, which drove Didion's finest work, to understand the dreams of another." — Hua Hsu, Pulitzer-winning author of Stay True.
About Evelyn McDonnell
Evelyn McDonnell has written/coedited eight books and she has been a pop culture writer at the Miami Herald and a senior editor at the Village Voice. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Guardian, the Los Angeles Times, Ms. and Billboard. She teaches journalism at Loyola Marymount University.
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