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How Founding Editor of the LA Review of Books Tom Lutz Writes: Part Two
Bestselling, award-winning author, and founder of the LA Review of Books, Tom Lutz, returned to talk with me about life in the French countryside, his writer’s residency, and the greatest year in literary history, 1925.
He's a Professor Emeritus of Creative Writing at UC Riverside, and the author of multiple bestselling and award-winning titles – translated into dozens of languages – including Doing Nothing (American Book Award winner), Crying, American Nervousness, 1903 (both New York Times Notables), and Born Slippy, his first novel.
His latest, 1925: A Literary Encyclopedia, is described as an “… exploration of one of the richest moments in our literary and cultural history .… an explosion of literary innovation, from the rise of modernist masterpieces like Mrs. Dalloway and The Great Gatsby to a boom in pulp fiction.”
Besides founding the Los Angeles Review of Books, "... a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and disseminating ... engaging writing on every aspect of literature, culture, and the arts," Tom also founded The LARB Radio Hour, The LARB Quarterly Journal, The LARB/USC Publishing Workshop, and LARB Books.
He and his wife now run a residency for writers and artists in St. Chamassy, in France’s Dordogne region.
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In Part Two of this file Tom Lutz and I discussed:
Adjusting to the life of a country gentleman and all the great wines
Why he cares less than ever about what people think of his work
The legion of classic texts that came out of one of the most prolific years in history
How 1925 birthed so much progress for American culture
Why literature is the R&D wing of human enterprise, especially in 2025
And a lot more!
Show Notes:
1925: A Literary Encyclopedia by Tom Lutz
TomLutzWriter.com
All things LARB
French Presse - St.-Chamassy Writers’ Residency: A quiet place to live and work in the French countryside.
Tom Lutz's Amazon Author Page
Tom Lutz on Facebook
Tom Lutz on Instagram
Tom Lutz on Twitter
Kelton Reid on Twitter
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Bestselling, award-winning author, and founder of the LA Review of Books, Tom Lutz, returned to talk with me about life in the French countryside, his writer’s residency, and the greatest year in literary history, 1925.
He's a Professor Emeritus of Creative Writing at UC Riverside, and the author of multiple bestselling and award-winning titles – translated into dozens of languages – including Doing Nothing (American Book Award winner), Crying, American Nervousness, 1903 (both New York Times Notables), and Born Slippy, his first novel.
His latest, 1925: A Literary Encyclopedia, is described as an “… exploration of one of the richest moments in our literary and cultural history .… an explosion of literary innovation, from the rise of modernist masterpieces like Mrs. Dalloway and The Great Gatsby to a boom in pulp fiction.”
Besides founding the Los Angeles Review of Books, "... a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and disseminating ... engaging writing on every aspect of literature, culture, and the arts," Tom also founded The LARB Radio Hour, The LARB Quarterly Journal, The LARB/USC Publishing Workshop, and LARB Books.
He and his wife now run a residency for writers and artists in St. Chamassy, in France’s Dordogne region.
[Discover The Writer Files Extra: Get 'The Writer Files' Podcast Delivered Straight to Your Inbox at writerfiles.fm]
[If you’re a fan of The Writer Files, please click FOLLOW to automatically see new interviews. And drop us a rating or a review wherever you listen]
In Part Two of this file Tom Lutz and I discussed:
Adjusting to the life of a country gentleman and all the great wines
Why he cares less than ever about what people think of his work
The legion of classic texts that came out of one of the most prolific years in history
How 1925 birthed so much progress for American culture
Why literature is the R&D wing of human enterprise, especially in 2025
And a lot more!
Show Notes:
1925: A Literary Encyclopedia by Tom Lutz
TomLutzWriter.com
All things LARB
French Presse - St.-Chamassy Writers’ Residency: A quiet place to live and work in the French countryside.
Tom Lutz's Amazon Author Page
Tom Lutz on Facebook
Tom Lutz on Instagram
Tom Lutz on Twitter
Kelton Reid on Twitter
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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