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February 23, 2011

McNally Jackson

Memoirs: Why write them?

Mary-Kay Wilmers and Jeremy Harding, in conversation with James Shapiro
Memoirs. Why write them? More to the point, why read them? Mary-Kay Wilmers, author of The Eitingons and editor of the London Review of Books, and Jeremy Harding, author of Mother Country and an LRB contributing editor, will discuss their own memoirs with James Shapiro and explore the role of memoir and essay in Europe's most widely-read literary journal. This event is free and open to the public.

7.00pm – 8.00pm

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  • Wilmers and Harding in the US

    Mary-Kay Wilmers and Jeremy Harding will be embarking on an east-coast tour of the US this month. This is a rare opportunity for Americans to hear from Mary-Kay Wilmers, author of The Eitingons and editor of the London Review of Books, and Jeremy Harding, author of Mother Country and an LRB contributing editor, on the role of memoir in contemporary letters.

    Wilmers and Harding will be joined by guests including Michael Wood and James Shapiro in Boston, New York, Princeton, and New Haven. We hope to see you at one of their talks ...

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