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Jonathan Franzen on How I Write with David Perell
Jonathan Franzen is one of the most influential novelists alive today. He sees fiction as the most fundamental human art, and in this conversation he explains how he actually makes it: the discipline, the daily grind, and the psychological...
How Jonathan Franzen Learned to Write a Franzen Novel
To finish The Corrections, he had to kill his protagonist— and his idea of what a book should be. "Here it is: Description of a Struggle.” Jonathan Franzen hands me a journal he’s found in a bin, a record of his day-to-day entries from the summer...
Jonathan Franzen at The New Yorker Festival 10/25/24
The New Yorker contributors Jennifer Egan, Jonathan Franzen, and Rivka Galchen discuss their work as fiction writers and journalists. Moderated by Deborah Treisman. Friday, Oct. 25th | 6 – 7:15 P.M. | SVA Theatre READ MORE AT THE NEW...
How the “No Kill” Movement Betrays Its Name
By keeping cats outdoors, trap-neuter-release policies have troubling consequences for city residents, local wildlife—and even the cats themselves.
TOMORROW TALKS WITH JONATHAN FRANZEN: CROSSROADS
Arizona State University welcomed celebrated novelist Jonathan Franzen as a guest in its TomorrowTalks series. Franzen discussed his book, “Crossroads” in an online event. The conversation was facilitated by ASU fiction writer Matt Bell, a professor of English and author of the cli-fi novel, “Appleseed.”
Jonathan Franzen: What Happens If We No Longer Have Bookstore Readings?
Jonathan Franzen tells Adam Colman in this episode of the Writers Institute Podcast, “If we lose live book events, I would experience it as a great loss.” He describes here the humor, community, and conversation at those gatherings.
Arctic Imagination: Jonathan Franzen in conversation with Kristina Stoltz
Jonathan Franzen speaks with Kristina Stoltz in Copenhagen, Denmark in September 2022, as part of ther series Arctic Imagination — part of Nordic Bridges and supported by the Nordic Cultural Foundation and the Palaces and Culture Agency.
Jonathan Franzen Awarded the 2022 Thomas Mann Prize
The American writer Jonathan Franzen is often mentioned in the same breath as Thomas Mann. Franzen has now received the Thomas Mann Prize for his complete works.
The Story Behind Jonathan Franzen’s New Backlist Book Cover Redesigns
Alex Merto, Charlotte Strick, and Jonathan Franzen on a New Look for Old Books