Laura van den Berg

author of THE THIRD HOTEL, I HOLD A WOLF BY THE EARS & STATE OF PARADISE

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New Reviews of ISLE: The New Inquiry & O. Magazine!

October 18, 2013 By Laura

Overjoyed to open the new O. Magazine & find THE ISLE OF YOUTH among their 10 Titles to Pick Up Now for November! “Discover of the month!” says O. ISLE is also reviewed in the current issue of THE NEW INQUIRY. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book News, reviews, The Isle of Youth Tagged With: o. magazine, reviews, the isle of youth, the new inquiry

October Events

October 7, 2013 By Laura

Cambridge, NYC, Gettysburg, ho! 10/14, 8PM: Franklin Park Reading series with Susan Steinberg, T Kira Madden, Vanessa Veselka, & Karolina Waclawiak (!) 10/17, 7PM: In conversation with John Freeman at Porter Square Books, in celebration of his very excellent new … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Events, The Isle of Youth Tagged With: Franklin Park Reading Series, Gettysburg College, Porter Square Books

Nice News for ISLE

October 6, 2013 By Laura

THE ISLE OF YOUTH's book b-day is about a month away and some nice news has rolled in this past week: ~ I am a massive Karen Russell fan, so extra extra grateful for her lovely recommendation of ISLE in the Miami Herald. ~ The amazing Kyle Minor recommended ISLE over at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book News, The Isle of Youth Tagged With: Erin McKnight, Heavy Feather Review, Karen Russell, Kyle Minor, Miami Herald, the isle of youth

Notes from the Road: Lincoln, Nebraska

September 24, 2013 By Laura

Notes from the Road: Lincoln, Nebraska

On Monday, I gave a reading at Nebraska Wesleyan University. This was my first time to Nebraska. The reading was held in a gallery on campus that had some very cool looking art on the walls. I was particularly partial to this NOT sculpture-type thing (below). I read a story from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Acrobat, Boston, Chicago, Jillian Michaels, Nebraska, Notes from the road, NWU, readings, Richard Bausch, the isle of youth, travel

NYC Lit Crawl

September 14, 2013 By Laura

NYC Lit Crawl

On September 14th, I'll be partaking in FSG's Lit Crawl event (Fontana’s on 105 Eldridge Street, 8PM). I'll be reading alongside David Grand and Katherine Faw Morris, and there will be music by FSG's house band, The Savage Detectives (best band name ever?I think it might be...). … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: FSG, Lit Crawl, The Savage Detectives

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