Rebecca joins Colum McCann, Stephen Colbert and others in reading aloud James Joyce's Ulysses at Symphony Space's 29th Annual Bloomsday celebration on Wednesday, June 16.
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Soulless Hermeneutics Machine
"Donner's story, which is beautifully rendered in black and white by Inaki Miranda, modernizes George Hayduke, Edward Abbey's ecoterrorist and central figure in The Monkey Wrench Gang."
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National Writing Project Writing Retreat
Rebecca is a visiting writer at the National Writing Project Writing Retreat, July 9-12, at the Kirkridge Retreat Center in Bangor, Pennsylvania.
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Bookforum review - A Short History of Women, by Kate Walbert
Rebecca's review of Kate Walbert's novel A Short History of Women is featured in Bookforum.
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Reading at KGB Bar
On Friday, March 27, at 7pm, Rebecca will be reading a new short story at KGB Bar (85 East 4th Street between 2nd & 3rd Avenues).
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Reading at Raconteur Books
Raconteur Books is hosting a reading with Rebecca Donner, Alethea Black, and Jennie Kaufman on Saturday, February 28, at 8pm. The event (and refreshments) are free!
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Bookforum Review - In the Land of No Right Angles, by Daphne Beal
Rebecca's review of Daphne Beal's debut novel, In the Land of No Right Angles, was published in Bookforum's Sept/Oct/Nov 2008 issue.
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Women Working in Panels event
On Monday, July 21, Rebecca will be appearing as a panelist in "Women Working in Panels," an event sponsored by The Desk Set, Behind the Book & Desert Island Comics Other great panelists include Fly, Miriam Katin, Leslie Stein, Sara Varon & Lauren Weinstein & moderated by the lovely, Children's Librarian and blogger, Betsy Bird (aka "Fuse #8") ** Monday, July 21, at 7pm Huckleberry Bar 588 Grand Street (near Lorimer Street) Williamsburg, Brooklyn (718) 218-8555 Suggested Donation: $10 to benefit Behind the Book.
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Rebecca Interviewed in "Pulse"
Jennifer Contino from "Pulse" interviewed Rebecca about the process of writing Burnout. THE PULSE: What were some of the challenges of getting this story completed? RD: Inaki lives in Spain, so we had to communicate entirely by email. I’d send him the script and he’d send me breakdowns and I would send back my suggested revisions and so forth. Surprisingly, though, the arrangement ended up working out really well, once we got the hang of it. We inspired each other with our work, which galvanized both of us to continue moving forward. It was a wonderful, symbiotic collaboration. Read the entire interview here.
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Burnout Reviewed in BookReporter.com
John Hogan with Bookreporter.com reviews Burnout: "...Just as she did in her excellent debut [Sunset Terrace], Donner crafts a hauntingly evocative story in Burnout...With a character as flawed yet appealing as Danni as a guide, Burnout is a welcome journey through the psyche of women in love with the wrong kind of guy and the myriad ways people can convince themselves to do anything. Ultimately, Burnout is a nicely taut story of the perils of desire and how people trap themselves in situations they should have left long ago." Read the entire review here.
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