The "F" Word

The "F" Word

Julie Otsuka Karen Russell

Otsuka photo credit: Darlyn N. Long
Russell photo credit: Michael Lionstar

What is the legacy of feminism in literature today? Find out this afternoon at 2pm in room 1E17 at the Javits Center.

Julie Otsuka, author of The Buddha in the Attic, and Karen Russell, author of Swamplandia!, along with Francine Prose and Lydia Davis will talk about which writers passed feminism down to them, and what the word means to them today. The panel will be moderated by John Freeman of Granta magazine.