January is Jeff Riales’s month. He’s in the midst of a month-long residencyat Abilene Bar & Lounge, and Friday night at Hochstein Performance Hall, he returns to the event that he inadvertently helped to create, “If All Rochester Wrote the Same Song.”
Sonja Livingston
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Sonja Livingston on discovery through memoir
Sonja Livingston’s “Queen of the Fall: A Memoir of Girls and Goddesses,” is this year’s selection for Writers & Books “If All of Rochester Reads the Same Book” city-wide reading challenge. City talked with the author mid-way through her reading tour, which continues through March 19. City: The essays in "Queen of the Fall" blend […]
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Rochester Reads features ‘Queen of the Fall’
Sonja Livingston’s second novel, “Queen of the Fall: A Memoir of Girls and Goddesses,” is this year’s selection for Writers & Books’ annual “If All of Rochester Reads the Same Book…” city-wide challenge. Livingston is currently visiting Rochester on a reading tour. An interview with the author can be found here. The work is an […]
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Literature: “If All of Rochester…” 2016 selection
If you’re looking for an engaging read to officially kick off your summer reading list, consider getting a head-start on the work chosen for the 2016 edition of the “If All of Rocheser Read the Same Book…” city-wide book club. Writers & Books has chosen “Queen of the Fall: A Memoir of Girls & Goddesses,” […]
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Writing in ROC
Rochester’s rich culture has provided inspiration for many literary works over the years. Local authors take our area’s distinct elements — heritage, geography, tones — and use them to tell stories, create imagery, and ultimately touch others. City spoke with five of Rochester’s need-to-know authors to find out how the city has affected their work. […]
