Fri February 16, 2024
Carol Edgarian in Conversation with Bridget Quinn: The Writing Life: Mentorship, Friendship, and Finding Your Own Path
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Carol was an internationally-bestselling novelist and Bridget an adjunct prof in art history and freelancer when she found Carol's phone number (landline) listed in a 1998 issue of Poets & Writers and gave her a (cold) call. Bridget was looking for help with a novel manuscript; Carol supplied much more: essential craft instruction, generous mentorship, and twenty-five years of friendship. They'll discuss the myriad ways they've navigated their work and the rest of life: the perils and payoffs, the stresses and rewards, what it means to each of them to be a literary citizen, and, finally, coming to terms with your own unique path.
Carol Edgarian is a writer, editor, and publisher. A New York Times-bestselling author, her novels include Vera, Three Stages of Amazement and the international bestseller Rise the Euphrates, which the Washington Post called "a book whose generosity of spirit, intelligence, humanity, and finally ambition are what literature ought to be." A 20th anniversary revised edition of Rise the Euphrates was released to mark the centennial of the Armenian genocide. Her books and essays have been widely translated and anthologized, and her popular weekly series "A Word, Please," can be found on Instagram (@CEdgarian). A leading advocate for discovering and publishing the finest writing that speaks to a diverse, global audience of today, Edgarian is co-founder and editor of the non-profit Narrative and founder of Narrative for Schools, whose programs provide free literature and resources for students and educators throughout the US and in more than thirty-seven countries. She lives in San Francisco with her family.
Bridget Quinn is a writer, art historian, and critic. She's author of the forthcoming biography, Portrait of a Woman: Art, Rivalry & Revolution in the Life of Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, and of the books She Votes: How U.S. Women Won Suffrage, and What Happened Next, an Amazon Editors' pick for Best History books 2020, and Broad Strokes: 15 Women Who Made Art and Made History (in That Order), an Amelia Bloomer List selection of recommended feminist literature from the American Library Association. Translated into four languages, Broad Strokes was a national finalist for best art book of the year in Ukraine. NPR's Susan Stamberg called it "a terrific essay collection" with "spunky attitudinal, SMART writing," marking the second time "attitudinal" has been used about her work (first: Kirkus 1996). She lives in Sonoma County with her family, dogs, and hella bikes.
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Carol Edgarian is a writer, editor, and publisher. A New York Times-bestselling author, her novels include Vera, Three Stages of Amazement and the international bestseller Rise the Euphrates, which the Washington Post called "a book whose generosity of spirit, intelligence, humanity, and finally ambition are what literature ought to be." A 20th anniversary revised edition of Rise the Euphrates was released to mark the centennial of the Armenian genocide. Her books and essays have been widely translated and anthologized, and her popular weekly series "A Word, Please," can be found on Instagram (@CEdgarian). A leading advocate for discovering and publishing the finest writing that speaks to a diverse, global audience of today, Edgarian is co-founder and editor of the non-profit Narrative and founder of Narrative for Schools, whose programs provide free literature and resources for students and educators throughout the US and in more than thirty-seven countries. She lives in San Francisco with her family.
Bridget Quinn is a writer, art historian, and critic. She's author of the forthcoming biography, Portrait of a Woman: Art, Rivalry & Revolution in the Life of Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, and of the books She Votes: How U.S. Women Won Suffrage, and What Happened Next, an Amazon Editors' pick for Best History books 2020, and Broad Strokes: 15 Women Who Made Art and Made History (in That Order), an Amelia Bloomer List selection of recommended feminist literature from the American Library Association. Translated into four languages, Broad Strokes was a national finalist for best art book of the year in Ukraine. NPR's Susan Stamberg called it "a terrific essay collection" with "spunky attitudinal, SMART writing," marking the second time "attitudinal" has been used about her work (first: Kirkus 1996). She lives in Sonoma County with her family, dogs, and hella bikes.
Carol was an internationally-bestselling novelist and Bridget an adjunct prof in art history and freelancer when she found Carol's phone number (landline) listed in a 1998 issue of Poets & Writers and gave her a (cold) call. Bridget was looking for help with a novel manuscript; Carol supplied much more: essential craft instruction, generous mentorship, and twenty-five years of friendship. They'll discuss the myriad ways they've navigated their work and the rest of life: the perils and payoffs, the stresses and rewards, what it means to each of them to be a literary citizen, and, finally, coming to terms with your own unique path.
Carol Edgarian is a writer, editor, and publisher. A New York Times-bestselling author, her novels include Vera, Three Stages of Amazement and the international bestseller Rise the Euphrates, which the Washington Post called "a book whose generosity of spirit, intelligence, humanity, and finally ambition are what literature ought to be." A 20th anniversary revised edition of Rise the Euphrates was released to mark the centennial of the Armenian genocide. Her books and essays have been widely translated and anthologized, and her popular weekly series "A Word, Please," can be found on Instagram (@CEdgarian). A leading advocate for discovering and publishing the finest writing that speaks to a diverse, global audience of today, Edgarian is co-founder and editor of the non-profit Narrative and founder of Narrative for Schools, whose programs provide free literature and resources for students and educators throughout the US and in more than thirty-seven countries. She lives in San Francisco with her family.
Bridget Quinn is a writer, art historian, and critic. She's author of the forthcoming biography, Portrait of a Woman: Art, Rivalry & Revolution in the Life of Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, and of the books She Votes: How U.S. Women Won Suffrage, and What Happened Next, an Amazon Editors' pick for Best History books 2020, and Broad Strokes: 15 Women Who Made Art and Made History (in That Order), an Amelia Bloomer List selection of recommended feminist literature from the American Library Association. Translated into four languages, Broad Strokes was a national finalist for best art book of the year in Ukraine. NPR's Susan Stamberg called it "a terrific essay collection" with "spunky attitudinal, SMART writing," marking the second time "attitudinal" has been used about her work (first: Kirkus 1996). She lives in Sonoma County with her family, dogs, and hella bikes.
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Carol Edgarian is a writer, editor, and publisher. A New York Times-bestselling author, her novels include Vera, Three Stages of Amazement and the international bestseller Rise the Euphrates, which the Washington Post called "a book whose generosity of spirit, intelligence, humanity, and finally ambition are what literature ought to be." A 20th anniversary revised edition of Rise the Euphrates was released to mark the centennial of the Armenian genocide. Her books and essays have been widely translated and anthologized, and her popular weekly series "A Word, Please," can be found on Instagram (@CEdgarian). A leading advocate for discovering and publishing the finest writing that speaks to a diverse, global audience of today, Edgarian is co-founder and editor of the non-profit Narrative and founder of Narrative for Schools, whose programs provide free literature and resources for students and educators throughout the US and in more than thirty-seven countries. She lives in San Francisco with her family.
Bridget Quinn is a writer, art historian, and critic. She's author of the forthcoming biography, Portrait of a Woman: Art, Rivalry & Revolution in the Life of Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, and of the books She Votes: How U.S. Women Won Suffrage, and What Happened Next, an Amazon Editors' pick for Best History books 2020, and Broad Strokes: 15 Women Who Made Art and Made History (in That Order), an Amelia Bloomer List selection of recommended feminist literature from the American Library Association. Translated into four languages, Broad Strokes was a national finalist for best art book of the year in Ukraine. NPR's Susan Stamberg called it "a terrific essay collection" with "spunky attitudinal, SMART writing," marking the second time "attitudinal" has been used about her work (first: Kirkus 1996). She lives in Sonoma County with her family, dogs, and hella bikes.
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