Happy Birthday, John Dos Passos!
My grandfather’s birthday is a great time to spread word about James McGrath Morris’ forthcoming book on the Dos Passos-Hemingway friendship. The adventure arrives March 28!
John Dos Passos Society Call for Papers: 2017 ALA Boston
The John Dos Passos Society invites proposals for two sessions scheduled at the American Literature Association’s 28th annual conference, which will meet at the Westin Copley Place in Boston on […]
John Dos Passos Society Update
Congratulations to David Murad, the new president of the John Dos Passos Society. I’m confident in his leadership of this special group. To donate to the Society and support its […]
Artists & Innovators: James Walker, Graphic Designer
Welcome to the fourth edition of my new blog series, “Artists & Innovators,” a series of interviews with campaigners, entrepreneurs, artists, and advocates who are solving problems with passion […]
Dos Passos On the Move
Currently reading Miguel Oliveira‘s 2013 book, From a Man without a Country to an American by Choice: John Dos Passos and Migration. Critical family history. Reading one’s ancestry is a […]
A Lifeline Across the Scary Present
See the above still from a screening of Robles, Duelo al Sol in Spain. That’s me, trying to do my grandfather proud. He is so right: the past can be […]
2016
May 2016 be as rich in vitality as the hues herein. One of my grandfather’s Italy pastels.
Upcoming John Dos Passos Society Conference – Madrid
The John Dos Passos Society invites papers for its second biennial conference, June 2-4, 2016, in Madrid, Spain. Any topic relative to Dos Passos is welcome. Please send an abstract […]
Interview with Rosa Bautista
I’m sharing this post from www.johndospassos.com. I’m thinking a lot this weekend about cultural diplomacy and the role that literature can play in uniting diverse peoples around the world. In […]
Reading John Dos Passos Aloud (Audio)
I would love to see a commercial album of professional dramatic readings of John Dos Passos–especially self-contained passages in the USA trilogy like the biographies. I tried my hand at […]