by Frances Phillips | Dec 8, 2020 | 2014, Literary Arts, News
McNally Jackson Independent Booksellers is hosting a free online conversation among writers Linda Norton, Eileen Myles, and John Keene, on Thursday, December 10, at 3 p.m. PST. The McNally Jackson staff writes, “In conjunction with recent and enduring...
by Frances Phillips | Jun 12, 2020 | 2014, Literary Arts, News
On Monday, June 15, Linda Norton is reading online with Fanny Howe and Alice Lyons. The reading originates in Dublin, Ireland, where it will be 8 pm, but those of us on the West Coast of the United States will be enjoying it at noon. The event is free, but guests...
by Frances Phillips | May 17, 2016 | 2014, Literary Arts, News
Oakland City Hall and its immediate surroundings will welcome the second annual Oakland Book Festival on Sunday, May 22. Among the many presenters and moderators, Creative Work Fund recipient Linda Norton featured in a slide presentation and talk about Agricultural...
by Frances Phillips | Feb 17, 2016 | 2014, Literary Arts, News
Writer and artist Linda Norton will read from her book The Public Gardens: Poems and History, and from new work she’s developed through Home and Away: Oakland, California Prisons, and the Geography of the Heart — her collaborative project with Peralta...
by Frances Phillips | Nov 18, 2015 | 2014, Literary Arts, News
On Saturday, November 21, at 1:30 p.m., Peralta Hacienda Historical Park is hosting Oakland actor and dramatist Norman Gee, who is holding a talk-back about his use of drama with youth in juvenile detention. Also speaking are community member Gwen Jackson and Creative...