L’ESPRIT LITERARY REVIEW - Launch for ISSUE 8
Online Reading
April 26, 2026 at 11am PST
Join the staff and contributors of L’Esprit Literary Review, Issue 8 for an online launch party and reading.
Two Interviews. One Saturday.
November 8, 2025 — 2:00 -4:00 pm at ORINDA BOOKS
In conversation with 2025 Joyce Carol Oates Prize Winners:
2:00 pm - Jennine Capó Crucet
3:00 pm - Willy Vlautin
Jennine Capó Crucet is a writer and educator. A recipient of a PEN/O. Henry Prize and a former Contributing Opinion Writer for The New York Times, she’s the author of four books: two novels, a short story collection and an essay collection. Her most recent novel is Say Hello to My Little Friend (published by Simon & Schuster).
Born and raised in Reno, Nevada, Willy Vlautin is the author of seven novels and is the founder of the bands Richmond Fontaine and The Delines. His most recent book is The Horse (published by Harper Collins).
The authors will be available to sign books at the event.
In conversation with Ben Fountain
Join me for a conversation with 2024 Joyce Carol Oates Prize Winner Ben Fountain, author of Devil Makes Three, Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, Brief Encounters with Che Guevara: Stories, and Beautiful Country Burn Again: Democracy, Rebellion, and Revolution.
October 26, 2024, 3PM
Orinda Books, 276 Village Square, Orinda, CA
Free and open to the public.
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