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...didn’t want to be seen as ethnic literature or female literature.” And despite her success, Dovey hasn’t surrendered her other interests to the pen. She is currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program in Anthropology at New York University, where she is working on issues of climate change. But Dovey’s paths aren’t completely separate: she is working on another novel that is inspired by her work in anthropology. “It’s really only in the writing itself that ideas come...
...Harvard Kennedy School professors will receive grants of up to $100,000 after being named 2009 Carnegie Scholars yesterday by the Carnegie Corporation of New York for their research on Islam and dedication to public outreach and understanding...
...parries her timid demeanor with confident eloquence. She has the air of total normalcy that most Harvard students manifest, but in both pedigree and talent, Kaplan is a far cry from normal. Her book pitch in seventh grade garnished a mention in Page Six of The New York Post, but Kaplan had to wait till the ripe age of 16 to finally sign her first book deal. However, patience paid off; Kaplan’s debut novel, a project more than two years in the making, is set to hit bookstore shelves on June 30. “Hancock Park?...
...noticed. The magazines that people don’t care about are dying, and that’s a good thing I think.” Schenk defined a “great magazine” as one that engages different senses, praising Vanity Fair, The Economist, and New York Magazine for their ability to do so. “When I looked at a recent Vanity Fair cover, I could almost feel the fabric that was draped over the woman’s shoulders,” he said. Schenk also addressed people’s perception of Rolling...
...first year out of graduate school, she worked as an assistant editor and producer for Operation Iraqi Filmmaker. She admits that she hasn’t been able to let go of her attraction to the art. “I still get jealous of people all over New York walking around with cameras and equipment,” she said. But James’s nostalgia for her filmmaking days are overshadowed by her enthusiasm for her new book. “Atlas of Unknowns”, which will be released by Alfred A. Knopf on April 21, tells...