Remember way back to last week, when we waxed enthusiastic about Mohr, the latest novel by local author Frederick Reuss? Well, here's your chance to see him in person. Mark your calendars, as the mysterious Mr. Reuss will be reading this Sunday at 5pm at Politics & Prose.
Sure, the New York Times had many nice things to say the novel and the San Francisco Chronicle gushed, but it was our excitement that piqued your interest, right? Well, even if it wasn't us, perhaps this little note from Reuss will inspire you to take a stroll down Connecticut Avenue Sunday night.
A Note from Fred Reuss:
If criticism is a sociable art, literary discourse can only be enriched and enlivened by the free and active participation that the internet allows, right? It’s also nice, as an author, to be able to “drop in” on the conversation. But maybe eavesdrop is more accurate – with all the bad manners the term implies. With works of fiction and poetry, I have always felt that the less said by the author, the better. Mainly, the author is what happens when the book is read, a performance that requires the patronage of readers. Seeking this patronage is what publishers do. They are the vital link in a cultural chain that begins and ends in the imagination. Ironically, it is when this chain is joined that the flesh and blood person we call “the author” becomes least significant – some would say disappears. Sure, every author wants their book to receive attention, lots of attention. Attention is good. But it comes always at a price.
So in the spirit of attention and direct conversation with readers, I’ll be reading from Mohr at Politics & Prose this Sunday, June 11 at 5pm.
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