Hello from the Dogpatch!
Noticing a comment online about rereading and rewatching favorite stories, put me in mind of my all-time favorite author appearances caught on video. I’ve watched these clips numerous times and am excited, amused, moved, and inspired at each viewing. I hope you enjoy!
Dagoberto Gilb
“Stupid America”: PEN/Hemingway Award winner Dagoberto Gilb speaking and reading at Librotraficante Caravan Tucson AZ:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lFKk1AuJF4
Awesome dramatic readings: A group of actors performing brief text from various works of fiction, including the opening of Dr. Olaf van Schuler’s Brain by Kirsten Menger-Anderson, from Sally Shore’s The New Short Fiction Series:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTrQ7-Egqcc
A true classic: Steve Almond on “Africa” by Toto at Tin House Magazine’s 10th Anniversary celebration:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3fxkhWZbx0
Steve Almond
You can read Steve’s “Why I Write Smut: A Manifesto” from his latest set of six tiny and gorgeous books called Writs of Passion.
Junot Díaz
Wisdom for us all: Pulitzer Prize winner Junot Díaz díscussing his process at the 2009 National Book Festival:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Gu91htmDpM
Happy writing,
XO Laurel Leigh
Dogpatch Writers Collective 
Hi! And thanks for including the link to Dr. Olaf! Off to check out the other clips…
Hi! My pleasure. Dr. Olaf is great and I love that it inspired that performance among other things. Can’t wait to see more from you in print!
Thanks so much for sharing these, Laurel! I loved these writers in your class and can’t wait to “be” with them again.
Thanks, Susan! Everyone should watch the Toto video at least once a year. Nice job at open mic by the way!
Merci, madame.
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