Reading by Wendy Chen

The Writer's Block 519 Sixth Street #100, Las Vegas, NV, United States

For her novel "Their Divine Fires," Chen drew on the lives of her great-grandmother and her great-uncles—both of whom fought on the side of the Communists—as well as her mother’s experiences during the Cultural Revolution.    

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Jordan Elgrably and Ahmed Naji

The Writer's Block 519 Sixth Street #100, Las Vegas, NV, United States

Elgrably is the editor of "Stories from the Center of the World," which gathers new writing by 25 authors from the greater Middle East region, including Palestine, Syria, Pakistan, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt, and Morocco. He talks with former Black Mountain Institute fellow Ahmed Naji, author of "Rotten Evidence: Reading and Writing in Prison." The List […]

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