AnthologistbookcoverPraise for Nicholson Baker's The Anthologist

"[A] light, funny, deeply literary hybrid that functions both as a novel...and a lip-smacking Bakersian treatise on the joys of poetry."
-- Sam Anderson, New York magazine

"[The Anthologist is] startlingly perceptive and ardent...Chowder is possibly the most appealing narrator Baker has invented....You don't have to agree with these opinions; you just savor the tartness of a raw take....Baker is a beautiful writer, and bracing reader of poetry...[a] tremendous success....We read poems because they have a knack for mattering. And how pleasing it is to be so gently, so poetically reminded of that."
-- David Orr, The New York Times Book Review

"The Anthologist is a slyly intelligent rant about the crazy paradoxes of artistic careerism, and a casual and hilarious series of lessons on poetry...Baker's comic brio and high-energy pace make [Chowder's] lurching progress a winning pleasure."
-- O: the Oprah Magazine

NPR's On Point interview with Nicholson Baker.

Michael Agger, Meghan O'Rourke, and Troy Patterson of Slate discuss The Anthologist.

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Upcoming NHWP Events

YWCMarch 13, 2010:
Young Writers'Conference YWC Bird
New England College, Henniker.
Unleash your writing talent at the 15th annual NHYWC. Students ages 14+ and teachers, don't miss this amazing day of learning and fun. The keynote speaker is Archer Mayor, best selling author of the Joe Gunther mystery series. For teachers, internationally renowned writing instructor Barry Lane will show you the tricks of the trade.

April 17, 2010:
Writers' Day
Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester.
BakerJoin hundreds of other writers for a day of writing workshops, panel discussions, networking sessions, pitch sessions, Literary Idol, and much, much more! Featuring keynote speaker Nicholson Baker, best selling author of seven novels and three works of nonfiction, including Double Fold, which won a 2001 National Book Critics Circle Award. He will discuss his most recent novel, The Anthologist, which is set in Portsmouth and deals with the life of a poet.


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