by Ami Maxine Irmen Imagine a setting where you would have access to some of the world’s brightest minds, and you were not only able – but expected – to surprise them with ideas that they were not at all prepared to discuss. This is exactly the setting that New York-based writer, editor, and podcast producer Jason Gots has created with Think Again. In fact, Gots has spoken with UntitledTown’s 2017 keynote speaker Margaret Atwood about the elusiveness of dead… [Read More]
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#MeToo, Time’s Up, and Yes Means Yes: What a Difference a Year Makes
by Ami Irmen A year ago, I was sitting at my computer, much like I am now – hot cup of tea, sleeping cat, music playing in the background. Quite possibly the same exact record. Back then, I was writing up a review for Asking for It, as well as an interview with the author, Kate Harding. At UntitledTown that April, I also had the chance to meet Kate Harding and listen to her read from and discuss this very… [Read More]
The Parents’ and Caregivers’ Guide to UntitledTown
Got babies on board? Wondering how to maneuver the festival with strollers, diapers, and hungry kids of various ages? No worries! UntitledTown wants you and the kids in your care to have a great time! Remember, all of the events below are FREE and OPEN to ALL AGES! Download a printable guide to all youth events HERE. Here’s a guide to all events—and information about venues—for the parent or caregiver with young people in tow from ages 0-18. Friday, April 20:… [Read More]
Light in Winter – An Interview with Peter Geye
by Nick Reilly Peter Geye is a novelist from Minneapolis, where he still lives and teaches. He is the author of three acclaimed novels concerning a fictionalized northern Minnesota town called Gunflint, the most recent being Wintering. Wintering is about a father and son surviving a winter on Minnesota’s North Shore. The novel was just awarded the 2017 Minnesota Book Award for Fiction. Mr. Geye was kind enough to answer a few questions for UntitledTown blogger Nick Reilly. UntitledTown: What… [Read More]
The 1950s Called. They Want Your Uterus Back: “Nasty Women” Talk Back
by Jennie Young “Black women tried to save you, America. You didn’t want to be saved.” So begins Zerlina Maxwell’s essay titled “Trust Black Women” in the book Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump’s America. The edited collection was inspired, of course, by Donald Trump calling Hillary Clinton a “nasty woman,” an epithet that, ironically, became a rallying cry for women across the nation. Women everywhere appropriated it eagerly, donning “Nasty Woman” t-shirts, drinking our coffee out of… [Read More]