Courtney Maum in conversation with Sarah LaDuke
Beyond the Writing of Fiction Series
June 30, 2022
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Join us to celebrate the final installment of the “Beyond the Writing of Fiction” series with this year’s moderator, the author and book coach Courtney Maum.
This on-site event features WAMC's Sarah LaDuke interviewing Courtney about her fifth book, but first memoir, The Year of the Horses, which was recently selected as the top read for Mental Health Awareness by “The Today Show.”
In addition to discussing nonverbal forms of communication, healing via animals, and the special relationship between women and horses, Courtney and Sarah will also talk about the essential tools of craft.
Recent press about Courtney's book:
- Long form interview with Courtney on “Between the Covers”
- WAMC Roundtable Interview with Courtney + Joe Donahue
- the Guardian
- the Wall Street Journal
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The Mount is a Massachusetts Cultural Council UP designated organization welcoming participants of all disabilities. Please contact The Mount at 413-551-5100 or by email, info@edithwharton.org, to discuss accommodations needed to participate fully in this event.
Beyond the Writing of Fiction has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom.
- Ticketed on-site program. $25 Mount Member, $30 General Admission.
- Registration includes a wine & cheese reception in the Terrace Café.
- A book signing follows the discussion. Copies are available through The Mount's Bookstore or bookshop.org page.
Courtney Maum is the author of the novels Costalegre (a GOOP book club pick and one of Glamour Magazine’s top books of the decade), I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You and Touch (a New York Times Editor’s Choice and NPR Best Book of the Year selection), the popular guidebook Before and After the Book Deal: A writer’s guide to finishing, publishing, promoting, and surviving your first book, and the forthcoming memoir, The Year of the Horses. A nominee for the Joyce Carol Oates Prize, Courtney’s writing has been widely published in such outlets as the New York Times, and O, the Oprah Magazine, and her short story This is Not Your Fault was turned into an Audible Original at Amazon. Courtney is the founder of the artist residency, The Cabins and she privately coaches writers on how to preserve the mystery and joy of the creative process in a culture that wants artists to become brands. You can sign up for her newsletter at CourtneyMaum.com
Sarah LaDuke is the Producer of The Roundtable and The Book Show on WAMC Northeast Public Radio, the NPR affiliate station based in Albany, New York. She also contributes arts coverage to The Roundtable–interviews with actors, musicians, theater and filmmakers, choreographers, and visual artists. Notable interviewees include Carol Burnett, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jeff Tweedy, Amber Ruffin, Angélique Kidjo, visual artist Nick Cave, Philip Glass, Bernadette Peters, Rhiannon Giddens, Richard Kind, Eddie Izzard, and Audra McDonald. She lives in Albany, New York, with her husband, Paul Gallo, and their dog, Doritos.