Since his acclaimed work of cultural criticism, American Nervousness, 1903, Tom Lutz has been working all sides of the lines separating academic, literary, and journalistic writing. The founding editor of the Los Angeles Review of Books, Lutz will discuss changes in the publishing landscape for criticism and cultural reporting. His books—Doing Nothing (American Book Award), Crying (New York Times Notable Book), Cosmopolitan Vistas (Choice Outstanding Academic Title), and American Nervousness, 1903 (New York Times Notable Book) —have been translated into 12 languages and have appeared on NYT and LAT bestseller lists. His fiction and nonfiction have appeared in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, New Republic, Chicago Tribune, Die Zeit, ZYZZYVA, Exquisite Corpse, Salon.com, Black Clock, and other newspapers and literary venues, as well as in dozens of books and academic journals. He has taught at Stanford University, University of Iowa, CalArts, University of Copenhagen, and now at UC Riverside.

Cost: Free

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