The first gun, a .32-caliber revolver a composer's wife tucks inside her purse during trips to Manhattan, does not show up until the fourth of these 24 gritty, mesmerizing stories, but the arsenal packed within Joyce Carol Oates' latest excursion into the unspeakable must not be underrated. It is vast and terrifying. What matters is that Moody had been infected with writer's itch and quickly learned to relish the comfort and pleasure that can be derived from the mere act of setting words down. Lincoln Rd., Miami Beach. It will include screenings of Trick, Going All the Way and the documentary New York in the 50s, plus discussions with authors, producers and filmmakers.
All events are free.
Margaria Fichtner has been with The Miami Herald since 1968. She became Book Editor in 1992 and has been honored for her critical writing by the American Association of Sunday and Feature Editors, the Society of Professional Journalists and the Florida Society of Newspaper Editors. She is a native Floridian and a graduate of Florida Southern College.