jennifer egan @ nypl.

usually at readings i take copious notes to try and hold on to the feeling i get from hearing writers i admire talk about their craft. tonight i skipped the note taking and just enjoyed listening to jennifer egan speak about a visit from the goon squad and her creative process. i was blown away by how articulate she is—writers aren’t always the most verbal and socially functional people. i was sitting directly behind hermione lee’s perfectly coiffed bob—her hair is the literary equivalent of anna wintour. also of note: jennifer egan has got some serious cheekbones on her. anyone else see a michelle pfeiffer resemblance?

leaving the reading tonight and walking through the marble hallways at the nypl and out into the mild spring night with the chrysler building in the background, i could not imagine living anywhere else.