March 25, 2016, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Theatre + Performing ArtsCelebrating the reissue of Adrienne Kennedy’s memoir The Harry Ransom Center celebrates the reissue of Adrienne Kennedy’s groundbreaking memoir People Who Led to My Plays from Theatre Communications Group. First published in 1987 as a response to the frequently asked question of what inspirations have influenced her work, Kennedy recorded brief, fragmentary memories covering 1936–1961. A deeply… read more
March 25, 2016, Filed Under: Authors, Books + Manuscripts, Research + TeachingOf grieving and goshawks: An interview with H is for Hawk’s Helen Macdonald Helen Macdonald is the author of H is for Hawk (Grove Atlantic), out this month in paperback. H is for Hawk landed on more than 25 book of the year lists and was an instant New York Times bestseller. Macdonald, a falconer and naturalist, writes about training a goshawk as… read more
March 17, 2016, Filed Under: Research + TeachingBook Balls, fox-trots, and boeuf bordelaise: The early history of international P.E.N. In the course of researching how South Asian writers circulated in literary London between the World Wars, I spent some time immersed in the Harry Ransom Center’s expansive P.E.N. archive.
