James Salter, author of A Sport and a Pastime and the acclaimed new novel All That Is, will discuss his life and work with Professor Thomas F. Staley tonight at 7 p.m. at the Ransom Center. Salter’s archive resides at the Center. Below, he updates Cultural Compass on what he’s been up to… read more
All That Is
James Salter speaks this week at the Ransom Center
Writer James Salter, whose archive resides at the Ransom Center, will discuss his life and work with Professor Thomas F. Staley on Thursday, November 7 at 7:00 p.m. Salter is the author of A Sport and a Pastime and the acclaimed new novel All That Is. He received the… read more
"Write for readers like yourself": James Salter’s Novels
Note: This post originally appeared on April 18, 2013. James Salter’s All That Is (Knopf), his first new novel since 1979, is a reflective work, a reconsideration of many of the themes he has explored in his earlier fiction. Looking back at Salter’s prior novels through his archive at the… read more