Leslie Jamison

Leslie Jamison is the New York Times–bestselling author of Splinters, The Recovering, The Empathy Exams, Make it Scream, Make it Burn, and a novel, The Gin Closet. She is a regular contributor to The New Yorker and teaches at Columbia University. She lives in Brooklyn with her family.

Leslie Jamison is appearing in the following events:

Leslie Jamison: Splinters

Bestselling American author Leslie Jamison (The Empathy Exams, The Recovering) discusses Splinters, her blazing memoir of divorce, motherhood, art and new love, in conversation with Rebecca Harkins-Cross.

Sun 12 May 3:00pm @ State Library Conversation Quarter

Ghosts: An Evening of Storytelling

What haunts your favourite writers? Do they wake in the night plagued by regrets? Do they see the past spilling into our present? Gather round to hear original ghost stories and moving reflections from a brilliant line-up of some of the best writers in the world.

Sat 11 May 6:30pm @ The Capitol

Leslie Jamison and Nam Le: Forms of Life

Acclaimed authors and close friends Leslie Jamison (Splinters) and Nam Le (36 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Poem) compare their genre-switching bodies of work, in conversation with Sophie Black.

Sat 11 May 3:00pm @ The Capitol

Leslie Jamison: Writing from Personal Archives

New York Times–bestselling author Leslie Jamison (Splinters, The Empathy Exams) leads a craft session on using personal archives to grant nuance, texture and emotional dimension to your writing.

MWF Workshops are presented in partnership with Writers Victoria.

Mon 13 May 2:30pm @ The Wheeler Centre Workshop Space

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