Join me for a zoom-enabled literary-trivia game show, produced every week until I’m sued for copyright infringement.
The meeting ID for April 29th is 870-1416-2098. There’s a password to keep out the trolls; get it by signing up here. (Hint: the password is the surname of the Mrs Dalloway author.) What’s it like to play? Here's a video of our first go-round.
This week’s guests include Jerry Saltz, author of How to Be an Artist, and Rebecca Dinerstein Knight, author of Hex!
Jerry Saltz is the senior art critic at New York magazine and its entertainment site Vulture. He is the winner of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize in Criticism and a 2019 National Magazine Award. Before joining New York in 2007, Saltz had been art critic for The Village Voice since 1998, and was twice nominated for the Pulitzer Prize during his tenure there. A frequent guest lecturer, he has spoken at the Museum of Modern Art, the Guggenheim, the Whitney Museum, and many others, and has appeared at Harvard, Yale, Columbia, the Rhode Island School of Design, the Art Institute of Chicago, and elsewhere.
Rebecca Dinerstein Knight is the author of the novel and screenplay The Sunlit Night, and a collection of poems, Lofoten. Her nonfiction has appeared in The New York Times and The New Yorker online, among others. Born and raised in New York City, she lives in New Hampshire.
ABOUT THE GAME
How does this work? It's a book-centric version of the "Jeopardy!" show, but with more swearing and less professionalism. Join the zoom and open the chat window. You'll use this to submit your answers—in the form of a question, of course. It's best to play on a laptop, as mobile isn't ideal for entering in responses. There are two rounds of twenty-five clues each. The top three players advance to Final Jeopardy, and the winner receives our heartiest applause and temporary respect.
Can I bring friends? The more the merrier.
What if I can't make it? Literary Hub is posting a video of each game in their Virtual Book Channel, along with the clues and answers. Simply press play and yell at the screen. Alternatively, you can join next week's game. The best way to stay in the loop is by signing up here.
This is free. How can I show my support? Buy books! Start with our guests. You should also consider donating whatever you can to the Book Industry Charitable Foundation.
Who are you again? I've produced IRL versions of this game show at book festivals and LitCrawls. Last year I published my debut novel Riots I Have Known. It's a black comedy about a prisoner trapped in a room, about to die, with only a computer to reach the outside world. NPR and The Washington Post said nice things about it.
I have questions. I might have answers. Email me.