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Backstage at Symphony Space

Posted on April 18, 2018 by Jonathan

Backstage at Symphony Space before the “It Occurs to Me That I Am America” event in front of a packed audience on a rainy winter night in NYC. Amazing evening!

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Brooklyn Eagle Interview – Jonathan Santlofer ‘It Occurs to Me That I am America’

Posted on February 3, 2018 by Jonathan

Santlofer grew up wanting to be an artist, went to art school, undergrad and graduate, and spent the first half of his adult life as a fairly successful painter. When a gallery fire destroyed nearly ten years of his artwork, he became a writer. His Read more…

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The 504 TV Show Interview Tom Piazza and Jonathan Santlofer

Posted on February 3, 2018 by Jonathan

Tom Piazza and Jonathan Santlofer join us to talk about their new book “It Occurs To Me I Am America…”

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Jonathan Santlofer and Joyce Carol Oates in conversation

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Jonathan

See & hear Jonathan Santlofer & Joyce Carol Oates in conversation about “It Occurs to Me That I Am America” at the San Francisco Public library

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Salon Talks – It Occurs to Me That I Am America Interview

Posted on January 18, 2018 by Jonathan

Mary Elizabeth Williams interviews Jonathan Santlofer and Angela Flournoy about the new Anthology It Occurs to Me That I Am America for Salon Talks.

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Book Tour and Events – It Occurs to Me That I Am America

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Jonathan

NEW YORK, NY – Tuesday, January 16, 2018, 7:00 PM Strand Bookstore 828 Broadway, Rare Books Rm *Contributors LEE CHILD, SUSAN MINOT, ANGELA FLOURNOY, MICHAEL CUNNINGHAM, JAMES HANNAHAM and artist ERIC FISCHL in conversation with Editor JONATHAN SANTLOFER Please visit: http://www.strandbooks.com/event/occurs-i-am-america BOSTON, MA – Monday, Read more…

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It Occurs to Me That I Am America – Excerpt

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Jonathan

The following is an excerpt from It Occurs to Me That I am American IT OCCURS TO ME THAT I AM AMERICA Foreword The idea for this book came together over a weekend not long after the 2016 presidential election. For weeks I had been Read more…

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Strand Books Event – Panel Discussion with Anthology Contributors

Posted on January 7, 2018 by Jonathan

When: Tuesday January 16: 7:00PM – 8:00PM Where: Strand Books, New York, NY Just in time for the anniversary of the Trump presidency, this thought-provoking anthology features original short stories from thirty bestselling and award-winning authors. The literary world erupted in righteous anger whe Donald Trump became Read more…

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It Occurs To Me That I am America – Available January 2018

Posted on January 7, 2018 by Jonathan

Now more than ever, we must ask ourselves: Who are the WE in We the People? In It Occurs to Me That I Am America, more than 50 bestselling and award-winning authors and artists consider the fundamental ideals of a free, just, and compassionate democracy Read more…

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Gaslight (Excerpt from Alive in Shape and Color)

Posted on December 5, 2017 by Jonathan

The Following is an excerpt from Alive in Shape and Color   GASLIGHT by Jonathan Santlofer She saw it again, not a picture this time, just the hard cold truth: a handsome young man who had married her for money. What else could he possibly Read more…

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