J.D. Salinger & Me with Joanna Rakoff

Published: March 22, 2016, 3 p.m.

b"J.D. Salinger & Me with Joanna Rakoff and host, Crystal-lee Quibell discuss what it was like to work for the infamous literary agency, sharing how she answered fan mail for J.D. Salinger and, how working in a literary agency can help develop your career as an author.\\n\\nJoanna Rakoff\\xa0is the author of the novel\\xa0A Fortunate Age, as well as the memoir\\xa0My Salinger Year. She has written for\\xa0The New York Times, the\\xa0Los Angeles Times, Vogue, and other publications. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.\\n\\nCrystal-Lee Quibell\\xa0is the host of Literary Speaking, a weekly podcast dedicated to helping writers learn from best-selling authors, literary agents, and publishers. Founder of The Magical Writers Group, a private teaching forum for writers specifically focused on memoir. She is a champion for the written word, student of publishing and an obsessive book collector with a serious case of wanderlust. A self-described mermaid and witchy woman for life, she believes that life is better with books, chocolate, and the occasional cheese board. Her upcoming essay is to be featured in the forthcoming book, The Magic Of Memoir: Inspiration for the Writer's Journey."