Sean Wilsey

Sean Wilsey reads from State by State.

SEAN WILSEY
talk, screening & booksigning for "State by State"
Saturday, September 27 at 7:30 pm

Inspired by the WPA guides of the Thirties and Forties, 50 contemporary writers have produced original pieces of reportage and memoir that capture the 50 states in our time. "State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America" is an American road trip in book form featuring original writing on all 50 states by 50 of our finest novelists, journalists, and essayists. Join editor Sean Wilsey and other contributors as we celebrate the publication of this new book and screen a short film on its making.

Sean Wilsey is the author of the memoir, "Oh the Glory of It All," and the co-editor of "The Thinking Fan's Guide to the World Cup." His writing has appeared in the New Yorker, the London Review of Books, the Los Angeles Times, and McSweeney’s quarterly, where he is the editor at large.

This Booksmith sponsored event will take place at The Booksmith (1644 Haight Street in San Francisco). For further information, call 415-863-8688 or visit www.booksmith.com If you can't attend this event and would like to order a signed copy of the author's new book, please email or phone our store. (Booksmith_in_SF)… (more)

Sean Wilsey reads from State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America.

State by State, a collection of 50 original essays, resurrects a landmark effort from the 1930s when the Federal Writers' Project commissioned America's best authors "to describe America to Americans." What do we talk about when we talk about our states? Join Live Wire's Courtenay Hameister, State by State editor Sean Wilsey, author Daphne Beal, and other special guests at this one-night-only Portland screening of a candid and captivating 35-minute film about the book, which stars 19 of its contributors — Anthony Bourdain, Susan Orlean, David Rakoff, Alison Bechdel, and others. Please note: This ticketed event takes place at the Bagdad Theater, 3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd. Tickets, $5, are available at the Bagdad Theater box office, the Crystal Ballroom box office, Ticketmaster.com, and all Ticketmaster outlets. (oregonobsessionz)… (more)

Sean Wilsey reads from State by State: a Panoramic Portrait of America.

Live Wire! is an independently produced radio variety show recorded in front of a live audience at the Aladdin Theater and broadcast on Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB). The September 20th show features special guests Sean Wilsey (co-editor of State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America) and Dave Weich (producer of Out of the Book Films' State by State), who will be joined by three of the book's contributing authors: Carrie Brownstein (NPR blogger and former member of Sleater-Kinney), Daphne Beal (In the Land of No Right Angles), and Lydia Millet (How the Dead Dream). Plus, musical guest Po' Girl, an acoustic group based in Vancouver, B.C., performing their popular Americana groove; original sketch comedy from Faces for Radio Theater; music from Ralph Huntley and the Mutton Chops; host Courtenay Hameister; and, as always, a few surprises! (oregonobsessionz)… (more)