Selected WorksFiction
Alix's new novel, forthcoming from Other Press on May 15, 2012.
“Witty and delightful" —Lily Tuck.
"A consistently inventive, witty and smart take on modern marriage" —Hilma Wollitzer.
"Delectable social satire ... devilishly clever ... an altogether wonderful read." —Lynne Sharon Schwartz.
"A devastating expose of the all-American girl plight." Boston Globe
"A perfectly realized novel about feminism."
Rita Mae Brown
"Insightful and compassionate." Publishers Weekly
"Fierce, funny, touching." NY Times Book Review
Non-Fiction
First ever collection of Alix's most controversial essays, from the 1970s till now, available April 3, 2012.
Emma Goldman's writings and speeches compiled and edited by Alix Kates Shulman
Biography of Emma Goldman, a New York Times Notable Book
Revisits controversial proposal to share childcare and housework
Memoirs
"A haunting meditation on a love more enduring than the body or mind." Boston Globe
"Refreshingly upbeat, infused with insight, affection, and respect." NY Times Book Review
"A ten year voyage of discovery [that] could even, if we were willing, change our lives."
San Francisco Chronicle
For Children
Fantasy adventure story with a mathematical plot
Picture book exploring the borderline between dream and reality
A hidden picture book |
Events for Fall 2011 - Spring 2012Tuesday March 13, 6 - 8 pm, free reading and discussion at CUNY Graduate Center, NYC
To Love What Is Alix Kates Shulman, author, and Jason Taugow, discussant. Reading and discussion of Alix's memoir about a marriage transformed by traumatic brain injury. After falling 9 feet from a sleeping loft, Scott, and with him his wife Alix, found their lives irrevocably altered. This is the story of how two fiercely independent people adapted to living with dementia. Location: CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Ave at 34th St, Concourse 198 Admission: free Co-sponsored by the Neuroculture Lecture Series and the Center for the Study of Women and Society __________________________________________________________________
Friday Oct 21, 1:00 pm, Free Public Lecture at The New School, NYC The Story of Your Life: Fiction or Memoir? To tell our stories, make sense of our lives, and pass on our knowledge is an enticing project. But would it be better as fiction or as memoir? Alix explores some of the problems and benefits of each form by revealing her own reasons for choosing sometimes one genre, sometimes the other. Location: Lang Community Center, 55 W. 13th St, 2nd floor Admission: free; seating limited; reservation required by phone or email 212-229-5682, or email irp@newschool.edu Co-sponsored by the New School's Institute for Retired Professionals and The New School Writing Program |
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