This post was updated on Feb. 11 at 8:07 p.m. With character-driven stories told across various times and places, Joan Silber is redefining the novel. Award-winning author Silber gave a talk at the Hammer Museum on Thursday night as part of the institution’s Some Favorite Writers series. Read more...
Photo: Sitting in front of a pink backdrop, Joan Silber (left) faces Mona Simpson (right) on stage. The former was featured in the Hammer Museum’s Some Favorite Writers series on Thursday. (Michael Gallagher/Daily Bruin)






