Rene Steinke

René Steinke’s most recent novel, Friendswood, will be published by Riverhead Books in August. She is also the author of the novels Holy Skirts (a finalist for the National Book Award) and The Fires. Her essays and articles have appeared in The  New York Times, Vogue, O Magazine, and Bookforum.  She is Editor-at-Large of The Literary Review, and she lives in Brooklyn.

 

Some topics:

1) After a sexual assault, how does a community find some sense of justice?

2) What are the emotional costs for the victim of sexual assault? In a small community, what are the emotional costs for those who stood by and did nothing?

3) How does one find a sense of home after an environmental disaster strikes your small town?

4) How does a community live with the repercussions, after an industrial leak has poisoned land next to where people live?

5) How does a town balance commerce and safety?

For more about Rene and her works, go to http://www.renesteinke.net