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Lauren Winner

A collection of 3 posts

The Auralia Thread

A Best-Selling Brain Scientist, a Renowned Memoirist, a Grammy-Winning Rock Star, a Legendary Book Reviewer, a Celebrated Poet, and a Fantasy Writer Walk Into a Texas Retreat Center...

Sounds like the setup for a big joke, doesn't it? In fact, it describes the 2012 Laity Lodge Writer's Retreat. Are you a writer looking for inspiration? Guidance? An unforgettable vacation in one of America's most beautiful places? You're invited to register

On Books & Writing

Do You Find Reading to Be a Chore?

Is reading a chore for you? Do you find it difficult to sit and focus on a book for an hour? The following excerpt is from Deep Attention, Lauren Winner's thoughtful, thorough reflections on the new Alan Jacobs book The Pleasures of Reading in the Age of Distraction:

On Movies & Media

Eat Pray Love: book, film, reaction

Last week at The Glen Workshop, writer Lauren Winner referred to the book Eat, Pray, Love as... "Masticate, Meditate, Masturbate." Sounds like the film is faithful to that spirit... Here's Steven Greydanus's review of the movie: It’s the Oprahfication of religion; the movie