The Strand & Good Noticings Present: Memoir Practice with Max Lawton

Join us for a live recording session of the Good Noticings podcast with Claire Parker and Ashley Hamilton as they host a surprise guest for a live edition of "Memoir Practice," an interview series where they get deep into their guest's life story. Joining Claire and Ashley in conversation is writer, musician, and translator Max Lawton. 

This event will be hosted in the Strand Book Store's 3rd floor Rare Book Room at 828 Broadway on 12th Street.

ACCESSIBILITY:

Strand Book Store is an ADA compliant venue. The event space is accessible via elevator.

ASL interpretation is available for this event by request only. Please reach out to our events team at [email protected] by Dec. 4 to request.

Please ask a Strand employee upon arrival for directions to accessible seating if preferred.

For further information on accessibility in this space, or to make a request, please contact [email protected]

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Good Noticings is a brand new podcast from Celebrity Memoir Book Club hosts Claire Parker and Ashley Hamilton. On their new podcast, Claire and Ashley dig into culture and pop culture beyond just the headlines. Every week they recommend their latest favorites in books, music and movies and discuss the buzziest articles of the week. 

Max Lawton is a writer, musician, and translator. He is currently working in close collaboration with Vladimir Sorokin to publish all of his untranslated works in English. His translation of Michael Lentz's Schattenfroh was one of the most anticipated English-language titles of 2025. Max is also currently working on or has plans to translate works by Antonio Moresco, Stefano D’Arrigo, Alberto Laiseca, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Eduard Limonov, Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Hans Henny Jahnn, and Miquel de Palol. His first novel Progress is coming out with Verso in 2027. His translations have appeared in The New Yorker, n+1, Harper’s, The Baffler, The White Review, and Joyland. He lives in Los Angeles, where, when he isn’t writing, he plays heavy metal and noise music.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Strand Book Store, 828 Broadway, New York, United States

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