by Lawrence Coates | Jul 12, 2017 | Uncategorized
I’ll be discussing Creative Writing and the importance of place in a presentation entitled “Temporary Landscapes” on September 7, seven p.m., at the Wolfe Center for the Performing Arts at Bowling Green State University.
by Lawrence Coates | Apr 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
I’m giving a paper at ASLE’s Biennial Conference this June at Wayne State University in Detroit. And my books will be featured at the Author’s Reception on Wednesday evening, June 21, at 8 pm.
by Lawrence Coates | Feb 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
I’m going to give a presentation at the California History Center on March 9 at 4 pm, discussing suburban space, American culture, and my novel The Goodbye House....
by Lawrence Coates | Dec 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
I just posted a Book Group Guide for The Garden of the World.
by Lawrence Coates | Jul 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
A nice review of The Goodbye House from Mid-American Review, 36.2. “Each character of The Goodbye House is rendered with equal care, with intricate attention to the motivations, foibles, and ensuing actions. While the final events of the story are not expected, they do make sense, given the carefully blended behavior. Our affection for the family has grown, and we are cheering at last for their optimism as much as we’d ever cheer for our...
Lawrence Coates is the author of five books, most recently The Goodbye House. His work has been recognized with the Western States Book Award in Fiction, the Donald Barthelme Prize in Short Prose, the Miami University Press Novella Prize, and a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Fiction. He currently teaches in the MFA program at Bowling Green State University.