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April 30, 2026

A Conversation with Lynne Tillman, a Bucharest Diary, Dog Days

Johanna Fateman (left) and Lynne Tillman (right) sit on white uphostered stools with a small table between them. Tillman holds a microphone as she reads from an orange book "Paying Attention."
Lynne Tillman reads from Paying Attention. Photo: Tom Scanlan.

Last week, for an intimate Critics’ Table event at Coco’s, Lynne and I talked about her new collection of essays on art and culture. (Here, she’s reading a piece on Diane Arbus.) I edited our conversation, and you can read it here.

(And we made it into Cultured’s party reporting!)

Order Lynne’s book here or purchase it from an independent bookseller!

In keeping with TCT’s new tradition of off-the-beaten-path diaries, we published Sammy Loren’s account of his trip to Bucharest this week, covering the RAD fair and the Romanian art scene.

And another May event: I will be participating in EKPHRASIS IS THOUGHT, EKPHRASIS IS SURVIVAL to celebrate Emily LaBarge’s new book Dog Days on May 28, with Emily of course, as well as Catherine Quan Damman, Dan Fox, and—again!—Lynne Tillman.

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