Russell, who once said in a Book Browse interview, “I heard Nicole Krauss recently compare novel writing to something along the lines of ‘breaking all of your bones and stitching them together again,’ which I think suggests the incredible transformations that a book can go through from conception to the final draft,” is certain to have some life-changing reflections on the writer’s life; Schappell, whose professional juggling act keeps her on the brink of what’s happening in the literary world, will no doubt keep up.
See the chatty couple at Paepcke Auditorium, 1000 North Third Street in Aspen; for reservations and tickets, $15 to $20, visit www.aspenwriters.org. And think about visiting Aspen again next month: Memoirist Cheryl Strayed (Wild) will finish the series with a talk on April 12.
Mon., March 4, 6 p.m., 2013