{"product_id":"the-mystery-of-perception-a-conversation-with-lynne-tillman-paperback","title":"The Mystery of Perception: A Conversation with Lynne Tillman - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTaylor Lewandowski\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLynne Tillman\u003c\/b\u003e (With), \u003cb\u003eAndrew Durbin\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCandid and instantly engaging, this will be the go-to introduction to Lynne Tillman for readers everywhere and is a must have for any fan. A breakthrough for the legendary underground icon, who speaks about her life as a writer and her work in a stunning and candid conversation with writer and critic Taylor Lewandowski.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA book length interview with Lynne Tillman, beloved icon of underground American literature, that spans memoir, scrapbook, cultural criticism, and history in a lively, compact package. Critic Taylor Lewandowski strings together her many lives and worlds, from a Long Island childhood, to her colorful Downtown NYC life in the 1970's and 80's, to her psychoanalytical fiction, to her historicizing New York City with Stephen Shore's Factory photographs and Jeannette Watson's Books \u0026amp; Co., to her \"Madame Realism\" art criticism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lynne Tillman has devoted her life to using language as a tool to synthesize the chaos of our world into intricate, fragmented pieces about perception, gender, photography, family, American history, and much more, and this pocket-size primer is a fascinating narrative unto itself that will be the jumping off point to her vast oeuvre from now on. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Anyone with a passing interest in 20th century culture will find fascinating her run-ins with the likes of Simone de Beauvoir, Méret Oppenheim, Charles Henri Ford, Andy Warhol, Lou Reed, John Cale, Paula Fox, Barbara Kruger and Kathy Acker, just to name a few. Her enthusiasm, curiosity, and humor serve as a refreshing model, or in her words, an \"image\" which has created an alternative path for writers. As she says in the interview, \"I know myself in relation to others.\" Featuring beautiful, full color photographs and contributions from Andrew Durbin, Emily LaBarge, and Claire Donato, this is the ideal introduction into the encyclopedic, obsessive mind of Lynne Tillman.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaylor Lewandowski has written for \u003ci\u003eInterview Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBookforum\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eForever Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Creative Independent\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. He owns Dream Palace Books \u0026amp; Coffee and lives in Indianapolis, IN. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLynne Tillman is a novelist, short story writer, and cultural critic. Her novels are \u003ci\u003eHaunted Houses\u003c\/i\u003e; M\u003ci\u003eotion Sickness\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eCast in Doubt\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eNo Lease on Life\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in Fiction; \u003ci\u003eAmerican Genius, A Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMen and Apparitions\u003c\/i\u003e, nominated for a Republic of Consciousness Prize (UK, 2021). Her nonfiction books include \u003ci\u003eThe Velvet Years: Warhol's Factory 1965-67\u003c\/i\u003e, with photographs by Stephen Shore; \u003ci\u003eWhat Would Lynne Tillman Do?\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism, and The Broad Picture. Her essays and stories are published in various journals including\u003ci\u003e Frieze\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBomb\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Whitney Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBookforum\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAperture\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArtforum\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eN+1\u003c\/i\u003e, and in artist's monographs and gallery books such as those of Dana Schutz, Steve Locke, Stanley Whitney, Amy Sillman, and Raymond Pettibon, and in museum catalogues inculding The Whitney Museum of American Art; The ICP Boston, Hammer Museum, and MOCA. Tillman has received a Guggenheim Fellowship; a Creative Capital\/Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant, and was awarded the Katherine Anne Porter Prize by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Her most recent work is \u003ci\u003eMothercare\u003c\/i\u003e, an autobiographical book-length essay. In 2025, Soft Skull Press will publish her collected stories, \u003ci\u003eThrilled to Death\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2026, Zwirner Press will publish a collection of her essays on art and culture. She lives in Manhattan with bass player David Hofstra. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAndrew Durbin is the author of \u003ci\u003eMacArthur Park \u003c\/i\u003e(2017) and \u003ci\u003eSkyland \u003c\/i\u003e(2020). His book about Peter Hujar and Paul Thek, \u003ci\u003eThe Wonderful World that Almost Was\u003c\/i\u003e, is forthcoming from FSG in the winter of 2026. He is the editor-in-chief of \u003ci\u003efrieze \u003c\/i\u003eand lives in London. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClaire Donato is the author of three full-length books, most recently \u003ci\u003eKind Mirrors, Ugly Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e (Archway Editions, 2023). Her work has been included in numerous anthologies, and recent writing has appeared or is forthcoming in \u003ci\u003eParapraxis\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eForever\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Chicago Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFence\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Brooklyn Rai\u003c\/i\u003el. In addition to writing, Claire makes music, illustrates, and has a 35mm photography practice. She lives in Brooklyn with her cat Woebegone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEmily LaBarge is a writer based in London. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eArtforum\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBookforum\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eParis Review\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. \u003ci\u003eDog Days\u003c\/i\u003e will be published in the UK by Peninsula Press in 2025.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 6.9 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 17, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52469858730291,"sku":"9781648230936","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ozN4YsYgnj9781648230936.webp?v=1759406040","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-mystery-of-perception-a-conversation-with-lynne-tillman-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}