Stage of the Dispirited Authors

It’s not easy to see yourself as an author without having published a book — and yet, ever since the rise of social media, the world has been full of people writing in their own tone and style, captivating others with their words. But what else could this be, if not literature? Christiane Frohmann, both publisher and author, is an expert in new forms of literature emerging from the internet. For THE PERFORMATIVE BOOK FAIR, she has taken on the role of a ghost-seer, dragging into the light some of the literary spirits who haunt the edges of the traditional publishing world. The moment they appear as authors, they are authors — and communication becomes literature. Abracadabra.