Date: January 8, 2024
“When I hear my American friends say that ‘there’s no worst place to be for a queer person today than Florida,’ I have to take a deep breath … Why […]
Date: January 8, 2024
“Redmond City Council appointed Ching-In Chen as Redmond’s new poet laureate for 2024-25. Chen was selected through a robust process that included applying to an open call, a selection panel […]
Date: January 2, 2024
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Date: January 2, 2024
Handpicked by our expert librarians and staff, the poetry books in this list, all published in 2022, include debut collections and new classics from established poets. Click here to read […]
Date: January 2, 2024
David “Mas” Matsumoto, author of Epitaph for a Peach, Harvest Son, Changing Season, has yet another true story to share, this time a family secret so unspeakable that it remained buried for over […]
Date: January 2, 2024
A farmer and author in the small Fresno County community of Del Rey is sharing a personal story with a universal message. Mas Masumoto published a book in the spring […]
Date: January 2, 2024
Join a Denver Public Library reader’s advisor extraordinaire for a flash book buzz featuring hot new and forthcoming titles that you just have to know about! Give us 15 minutes, […]
Date: January 2, 2024
A local author and Creative Writing professor at Fresno State is sharing her family history through poetry and written word. Click here to read more.
Date: January 2, 2024
Books change lives when they are read wholeheartedly and must be shared. This collection covers everything from L.A. noir to sci-fi to identity and poetry. Read, gift, and get inspired. […]
Date: December 12, 2023
BOMB looks back at the books from small and independent presses we featured in 2023 and helps you pair them with the idiosyncratic readers in your life. We’re grateful to […]
Date: October 9, 2012
Kaye Lynne Booth from Examiner.com reviews Jessy Randall's Injecting Dreams into Cows in a recent article.- "[Randall] has a knack for using language to surprise us and catch us off […]
Date: September 27, 2012
Annie McCormick praises Alice Derry's Tremolo in a recent review for Booklist. – “Derry’s quietly captivating collection connects us through each merciless tremble and reverberating refrain. It’s as if one’s […]
Date: September 25, 2012
Here's what Isaac Dwyer had to say about Brendan Constantine's Calamity Joe in a recent review for Parallax. – “Calamity Joe is quirky, clever, and just past the level of […]
Date: September 25, 2012
Gary Dop had this to say about Ship of Fool by William Trowbridge in New Letters Magazine. – “William Trowbridge’s Ship of Fool, through laughs and gaffes, reveals that, like […]
Date: September 25, 2012
Here's what Cindy Sheppard had to say about My Almost Certainly Real Imaginary Jesus in a recent post on her blog, Cinzia, Lady in Weighting. – “This is a book […]
Date: September 25, 2012
Janet Fitch picks Brendan Constantine’s Calamity Joe as one of her must reads for The Gamut's Books of Summer list. – "Poetry is the art of grabbing a fleeting moment […]
Date: September 25, 2012
Kristen at BookNAround blog recommends her readers check out David Maine’s An Age of Madness for its slowly revealing plot that won’t let you put down the book until you […]
Date: September 25, 2012
Genevieve Kaplan's In the ice house reviewed in The Daily Iowan – "Kaplan can rove at a delirious pace between the kitchen and the forest with syntactical precision. Winter is […]
Date: September 25, 2012
Freelance writer Donald Powell hails Gary Lemons' Snake as both an apocalyptic and tear-filled ride. – "Snake is a wonderful fable, a trickster tale, a vision of a world set […]
Date: September 18, 2012
Here's what Elyssa East of The Kansas City Star had to say about Kelly Barth's My Almost Certainly Real Imaginary Jesus. – “…an eye-opening read for anyone interested in reconciling […]
