Theresa Bonpane on the Bibliocracy Podcast on KPFK
Date: March 7, 2024
Catch her episode on March 5, 2024 Episode at 2:00pm Listen here.
News & Reviews
News:
MacLeish Sq. on the short list of the Somerset Awards for Literary and Contemporary Fiction
Date: February 29, 2024
The SOMERSET Book Awards recognize emerging talent and outstanding works in the genre of Literary and Contemporary Fiction. Click here to read more.
Poem-a-Day features Allison Joseph’s “Incognito Grief: A Blues”!
Date: February 28, 2024
About this Poem “This poem is inspired by the great songwriter and American treasure Paul Simon. I was teaching one of my college poetry classes about the strength of the […]
David Mas Masumoto, author of SECRET HARVESTS, featured on My Unsung Hero Podcast!
Date: February 28, 2024
A worker at a funeral home makes a special effort to locate the family members of an ailing woman, and unwittingly uncovers a family secret that goes back decades.
David Mas Masumoto discusses SECRET HARVESTS on KALW’s Your Call!
Date: February 28, 2024
On this edition of Your Call, David “Mas” Masumoto discusses his new memoir, Secret Harvests: A Hidden Story of Separation and the Resilience of a Family Farm. It tells the story […]
Lillian-Yvonne Bertram was named a 2024 Poetry Grantee by the Foundation for Contemporary Arts
Date: February 22, 2024
Lillian-Yvonne Bertram is a poet and artist who explores innovative and experimental writing techniques. Her writing incorporates computation and artificial intelligence alongside more conventional literary forms, with her interdisciplinary work […]
Poets and Writers interviews Francisco Aragón of Letras Latinas
Date: February 15, 2024
In 2004, Francisco Aragón launched Letras Latinas under the Institute for Latino Studies (ILS) at the University of Notre Dame. As the institute’s literary arm, Letras Latinas has a mission […]
Swordfights & Spaceflights features excerpt from Thea Prieto’s novella, FROM THE CAVES!
Date: February 14, 2024
Chapter One Sky hears no talking when Green leaves the sea cliffs. All he hears is the fog net snapping in the offshore wind, the whine of the plastic fabric […]
William Archila, author of THE GRAVEDIGGER’S ARCHAEOLOGY, wins the 2023 Philip Levine Prize for Poetry!
Date: February 14, 2024
Fresno State’s Master of Fine Arts Program in creative writing announced Southern California author William Archila won the 2023 Philip Levine Prize for Poetry book contest, which includes a $2,000 award and publication of […]
Pioneer Press recommends adding Cheri Johnson’s ANNIKA ROSE to your spring and summer reading list!
Date: February 14, 2024
Back in the day, books by popular authors were published in fall/winter. Not anymore, as proved by these forthcoming titles for spring and summer. We’ve got John Sandford, Leif Enger, […]
Reviews:
Khanh Ha’s AFTERLIFE OF A THREADBARE JESTER Named in List Of Top Historical Fiction Picks
Date: June 23, 2026
“The Afterlife of a Threadbare Jester is definitely the most interesting.”
Library Journal Reviews WALKING WHEEL by Molly Fisk
Date: June 17, 2026
“With a narrative that immediately draws in readers, these poems are lovely, the story, irresistible.”
Australian Book Review Heralds David Mason’s COLD FIRE
Date: June 15, 2026
“Migration, travel, and home – geographic and metaphoric – are common subjects in this collection. ‘Listen well’, the speaker in “The Monuments’ urges, as he describes a violinist busking in […]
California Review of Books Praises TALKING TO THE WOLF by Rebecca Chace
Date: June 15, 2026
“Chace makes each woman complex in her urgency, in good part because of the strength of the writing that penetrates to their core.”
Jacobin Reviews Luke Goebel’s KILL DICK
Date: June 11, 2026
“Like a good actor, Kill Dick hits its marks, stays true to the script, controls its eyeline to avoid spiking the camera. Is it real? You look up from the page to […]
Institute of American Indian Arts praises William Archila’s CANÍCULA/DOG DAYS
Date: June 9, 2026
In this bilingual collection, much wisdom emerges from the struggle of living through a civil war and then migrating from El Salvador to Los Angeles. […]The history and knowledge that […]
Rebecca Chace’s TALKING TO THE WOLF reviewed by a few more words!
Date: June 2, 2026
In Rebecca Chace’s new novel, Talking to the Wolf (Red Hen Press; 208 pages), three friends in their mid-50s—Val, Sasha, and Lauren—prepare for their thirty-fifth high school reunion while mourning […]
Amy Pence’s YELLOW Lauded by Midwest Book Review
Date: June 2, 2026
“Amy Pence’s ability to weave poetic overtones of observation and dialogue into Z’s story permeates her life with a richness of language and realization uncommon in LGBTQ+ stories.”
Laura Kasischke’s THE LIFEGUARD is Heralded by Midwest Book Review
Date: June 2, 2026
“THE LIFEGUARD by Laura Kasischke is raised to an extraordinary level of literary excellence and is unreservedly recommended.”
Midwest Book Review Praises Luke Goebel’s KILL DICK
Date: June 2, 2026
“Original, deftly crafted, and a simply riveting read from start to finish, author Luke Goebel’s distinctive, character and narrative driven style brings his novel, “Kill Dick”, to an impressive level […]