Date: December 12, 2023
Francesca Bell was raised in Washington and Idaho and settled as an adult in California. She did not complete middle school, high school, or college and holds no degrees. She […]
Date: December 12, 2023
My picks are different than yours. Different than Jaylynn’s, than Tucker’s, than Joelene’s, than Andrea’s, than the New York Times. I love that about books. We couldn’t possibly read them all, […]
Date: December 5, 2023
Graybeal’s book focuses on how her rare genetic connective-tissue disorder affects her daily life. She spills her emotions on the page as she is forced to navigate through life with […]
Date: November 30, 2023
Thank you so much to the California Independent Booksellers Alliance and CALIBA bookstore members!
Date: November 21, 2023
In this comic interview, Mandy-Suzanne Wong talks about finding inspiration for her novel from a mundane household object. Click here to read more.
Date: November 21, 2023
At the end of Anthony Lane’s review of “Killers of the Flower Moon”—Martin Scorsese’s new film about murders that were committed in the Osage Nation in the early twentieth century, […]
Date: November 20, 2023
A young girl was lost to her family. Torn away from them during their time in the Japanese-American prison camps, she was institutionalized and thought to be gone. But now, […]
Date: November 15, 2023
A Personal Perspective: It took years to receive an accurate diagnosis. The director read out loud my daughter’s excused absences: fatigue, swollen glands, sore throat, exhaustion. She looked up at me. “Are […]
Date: November 8, 2023
DG: From 2016-2018, you were the Poet Laureate of West Hollywood, a dynamic, culturally rich city. Can you talk about this period, some of the work you wrote, and also […]
Date: October 30, 2023
Read through the Montrose Regional Library’s picks for the spooky season below!Find the whole article here!
Date: May 31, 2017
“Like Claudia Rankine’s “Citizen,” ford elevates pain into introspective art, carefully connecting the dots between what it means to be black and what it means to be free. how to […]
Date: May 17, 2017
Booklist reviewed Elise Paschen’s THE NIGHTLIFE in their May 15, 2017 issue! They praise the collection saying, “[Paschen] achieves breathtaking perfection of craft and form. . . . As these […]
Date: May 15, 2017
From this she carved her own redemption through poetry and, along the way, influenced not only other poets in Los Angeles but also people who did not know they enjoyed […]
Date: May 15, 2017
Elise Paschen's THE NIGHTLIFE received glowing praise from F Newsmagazine's Natasha Mijares. Take a look at what Mijares has to say and then check out Elise's amazing collection! "The sun […]
Date: May 12, 2017
Ellen Meeropol sits down with Womens Magazine to discuss her newest novel, mental health and climate change. Listen to her brilliant interview
Date: May 3, 2017
Poetry Northwest features Lena Khalaf Tuffaha’s Water & Salt in their new series, Appreciations! Read it
Date: May 1, 2017
A Foreword Reviews LGBTQ+ Spotlight issue features our very own Gabriel Jesiolowski! "As Burning Leaves, Gabriel Jesiolowski's debut collection, is an experience in othernesss from a poet experienced in teaching […]
Date: April 27, 2017
Jesiolowski has a fine grasp of craft and emotion.
Date: April 27, 2017
Startling and successful; for most readers.
Date: April 24, 2017
"Her poetry is always translating something—experiences, cultures, memories—for someone else." Lena's skill with translation and her new collection of poetry WATER & SALT has been covered in SEATTLE WEEKLY! Read […]
