Date: June 27, 2022
Congratulations to Dariel Suarez, author of The Playwright’s House, and M. Soledad Caballero, author of I Was a Bell, for becoming finalists in the International Latino Book Awards for Best […]
Date: June 27, 2022
Congratulations to David Campos and Maceo Montoya, poet and artist of American Quasar, and Carl Marcum, author of A Camera Obscura, for receiving Honorable Mentions at the 2022 International Latino […]
Date: June 27, 2022
How do you build a creative practice around chronic pain? It’s one of those writing nights where I am able to sneak away from family responsibilities to work on my […]
Date: June 23, 2022
Birth is a fundamental part of everyone’s human experience, so it’s no wonder that many people have vastly different experiences giving birth. For Juneau author Emily Wall, bringing those stories to life, […]
Date: June 21, 2022
“His background as an award-winning poet weaves a special storytelling precision as Charles Harper Webb makes his debut as a novelist with Ursula Lake. This thriller delivers a taut, captivating story, […]
Date: June 21, 2022
When TV writer William Fox is dragged by his show’s toxic producers to a “gentleman’s club,” he meets Nicole, a mysterious dancer who claims to be an anthropologist searching for […]
Date: June 21, 2022
An interview with 2019 Quill Prose Prize winner, Carlos Allende, about his novel, Coffee, Shopping, Murder, Love (Red Hen Press). This week’s Write the Book Prompt was generously suggested by my guest Carlos Allende. Create a […]
Date: June 17, 2022
This grim, weirdo allegory—a little Lord of the Flies, a little Animal Farm—sets us down on a dystopian island inhabited by pigs that eat the world’s refuse: toasters, radioactive waste, toenail clippings. […]
Date: June 16, 2022
Date: June 16, 2022
Arts + CultureArtThis community-minded Bay platform is giving Black creatives tools…ARTS + CULTUREARTCULTURE This community-minded Bay platform is giving Black creatives tools to thrive Artist as First Responder links food […]
Date: September 15, 2026
The possibilities in form throughout one poetry collection feel unimaginably wide. But consistency of form can reveal the true beauty of language, particularly for readers who are otherwise disinclined toward […]
Date: September 15, 2026
It’s hard to imagine that our parents had lives and told us lies even before we were born. As we ourselves age, the gap widens between what we think we […]
Date: September 8, 2026
“Perfect for readers interested in fiction that explores the interconnectedness of Africans at home and in the diaspora across generations.” — Enobong Tommelleo (Booklist Reviewer)
Date: September 8, 2026
“…this is at heart a multigenerational family saga, set during the Cold War period in U.S. history and beautifully capturing the fear and turmoil people felt then. A great pick […]
Date: September 1, 2026
Dick Sickler is the direct object in the title of Luke Goebel’s bizarre noir novel, the man “who had helped kill hundreds of thousands of people with opioids,” as Peter […]
Date: September 1, 2026
Two impressive new poetry books by Alaska women bring the fullness of their lives — their griefs, joys and questions — into artful contemplation and play. Both books are the […]
Date: August 4, 2026
Accomplished storyteller Kristen Millares Young’s communion with an ancient mother goddess and her quest to reconcile the incongruities of her “maddening matriarchs” provide an intriguing thematic framework for her first […]
Date: August 4, 2026
Abi Pollokoff’s night myths • • before the body (Red Hen Press, 2025) is a tour de force of inventive language. She constructs an incredibly original poetic landscape via fragmentation, […]
Date: August 4, 2026
When reading the poetry of Mason, one comes to an understanding of a universality in all things. Similar, yet not, to Spinoza’s philosophy that the universe itself is God and […]
Date: August 1, 2026
“Tender and rich in their complexity, Sacks’ stories will remain with readers long after they finish the novel…”
