Essay by Martha Cooley in Literary Hub!
Date: January 13, 2021
On a damp afternoon a few years ago, descending a stone ramp adjacent to a cobblestone lane, I slipped on a slick patch. Landing on my seat, I bounced upward […]
News & Reviews
News:
Conversation with Kristen Millares Young by NYS Writers Institute!
Date: January 13, 2021
“As a journalist, I’d always been interested in finding that space between what people say and what they do. That’s the way we use rhetoric to hold politicians accountable… As […]
Tea by the Sea featured in OPRAH Magazine!
Date: January 12, 2021
O, the Oprah Magazine, features the Rebel Women’s Lit Caribbean Reader Awards, including Donna Hemans’s Tea by the Sea, which won the award for Best Fiction!
Sadie Hoagland featured in Scary Mommy!
Date: January 11, 2021
When my daughter got into Berenstain bears, it was all my fault. I remembered loving the series, associating them with my old school library and a particular comfort there. So I bought her […]
Jen Risher on Fit for Joy: Demystifying Wealth & Inspiring to Us to Connect
Date: January 11, 2021
When Jennifer Risher joined Microsoft in 1991, she met her husband, and with him became an extra-lucky beneficiary of the dot-com boom. By their early thirties, they had tens of […]
540 West Main added THE LIKELY WORLD by Melanie Conroy-Goldman to their list of Essential Readings of 2021!
Date: January 7, 2021
540WMain’s Essential Reading List (Books You Must Read) in 2021 Every year we love sharing the books that inspire our mission and programming. One of the first steps to dismantling […]
Sebastian Matthews featured on What Matters Most podcast!
Date: January 4, 2021
This was a deeply engaging conversation with author and poet Sebastian Matthews. He survived a terrible head-on collision and wrote a wonderful book called Beyond Repair about his experience. We went into […]
HER SISTER’S TATTOO (Ellen Meeropol) one of ten books you might’ve missed in 2020 from OOLA!
Date: January 4, 2021
Even with all the extra “free time” sheltering in place gave us this year, there was a lot going on. Between learning how to work from home, helping kids with virtual learning, […]
Ellen Meeropol’s HER SISTER’S TATTOO on list of best books and complimentary TV shows of 2020.
Date: January 4, 2021
Everyone loves a good list and there are no shortage of book recommendations from celebrities, media outlets and booksellers. I love looking at my overcrowded shelves and this year I […]
TEA BY THE SEA wins Best Novel for the Caribbean Readers’ Award at Rebel Women Lit!
Date: January 4, 2021
Over 1800 people readers, we are happy to announce the winners for the Inaugural Caribbean Readers’ Award! The Caribbean Readers’ Award recognizes outstanding works in Caribbean Literature. The prize is […]
Reviews:
Atticus Review praises Gary Dop’s unwavering voice!
Date: August 19, 2015
Last month, Ruth Foley, writing for the Atticus Review, discussed how Dop is able to maintain the consistent voice in his multiple narratives. She goes on noting that the poems […]
Blotterature Literary Magazine calls Chris Tarry’s How To Carry Bigfoot Home fresh and compelling!””
Date: August 19, 2015
Kayla Greenwell from Blotterature reviews How to Carry Bigfoot Home and discusses how Chris Tarry is able to prove his points with a mix of humor and satire. "Tarry’s writing […]
The Rumpus adores the GAFFER!
Date: July 6, 2015
Over the weekend, Rebecca Bornstein, writing for The Rumpus, published a review of Celeste Gainey's the GAFFER, and raved about the use of contrastig tones in the book: “The straddling […]
NewPages raves about My Body is a Book of Rules!
Date: May 5, 2015
Last month, Audrey Quinn, writing for NewPages, published a review of Elissa Washuta's brilliant memoir My Body is a Book of Rules, and loved Elissa's mixture ofnormal life with larger […]
Sunday Salon interview with Chris Tarry!
Date: April 27, 2015
Recently, Sara Lippmann, writing for Sunday Salon, interviewed Red Hen author Chris Tarry about his new short story collection, How To Carry Bigfoot Home, his writing process, his music, and […]
The River Teeth Journal loves My Body Is a Book of Rules!
Date: April 6, 2015
Recently, Samir Atassi, writing for the River Teeth Journal, published a review of Elissa Washuta's memoir, My Body Is a Book of Rules, and had great things to say about […]
Adrianne Kalfopoulou in conversation with Jane Satterfield!
Date: April 6, 2015
Recently, The Conversant published a conversation between Red Hen author Adrianne Kalfopoulou and Jane Satterfield. The two discuss everything from genre, to motherhood, to biculturalism. To read the fascinating conversation […]
Library Journal is charmed by Residue!
Date: April 6, 2015
Recently, Library Journal Express Review published a review of Jim Knipfel's new novel, Residue, and had great things to say about the book's tone and sense of humor. "This quirky, […]
Monkeybicycle has high praise for Sea Salt!
Date: April 1, 2015
Recently, Kevin Rippin, writing for Monkeybicycle, published a review on David Mason's poetry collection, Sea Salt, Poems of a Decade: 2004-2014, and had some great things to say: "These poems […]
The Georgia Review loves Put This On, Please!
Date: April 1, 2015
The Spring Issue of The Georgia Review will feature a review by Jo McDougall of William Trowbridge's poetry collection, Put This On, Please. Here are some of the great things […]