Aimee Liu featured in the Los Angeles Times!
Date: March 10, 2021
The second dose was supposed to be my reunion pass. Thanks to COVID-19, I couldn’t get back to Connecticut for my mother’s 100th birthday at Christmastime, but once we were […]
News & Reviews
News:
UMF features virtual reading by THE PLAYWRIGHT’S HOUSE author, Dariel Suarez, on March 18th!
Date: March 8, 2021
The University of Maine at Farmington’s celebrated Visiting Writers Series presents fiction writer Dariel Suarez as the popular program’s fifth reader of the season. Suarez will read from his work […]
Calling all South Pasadenans: Participate in a crowdsourced poem for National Poetry Month, written by Ron Koertge!
Date: March 4, 2021
In celebration of National Poetry Month in April, the South Pasadena Public Library invites residents of all ages to contribute to a crowdsourced poem to be written by South Pasadena’s Poet Laureate Ron Koertge. […]
WE NEED TO TALK author, Jen Risher, to Zoom with Pequot Library
Date: March 4, 2021
March 10 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Jennifer Risher is the author of We Need to Talk: A Memoir About Wealth which tells her story and explores the impact of wealth on identity, relationships, […]
TOUCHING CREATURES, TOUCHING SPIRIT author Judy Grahn featured on Consortium of Seven!
Date: March 3, 2021
You know how it is when you hear someone absolutely brilliant and they articulate ideas that change your thinking in huge ways and you, in turn, can articulate extraordinarily little […]
Tess Taylor, “how verse can provide solace,” on PBS New Hour!
Date: March 3, 2021
For many, it’s a time of uncertainty and isolation. But in poet Tess Taylor’s humble opinion, turning to verse can provide solace. Her recent book of poems is “Rift Zone,” […]
4 Red Hen Poets and their poems featured on Mercurius!
Date: March 1, 2021
Check out the Red Hen Press Poetry Special on Mercurius. Featuring Joshua Rivkin, Marie Tozier, Jim Peterson, and Susan Ludvigson!
Barbara Abercrombie of LA REVIEW OF BOOKS interviews Deborah A. Lott on her book DON’T GO CRAZY WITHOUIT ME!
Date: March 1, 2021
DEBORAH A. LOTT is the author of the newly released Don’t Go Crazy Without Me: A Tragicomic Memoir. Lott writes of growing up in a family of leftist Jews, surrounded by […]
Khalisa Rae featured on Autostraddle: “Queering Faith”
Date: February 25, 2021
Welcome to Autostraddle’s 2021 Black History Month essay series. In their recent stirring multi-media anthology Black Futures, Black queer creators Jenna Wortham and Kimberly Drew ask, “What does it mean to be Black and alive?” […]
ANIMAL WIFE by Lara Ehrlich featured on Jen Campbell’s YouTube!
Date: February 24, 2021
In which I chat about lots of new books. Grab a cup of tea and join me! Watch the full video here!
Reviews:
Lambda Literary reviews HANGING ON OUR BONES
Date: November 9, 2017
Julie R. Enszer of Lambda Literary extols Judy Grahn's HANGING ON OUR OWN BONES! Enszer preface her lengthly review by praising Grahn's beloved presence in the lesbian literary community. She […]
Booklist Reviews LIFESAVING FOR BEGINNERS
Date: October 30, 2017
Booklist reviewer Karen Springen praises Anne Edelstein’s newest release, claiming “Families struggling to come to terms with unexpected deaths, especially suicides, may find comfort in this well-written memoir.” “
Chelsey Clammer interviewed by The Sunlight Press
Date: October 17, 2017
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WOW! Reviews CIRCADIAN by Chelsey Clammer
Date: October 16, 2017
Women of Writing reviewer Angela Makintosh gives high praise to Chelsey Clammer's debut collection of essays, CIRCADIAN. "Circadian is a masterfully written collection of 12 lyric essays that are poetic, […]
David Mason’s Libretto praised by Gramophone
Date: October 10, 2017
Red Hen author David Mason adapted Nathaniel Hawthorne's THE SCARLET LETTER into a stunning operatic libretto, THE SCARLET LIBRETTO, that had its world premiere in May 2016 by Opera Colorado.
David Mason poem shared by Former U.S. Poet Laureate Ted Kooser
Date: October 3, 2017
Former U.S. Poet Laureate Ted Kooser
FOREWORD reviews MIRACULUM MONSTRUM
Date: September 28, 2017
Letitia Montgomery-Rodgers recently reviewed Kathline Carr's MIRACULUM MONSTRUM, saying, "Haunting and eerie, Miraculum Monstrum is a fun-house mirror where past, present, and future bounce off one another." Read the full […]
Zack Ravas from ZYZZYVA Reviews CAKE TIME
Date: September 27, 2017
Zack Ravas of ZYZZYVA praises Siel Ju's for how she "expertly taps into the existential malaise of many thirty-something urban dwellers" in her award-winning novel, CAKE TIME. "Cake Time is […]
Veronica Reyes featured in Chicana Lit Blog
Date: September 26, 2017
Veronica Reyes's CHOPPER! CHOPPER! from Arktoi Books and her other stunning work were recently featured in a fantastic blog about East L.A. and Chicana Literature. Check out the full post
Circadian Makes List of 10 Books to Add To Your TBR Pile This Fall
Date: September 26, 2017
Chelsey Clammer's CIRCADIAN was included in HeardTell's list of 10 books to be added to your TBR pile this fall! "Fresh, incisive, and simply beautiful, this collection of essays combining […]