Poetry for Our Time!
Date: August 31, 2020
Three poet laureates deliver their poems as a beacon of hope during these unprecendted times of fear, uncertainty, and isolatio Watch the video here!
News & Reviews
News:
The Poetry of Architecture
Date: August 31, 2020
A pen. Some paper. A bit of inspiration. A quiet place to think. Of all the things a writer needs, it’s the last one that’s the hardest to come by. […]
Kim Dower- “They Took the Mailbox Away”
Date: August 27, 2020
Kim Dower reads “They took the mailbox away” from her collection “Air Kissing on Mars” Watch the full video here.
Susan Kinsolving Announced as Finalist for Connecticut Book Awards 2020
Date: August 27, 2020
The Connecticut Center for the Book and Connecticut Humanities on Wednesday announced the finalists for the prizes, an annual honor bestowed on authors and illustrators who live in or are […]
Dolores Hayden Announced as Finalist for Connecticut Book Awards 2020
Date: August 27, 2020
The Connecticut Center for the Book and Connecticut Humanities on Wednesday announced the finalists for the prizes, an annual honor bestowed on authors and illustrators who live in or are […]
2020 Washington State Book Awards: Finalists
Date: August 27, 2020
Poetry Finalists:All Its Charms by Keetje Kuipers (BOA Editions)Bright Stain by Francesca Bell (Red Hen Press)Hail and Farewell by Abby E. Murray (Perugia Press)Nightingale by Paisley Rekdal (Copper Canyon Press)Turn Around Time: A Walking Poem […]
Foreword Reviews Book of the Day
Date: August 27, 2020
Sugar, Smoke, Song: “Sensuous and surprising…”
Book lunch to include music, cocktails and doughnuts
Date: August 27, 2020
Author Lara Ehrlich knows how to add a little razzle-dazzle to a virtual event. Ehrlich, whose award-winning short story collection, “Animal Wife,” will make its debut — virtually — next Tuesday, with […]
Sebastian Matthews’ Playlist for His Memoir “Beyond Repair”
Date: August 26, 2020
Beyond Repair by Sebastian Matthews In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book. Previous contributors include […]
Are We Comfortable Encountering Strangers Anymore?
Date: August 26, 2020
Sebastian Matthews on Balancing Suspicion and Good Faith Beyond Repair is told through a series of encounters with friends and neighbors, colleagues and strangers, from early 2014 to spring 2019. […]
Reviews:
NewPages reviews Birds of Paradise Lost
Date: October 10, 2013
Michael Caylo-Baradi from NewPages has much to say about Andrew Lam's Birds of Paradise Lost. "Lam's single story, in this collection, is the immigrant story; the pursuit of the American […]
Cleveland Plain-Dealer’s take on The Forage House
Date: October 10, 2013
Dave Lucas from Cleveland Plain-Dealer calls Tess Taylor's The Forage House a "haunting first book." "Taylor's archaeological eye is also her most astonishing poetic gift: to render what we call […]
NewPages loves A Wild Surmise
Date: October 9, 2013
Emily May Anderson from NewPages promises that Eloise Klein Healy's A Wild Surmise is "well worth adding to this falls reading list." "Whether a reader is already familiar with Healys […]
SusieBookworm Blog discusses Birds of Paradise Lost
Date: October 9, 2013
SusieBookworm talks Birds of Paradise Lost in her recent blog post. "Lam is certainly able to effectively condense all he wants said into a relatively brief amount of space…There are […]
Song for Chance featured in the New York Times
Date: October 9, 2013
Julie Sarkissian adds John Van Kirk's Song for Chance to her list of new and notable debut novels. "The novel conveys a genuine passion for rock music, and cleverly includes […]
The Collagist talks The Palace of Contemplating Departure
Date: September 17, 2013
In the current issue of The Collagist, a monthly journal by Dzanc Books, Tyler Mills reviews Brynn Saito's debut collection of poetry. The Palace of Contemplating Departure is daring in […]
Apiary Magazine reviews All of You on the Good Earth
Date: September 12, 2013
Steve Burns gives his two cents for Hilbert's All of You on the Good Earth.– "Hilbert’s poetic prowess shines brightest when his lines are coated in darkness…It’s a visceral must-read." […]
Foreword Reviews’ take on The Ogre’s Wife
Date: September 12, 2013
Karen Rigby reviews Ron Koertge's The Ogre's Wife.- "Koertge’s range of approaches…deserve mention for their ability to engage and delight. In its finer moments, The Ogre’s Wife turns the archetypal […]
Glint Literary Journal reviews Becoming Judas
Date: September 12, 2013
In the most recent issue of Glint Literary Journal Brenda Mann Hammack lauds Nicelle Davis' Becoming Judas.- "Davis’ book does not wallow in masochism or confessionalism. Instead, Becoming Judas comes […]
The Forage House featured in The Baton Rouge Advocate
Date: September 6, 2013
The Baton Rouge Advocate's Andrew Burstein comments on the southern ancestry in the poems of Tess Taylor's The Forage House.- "Taylor intuits history through her engagement with pieces and particles […]