Date: June 30, 2020
IN APRIL 2020, Red Hen Press published Kristen Millares Young’s debut novel, Subduction. Described by the novelist Shawn Wong as “a lyrical forest of storytelling rooted in indigenous voices,” Young’s book […]
Date: June 30, 2020
Before I ended my conversation with Kristen Millares Young — journalist, essayist, and author of her debut novel “Subduction,” which was released in April — she wanted to tell me […]
Date: June 30, 2020
This month: Seattle-based author and journalist Kristen Millares Young, whose excellent debut novel, “Subduction,” set in Neah Bay, is a staff pick at The Paris Review. Young earned her master’s degree in creative writing in […]
Date: June 29, 2020
June Read With Jenna Book Club author Megha Majumdar recommends PIGS by Johanna Stoberock as one of five books to read next! See the full segment here!
Date: June 26, 2020
Don’t Go Crazy Without Me tells the tragicomic coming of age story of a girl who grew up under the seductive sway of her outrageously eccentric father. He taught her […]
Date: June 12, 2020
Maurya Simon reads poems from The Wilderness: New & Selected Poems 1980-2016 (2018). This reading was originally given with Peggy Shumaker as the inaugural reading in the Tom Sanders Memorial Reading Series.
Date: June 5, 2020
I doubt I will ever go to the Antarctic but this book makes me feel I’ve (almost) encountered it. Bradfield recommends listening to the “unearthly” underwater vocalisations of Weddell seals, […]
Date: June 5, 2020
This year’s IPPY Awards had 148 entries into our two categories: Poetry– General and Poetry–Specialty. We awarded a total of 11 medals to poetry books; two each of gold, silver, […]
Date: June 4, 2020
Episode #39 welcomes former Missouri Poet Laureate William Trowbridge and has new book, Oldguy: Superhero—poems from which have been featured regularly in Rattle for years.
Date: June 4, 2020
David Mason gives a hypothetical “last lecture”!
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.” “
Date: October 17, 2017
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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, […]
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.
Date: October 3, 2017
Former U.S. Poet Laureate Ted Kooser
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 […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
Date: September 21, 2017
Gary Soto recently sat down with PickMyYA creator James Tilton for a fantastic interview about MEATBALLS FOR THE PEOPLE, advice for young writers, and what’s coming up next for his […]
