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Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin
by Staff
May/June 2013
With so many good books being published every month, some literary titles worth exploring can get lost in the stacks. Page One offers the first lines of a dozen recently released books, including Sophie Cabot Black's The Exchange and Brian Kimberling's Snapper, as the starting point for a closer look at these new and noteworthy titles.
The Smart Approach to Contest Submissions
by Staff
May/June 2013
Here are seven strategies for a more efficient (and hopefully more effective) process of submitting your work to contests.
Bon Appétit: How Food Writing Fed My Fiction
by Aaron Hamburger
May/June 2013
Fiction writer Aaron Hamburger got more than he bargained for when he signed up for a class in food writing. Instead of simply learning about a new genre, he also learned some valuable lessons about the one he'd been practicing for years.
Q&A: The New Publisher of Little, Brown
by Kevin Nance
May/June 2013
Reagan Arthur, the new publisher of Little, Brown, discusses her new role and the health of the company she now leads through these uncertain times in publishing.
Small Press Points
by Staff
May/June 2013
Small Press Points highlights the innovation and can-do spirit of independent presses. This issue features Gazing Grain Press, an inclusive feminist press based in Fairfax, Virginia, that publishes one title each year as part of its annual poetry and hybrid-prose chapbook contest.
Where Freedom Grows
by Carrie Neill
May/June 2013
The biennial Gift of Freedom Award, sponsored by the Placitas, New Mexico-based A Room of Her Own Foundation, transcends competition by acting as an agent for change in the lives of women writers.
A Pair of Presses Join Poetic Forces
by Alex Dimitrov
May/June 2013
Portland, Oregon-based Octopus Books and Tin House Books join forces to collaborate on a new poetry series that carves out a space for a new audience and invigorates the city's poetry community.
Digital Digest: Algorithms for What to Read Next
by Adrian Versteegh
May/June 2013
As online book reviews and user-sourced suggestion models have become increasingly important to the bookselling industry, publishers are developing new digital platforms for reviews and recommendations.
The Written Image: Al-Mutanabbi Street Inventory Project
by Staff
May/June 2013
San Francisco poet Beau Beausoleil starts a book art project in honor of Baghdad's literary community affected by a 2007 car bombing.
The Anatomy of Awards
by Staff
May/June 2013
With a total of more than $9 million, Poets & Writers Grants & Awards section saw an increase of more than $3 million from tens years earlier.