Caroline Picard of Green Lantern Press, which is just one of the six publishers showcased in our annual look at independent presses.
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Hunger Mountain
Creative Nonfiction Prize
The Fifty-Year-Old Fire
by Sarah Weinman
It's been a half century since G. P. Putnam's Sons published Lolita and brought the infamous novel to American readers three years after its explosive reception in Paris, and while the anniversary of the literary classic's stateside publication is met with a rather subdued celebration, Nabokov's masterpiece continues to incite strong reactions.
After the Flood: A Profile of David Rhodes
by Kevin Larimer
The story of David Rhodes is punctuated by early successes and devastating losses, personal demons and unlikely angels, dogged determination and blind faith, and the next chapter begins with the triumphant return of a major American novelist after a thirty-year silence.
Invasion of the Genre Snatchers
by Kevin Nance
Booksellers and readers alike tend to think of novels as belonging to one of two distinct categories—literary or genre fiction, high or low culture, elitist or democratic—but more and more of America's respected literary novelists are choosing to dip from the genre pot.
Opinion Poll
Are you more or less likely to read a literary novel if it has shades of what has traditionally been considered genre fiction?
Agents & Editors: A Q&A With Agent Molly Friedrich
by Jofie Ferrari-Adler
Known as a heavy-hitting agent willing to go to bat for her clients, Molly Friedrich discusses how an author should choose an agent, what she looks for in a manuscript, and what separates great agents from merely good ones.
Billy Collins on what makes him one of America's best-known poets—plus our annual look at independent presses, which showcases six diverse book publishers and a rundown of ten presses looking for new work.
Sept/Oct 2008
Slideshow
Behind the scenes at Adastra Press, where Gary Metras has steadfastly produced hand-sewn, letterpress-printed poetry chapbooks for nearly three decades.
Teachers Guide
Drawn from the pages of Poets & Writers Magazine, the Teachers Guide offers resources and suggestions for engaging your students in exciting conversations about contemporary literary life.
