The author of the story collection Black Light explores the generative power of “the weird.”

The essayist on the journals that published essays from her debut collection, When You Learn the Alphabet.

An in-depth look at book publishing as seen through the eyes of five literary agents. 

“I have never before written something where the primary challenge was not one of craft or character or structure but rather of emotion.” —Helen Phillips, author of The Need

Our annual debut fiction roundup features novelists Ruchika Tomar, Chia-Chia Lin, Miciah Bay Gault, De’Shawn Charles Winslow, and Regina Porter. 

The Poetry Society of America honored its longtime executive director, Alice Quinn, and singer-songwriter Paul Simon at its annual benefit.