Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin
The first lines of a dozen new books, including Sick by Porochista Khakpour and Sons of Achilles by Nabila Lovelace.
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Article Archive: News and Trends
Articles from Poet & Writers Magazine include material from the print edition plus exclusive online-only material.
Barbershop Books
Creating local reading spaces for young black boys.
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Literary MagNet: Chelsea Hodson
An essayist discusses five journals that published work from her debut collection, Tonight I’m Someone Else.
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The Written Image: Kerry Mansfield’s “Expired”
Ex-library books are catalogued in a new home.
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Poets Protest Guns in the Classroom
Poets and educators work to fight campus carry bills.
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Q&A: A Merger of Literary, Legal Minds
Agent Gillian MacKenzie on her new partnership with lawyer Kirsten Wolf.
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Small Press Points: 7.13 Books
A fiction press for first-time authors.
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Instapoets Prove Powerful in Print
The influence of Instagram on the way we read poetry.
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Small Press Points: Bottlecap Press
A Missouri-based publisher of poetry and fiction allows authors more creative control over their books.
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A New Home for Hugo House
The iconic Seattle literary arts organization plans for the opening of a new space for writers.
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Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin
The first lines of a dozen new books, including The Dream of Reason by Jenny George.
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A Revolution in Listening
With publishers both large and small leading the way, literary vinyl makes a comeback.
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The Written Image: “Sabrina” by Nick Drnaso
A new graphic novel out from Montreal comics publisher Drawn & Quarterly.
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At the Center of Hip-Hop and Poetry
A new anthology from Haymarket Books celebrates Black Girl Magic.
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Literary MagNet: Marcus Jackson
A poet discusses five journals that published poems from his second collection, Pardon My Heart.
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Q&A: Kulka Curates America’s Library
Library of America editorial director John Kulka on the importance of publishing classic American literature.
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The Endangered Poetry Project
A London-based initiative works to collect and archive poems in endangered languages.
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Literary MagNet: Dionisia Morales
Dionisia Morales on five journals that published essays from her debut collection, Homing Instincts.
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Small Press Points: Gold Wake Press
A small press based in Austin, Texas, and Des Moines offers a new model for submissions.
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A Different Kind of March Madness
The Tournament of Books kicks off its fourteenth year.
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Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin
The first lines of a dozen new books, including Feel Free by Zadie Smith.
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Q&A: Sarah Browning Splits This Rock
Split This Rock’s outgoing executive director on the intersection of poetry and politics, and the organization’s upcoming festival.
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The Written Image: The Little Book of Feminist Saints
Julia Pierpont and Manjit Thapp’s new book features a hundred women who have changed the world.
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I, Too Arts Collective
A literary organization brings new life to Langston Hughes’s house in Harlem.
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Making Connections Through Books
In celebration of ten years, sixty-five million users, and sixty-nine million book reviews, a history of Goodreads—from its beginnings as a tool for readers to its growth into an important platform for book promotion.
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