Lambda Literary Looks to the Future
Sue Landers takes over as executive director of the nonprofit dedicated to LGBTQ writers.
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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.
Small Press Points: BatCat Press
A small press run by high school students in Pennsylvania publishes handmade books of poetry and prose.
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The Written Image: Jane Mount’s “Bibliophile”
Colorful illustrations accompany notes, quotes, and literary trivia about books to read and bookstores to visit.
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Expanding the Audience for Books
With recent grant funding of $1.4 million, the National Book Foundation aims to reach more readers.
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The Anthologist: A Compendium of Uncommon Collections
A roundup of new anthologies, including American Journal: Fifty Poems for Our Time, edited by Tracy K. Smith.
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Saving Millay’s Home
The Millay Society attempts to save Steepletop, Edna St. Vincent Millay’s former home in in Austerlitz, New York.
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Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin
The first lines of a dozen noteworthy books, including Lake Success by Gary Shteyngart and Perennial by Kelly Forsythe.
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Literary MagNet: Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
A fiction writer discusses five journals that published stories from his debut collection, Friday Black.
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Q&A: Baker Seeks Multiplicity of Voices
Jennifer Baker on her new anthology, Everyday People: The Color of Life, published by Atria in August.
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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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Instapoets Prove Powerful in Print
The influence of Instagram on the way we read poetry.
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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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Barbershop Books
Creating local reading spaces for young black boys.
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Small Press Points: 7.13 Books
A fiction press for first-time authors.
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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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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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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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