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The Association of University Presses analyzes diversity in academic publishing; Voices of Our Nations issues statement on anti-Asian violence; Marvin Heiferman writes about grieving his husband; and other stories.
Yan Lianke’s Hard Like Water, translated from the Chinese by Carlos Rojas, forthcoming from Grove Press on June 15, 2021.
Roxane Gay situates the Atlanta attacks within history; Cathy Park Hong and Alexander Chee discuss anti-Asian violence and solidarity; the Asian American Writers’ Workshop issues statement in response to attacks; and other stories.
Jeremy Allen explores the history of Greenwich Village in New York City; Sara Batkie reads newly reissued works from three women writers; Roberto Carlos Garcia discusses transforming grief into poetry; and other stories.
Casey Cep writes about the Raven Book Store in Lawrence, Kansas; Michael Elias theorizes queerness as a form of haunting; Nuala O’Connor reflects on James Joyce’s love letters; and other stories.
“Eventually, like a banner, the imagination unfurls itself.” —Jo Ann Beard, author of Festival Days
Publishers Weekly checks in with five New England independent presses; Lilly Dancyger recommends waiting for the right book deal; Amineh Abou Kerech discusses transforming her memories of Syria into poetry; and other stories.
The editors of Poets & Writers Magazine recommend fourteen books that were published in March 2020.
Jeff Martin recalls organizing his bookstore’s first virtual event; Dr. Seuss books see bump in sales; Toni Collette to direct adaptation of Writers and Lovers by Lily King; and other stories.
An exclusive first look at James Hannaham’s Pilot Impostor, which is forthcoming from Soft Skull Press on November 2, 2021. Editor’s Note: This book’s publication date has been postponed to November 30, 2021.
