Somebody With a Little Hammer by Mary Gaitskill
Mary Gaitskill reads from her new essay collection, Somebody With a Little Hammer, published in April by Pantheon.
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The Standard Grand by Jay Baron Nicorvo
Jay Baron Nicorvo reads an excerpt from his new novel, The Standard Grand, published in April by St. Martin's Press.
The Trembling Answers by Craig Morgan Teicher
Craig Morgan Teicher reads three poems from his new collection, The Trembling Answers, published in April by BOA Editions.
Every Turning
Every turning toward is a turning away:poets have always known the truthof this. I...
The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley by Hannah Tinti
Hannah Tinti reads from her new novel, The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley, published in March by Dial Press.
Incendiary Art by Patricia Smith
Patricia Smith reads two poems from her new collection, Incendiary Art, published in February by TriQuarterly Books/Northwestern University Press.
Incendiary Art: The Body
I’ve nightmared your writhe, glumfists...
Animals Strike Curious Poses by Elena Passarello
Elena Passarello reads from her new essay collection, Animals Strike Curious Poses, published in February by Sarabande Books.
excerpt from War Pigs
CHER AMIBy the second day under mortar fire, the 77th Division—...
Abandon Me by Melissa Febos
Melissa Febos reads from her new essay collection, Abandon Me, published on February 28 by Bloomsbury.
Call My Name
When I was seven, my sea captain father at sea, my mother a strobing lighthouse of missing, I stood alone in...
Sirens by Joshua Mohr
Joshua Mohr reads from his new memoir, Sirens, published in January by Two Dollar Radio.
Everything We Don’t Know by Aaron Gilbreath
Aaron Gilbreath reads from the title essay of his new collection, Everything We Don't Know, published in November by Curbside Splendor.
Everything We Don't Know
On Friday March 23, 2012, a year after Japan's Fukushima...
Tula by Chris Santiago
Chris Santiago reads five poems from his debut collection, Tula, published in December by Milkweed Editions.
Audiometry
Because my son thinks I am a citadel—soundproof. A repository.
Because horsing around at bedtime he piercedmy...
Difficult Women by Roxane Gay
Roxane Gay reads an excerpt from her story collection, Difficult Women, published in January by Grove Press.
The Mothers by Brit Bennett
Brit Bennett reads from her first novel, The Mothers, published in October by Riverhead Books.
from The Mothers
In the darkness of the club, you could be alone with your grief. Her father had flung himself into Upper...
The Needle’s Eye by Fanny Howe
Fanny Howe reads from her latest essay collection, The Needle’s Eye: Passing Through Youth, published in November by Graywolf Press.
Embryonic
Once upon a time in Uzbekistan there was a boy named Faroukh who had the...
I’ll Tell You in Person by Chloe Caldwell
Chloe Caldwell reads an excerpt from “Hungry Ghost,” included in her new essay collection, I’ll Tell You in Person, published in October by Emily Books.
and then we became by devorah major
devorah major reads three poems from her new collection, and then we became, published in November by City Lights Publishers.
Am I Alone Here? by Peter Orner
Peter Orner reads “Upper Moose Lake, 1990,” from his new essay collection, Am I Alone Here?, published in November by Catapult.
Upper Moose Lake, 1990
I’m twenty-two, I’m drunk, I’m in a canoe. The Boundary Waters of northern...
Wannabe Hoochie Mama Gallery of Realities’ Red Dress Code by Thylias Moss
Thylias Moss reads three new poems from her latest collection, Wannabe Hoochie Mama Gallery of Realities' Red Dress Code, published in September by Persea Books.
Blackacre by Monica Youn
Monica Youn reads three poems from her new collection, Blackacre, published in September by Graywolf Press.
GOLDACRE
We have seen claims that Twinkies . . . aren’t baked, the sponge cake instead being “a pure Chemical...
Multiple Choice by Alejandro Zambra
Alejandro Zambra reads from his book of fiction, Multiple Choice, in the original Spanish alongside the book's translator, Megan McDowell, who reads her English translation. The collection was published in July by Penguin Books.IV....
Look by Solmaz Sharif
Solmaz Sharif reads the poem "Lay" from her first book of poetry, Look, published in July by Graywolf Press.LAY downto sleep thento rest last nightto waste beforeacross a stretcheracross a shoulderover a legbeneath an...
Olio by Tyehimba Jess
Tyehimba Jess reads from his latest poetry collection, Olio, published in April by Wave Books.
Hagar in the WildernessCarved Marble. Edmonia Lewis, 1875
My God is the living God,God of the impertinent exile.An outcast who...
So Much Synth by Brenda Shaughnessy
Brenda Shaughnessy reads from her latest poetry collection, So Much Synth, published in May by Copper Canyon Press.
How It Is
It isn't every day I can wrap my mind around it.It being just what you'd think it is.
Not a...
The Black Maria by Aracelis Girmay
Aracelis Girmay reads two poems from her latest poetry collection, The Black Maria, published in April by BOA Editions.
from prayer & letter to the dead
While the room is stilldry here,
while...
A Shop With Books In by the Bookshop Band
The Bookshop Band’s “A Shop With Books In.” Used by permission of the Bookshop Band.
The Association of Small Bombs by Karan Mahajan
Karan Mahajan reads from his latest novel, The Association of Small Bombs, published in March by Viking.The Association of Small BombsThe bombing, for which Mr. and Mrs. Khurana were not present, was a flat, percussive...