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The Dream of Reason by Jenny George

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Jenny George reads two poems from her debut collection, The Dream of Reason, published by Copper Canyon Press in April. Threshold Gods I saw a bat in a dream and then later that weekI saw a real bat, crawling on its...

Eye Level by Jenny Xie

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Jenny Xie reads the poem “Invisible Relations” from her debut collection, Eye Level, published by Graywolf Press in April. Invisible Relations There are no simple stories, because language forces distances. The...

Look Alive Out There by Sloane Crosley

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Sloane Crosley reads an excerpt from her new essay collection, Look Alive Out There, published by MCD Books in April. Clip provided by Macmillan Audio.

How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee

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Alexander Chee reads an excerpt from his new essay collection, How to Write an Autobiographical Novel, published by Mariner Books in April. The Autobiography of My NovelThe story of your life, described, will not...

Registers of Illuminated Villages by Tarfia Faizullah

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Tarfia Faizullah reads the poem “Register of Eliminated Villages” from her second collection, Registers of Illuminated Villages, published in March by Graywolf Press.

Post Traumatic Hood Disorder by David Tomas Martinez

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David Tomas Martinez reads four poems from his second collection, Post Traumatic Hood Disorder, published in March by Sarabande Books.

The Unwilling Suspension of Disbelief by Jay Baron Nicorvo

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Jay Baron Nicorvo reads his essay, “Why We Write: The Unwilling Suspension of Disbelief,” published in the January/February 2018 issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.

Of Silence and Song by Dan Beachy-Quick

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Dan Beachy-Quick reads three sections from his new essay collection, Of Silence and Song, published in December by Milkweed Editions. 1. On our walk my youngest daughter asked me, “What are the songs you don’t know.” “...

Peach by Emma Glass

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Emma Glass reads an excerpt from her debut novel, Peach, forthcoming from Bloomsbury in January. Hospitality Bloodletting. Let in blood. I’d give you mine but I’ve lost a lot too. I think back to Mr Custard’s class on...

Everything Here Is Beautiful by Mira T. Lee

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Mira T. Lee reads three sections from her debut novel, Everything Here Is Beautiful, forthcoming from Pamela Dorman Books in January. Miranda Lucia said she was going to marry a one-armed Russian Jew. It came as a shock,...

Six Poems by Kevin Young

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Kevin Young reads the poem “Last Ditch Blues” from his book Dear Darkness (Knopf, 2008).

Speech by Kevin Young

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Kevin Young reads the poem “Speech” from his book Ardency: A Chronicle of the Amistad Rebels (Knopf, 2011).

Choir (Morning) by Kevin Young

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Kevin Young reads the poem “Choir (Morning)” from his book Ardency: A Chronicle of the Amistad Rebels (Knopf, 2011).

Choir (Dusk) by Kevin Young

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Kevin Young reads the poem “Choir (Dusk)” from his book Ardency: A Chronicle of the Amistad Rebels (Knopf, 2011).

Ash Wednesday by Kevin Young

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Kevin Young reads the poem “Ash Wednesday” from his book Ardency: A Chronicle of the Amistad Rebels (Knopf, 2011).

Witness by Kevin Young

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Kevin Young reads the poem “Witness” from his book Ardency: A Chronicle of the Amistad Rebels (Knopf, 2011).

Attributed to the Harrow Painter by Nick Twemlow

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Nick Twemlow reads two poems from his new collection, Attributed to the Harrow Painter, published in November by the University of Iowa Press.

Barbie Chang by Victoria Chang

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Victoria Chang reads four poems from her new collection, Barbie Chang, published in November by Copper Canyon Press.

Witch Wife by Kiki Petrosino

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Kiki Petrosino reads three poems from her new collection, Witch Wife, published in December by Sarabande Books.

The Wrong Way to Save Your Life by Megan Stielstra

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Megan Stielstra reads an excerpt from “I Am Still Fighting With My Big and Small Fears,” from her new essay collection, The Wrong Way to Save Your Life, published in August by Harper Perennial. Recorded live in August 2017 at Women and...

Stay With Me by Ayobami Adebayo

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Ayobami Adebayo reads an excerpt from her debut novel, Stay With Me, published in August by Knopf.

The Twelve-Mile Straight by Eleanor Henderson

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Eleanor Henderson reads an excerpt from her new novel, The Twelve-Mile Straight, published in September by Ecco.

The Gypsy Moth Summer by Julia Fierro

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Julia Fierro reads from her novel, The Gypsy Moth Summer, published in June by St. Martin’s Press. Prologue Before that summer of ’92, when the gypsy moths swarmed Avalon Island and Leslie Day Marshall, golden-headed...

Made for Love by Alissa Nutting

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Alissa Nutting reads from her new novel, Made for Love, published in July by Ecco.

Guidebook to Relative Strangers by Camille T. Dungy

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Camille T. Dungy reads an excerpt from her new essay collection, Guidebook to Relative Strangers: Journeys into Race, Motherhood, and History, published in June by Norton. from Lap Child If I keep the baby with...

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