Any Other City by Hazel Jane Plante
Hazel Jane Plante reads from the opening of her novel Any Other City, published in April 2023 by Arsenal Pulp Press.
Story of a Poem by Matthew Zapruder
Matthew Zapruder reads from his memoir, Story of a Poem, published in April 2023 by Unnamed Press, with music by the author and The Claudius Birdman Quartet, from the vinyl audiobook released by Rarebird x Unnamed Press.
West: A Translation by Paisley Rekdal
Paisley Rekdal reads the poem “Heroic” from her hybrid collection West: A Translation, published in May 2023 by Copper Canyon Press.
Literary MagNet: Candace Williams
The author of I Am the Most Dangerous Thing introduces five journals that first published their poems and engaged them in community, including Sixth Finch and Prelude.
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Small Press Points: 2Leaf Press
Hoping to inform, entertain, and connect to readers, 2Leaf Press has published dozens of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction titles as an independent nonprofit serving a diverse audience.
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Blooming How She Must: A Profile of Camille T. Dungy
With roots in nature writing, environmental justice, poetry, and photography, Camille T. Dungy’s new book, Soil: The Story of a Black Mother’s Garden, delves into the personal and political act of cultivating one’s own green space.
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Bringing the Joy: A Profile of Luis Alberto Urrea
Luis Alberto Urrea always knew his mother had a story; he just didn’t know how to tell it. But in researching his new novel, Good Night, Irene, he gained a deeper understanding of the person she was and the happy ending she deserved.
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Karisma Price With Terrance Hayes at Books Are Magic
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In this Books Are Magic event, Karisma Price reads from her debut collection, I’m Always So Serious (Sarabande Books, 2023), and discusses the inspiration behind her work with poet Terrance Hayes. “As a poet, oddity is good,” says Price. For more from Price, read her installment of our Writers Recommend series.
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A Single Object
“I love to take an object made all but invisible by its mundanity—an egg-shaped container of pantyhose, a lawn chair turned on its side—and break it open to expose the full dimensions of the human vulnerability it carries,” writes Danielle Blau in her Craft Capsule essay “Somewhere Somebody Is Doing Something Right Now,” in which she explores how she creates characters for her poems. Write a poem that attempts to expose the full dimensions of an object and how it offers a reflection of a person, whether yourself or another character. What is the significance of this object and how does it exemplify human vulnerability?
Tiny Beautiful Things Trailer
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Cheryl Strayed’s 2012 best-selling essay collection Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life From Dear Sugar has been adapted into a Hulu miniseries starring Kathryn Hahn, Sarah Pidgeon, Quentin Plair, and Merritt Wever. The series follows Clare, a writer who becomes an advice columnist while her own life is falling apart.
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