Weather by Jenny Offill
Jenny Offill reads from her novel Weather, published in February 2020 by Knopf.
Kontemporary Amerikan Poetry by John Murillo
John Murillo reads “On Metaphor” from his poetry collection Kontemporary Amerikan Poetry, published in March 2020 by Four Way Books.
Deacon King Kong by James McBride
James McBride reads from his novel Deacon King Kong, published in March 2020 by Riverhead Books.
Try to Get Lost: Essays on Travel and Place by Joan Frank
Joan Frank reads an excerpt from “The Where of It,” the prologue of Try to Get Lost: Essays on Travel and Place, published in February 2020 by University of New Mexico Press.
Good Boys by Megan Fernandes
Megan Fernandes reads “In Which I Become a Mythology and Also, Executed” and “While I Keep Making the Room Brighter” from her poetry collection Good Boys, published in February 2020 by Tin House Books.
594 Ways of Reading Jane Eyre
A research project called Prismatic Jane Eyre compares the many translations of Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel, studying the ways each reflects the culture in which it was created.
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An Alaska Retreat for Women Writers
Mystery writer Dana Stabenow supports female-identifying and nonbinary writers with a new residency in Homer, Alaska, inspired by the retreat that changed her life.
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At Home With Elizabeth Bishop
The Key West Literary Seminar has acquired the former Florida residence of poet Elizabeth Bishop and will turn the house into a public haven for poetry and prose.
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Roxane Gay Reads From Hunger
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“I’ve always found that the things I find the most intimidating end up being the most intellectually satisfying.” At the Louisiana Literature Festival in 2019, Roxane Gay speaks about what moved her to write Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body (Harper, 2017), and begins her reading with a piece about loving Mister Rogers.
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Isabel Allende
“Poets & Writers has been instrumental in opening doors to writers from all walks of life. Their writing workshops for underserved communities brings the healing power of the written word to those who need a voice. I am proud to support them.”
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