books

The Written Image: Black Futures

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Staff

January/February 2021

12.16.20

Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham’s book, Black Futures, comprises more than five hundred pages of poetry, artwork, memes, essays, and lyrics from Black artists.

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The Written Image: Julie Chen

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Staff

News and Trends

September/October 2020

8.12.20

Using a unique fabrication process, Julie Chen constructs beautiful and inventive artists’ books that explore metaphysical ideas.

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The Written Image | books | art

Writers Confront Climate Crisis

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Gila Lyons

News and Trends

March/April 2021

2.17.21

Writers Rebel NYC, a coalition of writers who are part of the activist group Extinction Rebellion, seeks to encourage conversation and action around climate change through literature.

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books | climate change | activism

Craft Therapy: A Profile of Melissa Febos

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Brian Gresko

Feature

March/April 2021

2.17.21

In her third book, the essay collection Girlhood, published by Bloomsbury in March, Melissa Febos transforms scars into meditations on culture and psychology.

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essays | books | profile

Secrets Hidden in the Stacks

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Adrienne Raphel

News and Trends

July/August 2020

6.10.20

The Book Traces project at the University of Virginia documents annotations, marks, and objects found in library books, creating a record of readers’ engagement with the book as a physical object.

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books | letters/ephemera

My Life in Books: A Meditation on the Writer’s Library

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James P. Blaylock

The Literary Life

July/August 2019

6.12.19

The author reflects on his growing collection of books and what it shows about his life as a reader and writer.

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books | libraries

Slated to be the only bookstore in the Bronx, the Lit. Bar encourages curious readers and welcomes literary, art, and community gatherings—connecting the great pastimes of social drinking and introverted reading. Offering a carefully curated selection of general books, gift items, and programming, the bookstore hosts author events, wine tastings, poetry slams, and children’s storytime readings.

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Prospero’s Books

Indie Bookstore, Reading Venue

Founded in 1997 with three floors of books and media, Prospero’s Books is housed in a historic 1890 building in Kansas City, Missouri. The store hosts readings, book releases, and other performance events.