Narrowing the Field: Twenty-Five First-Book Contests
Information about twenty-five first-book contests for poets and fiction writers ready to submit their manuscripts.
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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...
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...
Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin
With so many good books being published every month, some literary titles worth exploring can get lost in the stacks. Page One offers the first lines of a dozen recently released books, including Masande Ntshanga’s debut novel, The Reactive, and Emma Straub’s third novel, Modern Lovers, as the starting point for a closer look at these new and noteworthy titles.
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Small Press Points: Rescue Press
Small Press Points highlights the innovation and can-do spirit of independent presses. This issue features the Midwest-based Rescue Press, a publishing house that’s championing fluidity of form in literature.
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Chris Jackson Relaunches One World Imprint, Book Prescriptions, and More
Beverly Cleary turns a hundred; writer Idra Novey’s love letter to translation; PEN literary awards announced; and other news.
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North Carolina Bookstores Speak Up, Sam Savage Retrospective, and More
Hilton Als on Maggie Nelson; college poetry slam athleticism; on attending AWP as a black woman; and other news.
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Reese Witherspoon’s Author Rock Stars, a Profile of Poet Ocean Vuong, and More
Moleskine notebooks offer digital sets; the literary rules of Cervantes and Shakespeare; editor Vivian Lee on nurturing writers of color; and other news.
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First Folio Discovered in Scotland, Poetry and Medicine, and More
Ta-Nehisi Coates on writing the Black Panther comics; Guggenheim fellowships announced; the biases in marketing African fiction; and other news.
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Lena Dunham Launches Book Imprint, the Foreign Ministry’s Poetry Collective, and More
Goodreads hits 50 million reviews; how poetry teaches kids to love reading; the Bible to become Tennessee’s official state book; and other news.
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