Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin
The first lines of a dozen noteworthy books, including Night Owl by Aimee Nezhukumatathil and Frog: And Other Essays by Anne Fadiman.
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Residing in Possibility
Amid political turmoil and momentous life changes, a retreat at the Blue Mountain Center gives the author of The Archer inspiring ideas about how to be an artist—even without writing any new pages.
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The Time Is Now: Writing Prompts and Exercises
Write a series of formal poems to reflect on a complicated aspect of your life, a story in which you pose as the recipient of letters from a nonhuman character, or a hybrid essay that incorporates elements of memoir and criticism.
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Writing a Dream Into Reality
A fortuitous residency at Jentel gives the author of Incantation: Love Poems for Battle Sites a chance to dream big and forge the first hundred pages of a new collection in just two weeks.
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Small Press Points: Trio House Press
Founded in 2012 and now based in Minneapolis, Trio House Press publishes twelve books of poetry and nonfiction annually and aims for its titles to build empathy and understanding.
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Runaway
In the aftermath of his father’s death, an encounter with a literary hero at the Disquiet International Literary Program gives the author of Wyoming what he needs to write again: gratitude.
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The Written Image: Rewriting the World
A new exhibition at the Center for Book Arts in New York City focuses on Isidore Isou and the postwar, avant-garde artistic movement he spearheaded in France.
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Close Encounters
Foxes, llamas, and one portentous bobcat remind the author of Ninetails: Nine Tales that the artistic process can’t be planned or tamed—and that perhaps its wildness is one of the reasons we write.
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The Clash of Amazon and the Indies
Ahead of this year’s Independent Bookstore Day, a look back at last year’s controversy when Amazon surprised indie stores with a sale of its own.
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Carrier of Meaning: A Q&A With Jake Skeets
With his second collection, Horses, award-winning poet Jake Skeets shows us how to contemplate the profundity of our interconnected world, holding space for both grief and beauty, the Anthropocene and queer eros.
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