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Bob’s Espresso Bar
Bob’s Espresso Bar provides a venue for writers and other artists in North Hollywood to gather and be creative. Every Wednesday night writers of all creative genres are invited to participate in...
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The Last Bookstore
The Last Bookstore is an independent operation that is home to various literary and art shows, and serves as a haven for the local writing community. It sells both new and used...
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“Although I’ve crossed the desert many times…this reading was my first chance to read for an audience in the area and hear from students in that part of the Salton Sea. Since then, I’ve added several...
View ArticleStatue of Poet Radnóti Miklós Destroyed, Margaret Atwood Remembers Doris...
Evan Smith Rakoff Margaret Atwood remembers Nobel-winning author Doris Lessing, who died yesterday at age ninety-four; right-wing extremists have destroyed a statue of Hungarian Jewish poet Radnóti...
View ArticleKamila Aisha Moon on a Night in Dumbo Sky
P&W-funded Kamilah Aisha Moon currently lives in Brooklyn, New York, and is the author of She Has a Name (Four Way Books).Scheduled pub date: November 18, 2013 - 10:00amread more
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Coldfront Magazine
Coldfront Magazine features essays, interviews, and reviews of contemporary poetry. Having published more than four hundred book reviews since 2006, Coldfront Magazine is committed to covering the...
View ArticleNational Book Foundation Honors 5 Under 35
The National Book Foundation will kick off National Book Awards Week tonight in Brooklyn, New York, with its annual 5 Under 35 celebration, during which five emerging fiction writers under the age of...
View ArticleChanges
Our lives are constantly changing as we navigate what we can and can’t control. Every day there is a new beginning and ending—in big and small ways. We fall in love. We lose an eyelash. Write a poem...
View ArticleAmazon Workers Plan Holiday Strike in Germany, Bloomberg Layoffs, and More
Evan Smith Rakoff Workers in Germany are planning a holiday season strike at Amazon’s fulfillment centers; Julie Bosman reports Thomas Pynchon will not attend the National Book Awards; Thin Reads...
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Dina Nayeri
“I have a good old-fashioned muse—a brilliant friend who finds me music. His taste is exquisite and he takes the time to discover unknown artists, or rare, forgotten albums from long ago. I’m always...
View ArticleSleep Deprivation
Sleep deprivation can make any person act strangely. A barking dog, a leaky faucet, or a loud and unruly neighbor can own the night, turning pleasant people into frazzled malcontents. Write five...
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Coldfront Magazine
Coldfront Magazine features essays, interviews, and reviews of contemporary poetry. Having published more than four hundred book reviews since 2006, Coldfront Magazine is committed to covering the...
View ArticleNational Book Foundation Honors 5 Under 35
The National Book Foundation will kick off National Book Awards Week tonight in Brooklyn, New York, with its annual 5 Under 35 celebration, during which five emerging fiction writers under the age of...
View ArticleChanges
Our lives are constantly changing as we navigate what we can and can’t control. Every day there is a new beginning and ending—in big and small ways. We fall in love. We lose an eyelash. Write a poem...
View ArticleAmazon Workers Plan Holiday Strike in Germany, Bloomberg Layoffs, and More
Evan Smith Rakoff Workers in Germany are planning a holiday season strike at Amazon’s fulfillment centers; Julie Bosman reports Thomas Pynchon will not attend the National Book Awards; Thin Reads...
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Dina Nayeri
“I have a good old-fashioned muse—a brilliant friend who finds me music. His taste is exquisite and he takes the time to discover unknown artists, or rare, forgotten albums from long ago. I’m always...
View ArticleSleep Deprivation
Sleep deprivation can make any person act strangely. A barking dog, a leaky faucet, or a loud and unruly neighbor can own the night, turning pleasant people into frazzled malcontents. Write five...
View ArticleRevisiting E. L. Doctorow’s Ragtime, Eleanor Catton on The Luminaries,...
James F. Thompson In the Millions, Bill Morris explores why Ragtime is a classic American novel; 2013 Man Booker Prize-winner Eleanor Catton discusses writing techniques; the New Yorker psychoanalyzes...
View ArticleJames McBride Wins National Book Award
Last night at a ceremony in New York City, James McBride received the National Book Award for his novel The Good Lord Bird, published by Riverhead Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House, this past...
View ArticleKeys to Memories
Keys are a sad part of life. They remind us that the world is untrustworthy and unsafe, and that locks are needed to protect our loved ones and possessions from humanity’s less appealing inclinations....
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