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So You Want to Be Well-Read
5+ hour, 4+ min ago (541+ words) View All posts by Vanessa Diaz Happy reading, and listening! For the very first episode of Zt WR, Jeff and Rebecca pop the champagne and revisit F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. They dug into what makes Gatsby a classic, why…...
Colin Kaepernick to publish memoir in September
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (144+ words) NEW YORK (AP) " A decade after he first took a knee during the national anthem, Colin Kaepernick will be publishing his life story. The activist and former San Francisco 49ers quarterback has completed "The Perilous Fight," to come out Sept. 15 through…...
Salisbury poet's work selected for Poems in Plain Sight competition
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (916+ words) Published 1: 10 am Sunday, April 12, 2026 SALISBURY " Poems will be appearing in storefronts and other public spaces around North Carolina throughout the year as part of a competition called Poems in Plain Sight, and one of them was written by Salisbury native…...
The Honest Perspective Weekly Prompt " 13th- 19th April
3+ hour, 27+ min ago (290+ words) Whether the ideas have slowed to a trickle or you're just feeling curious and in the mood for a little reflection. Our weekly prompt is an invitation to ruminate on an idea and see what arises. Be it poetry or…...
Macmillan Children's Dissolves Roaring Brook, Forms New Imprint
1+ week, 6+ day ago (169+ words) Macmillan Children's Publishing Group has announced the launch of a new, as-yet-unnamed imprint for nonfiction and illustrated books, while MCPG's Roaring Brook Press imprint has been shuttered, resulting in layoffs and moves within the children's division. FSG Books for Young…...
New World Editions Series Spans the Globe
1+ week, 6+ day ago (303+ words) Since acquiring World Editions in 2023, Christine Swedowsky, like many small publishers, has found the economics of the industry a challenge. But she's also gotten creative, releasing about a dozen new titles through her distributor, Consortium and, now, striking on a…...
Jenny Browne | Smith College
3+ week, 6+ day ago (250+ words) Jenny Browne's recent poems'from her forthcoming book I Am Trying to Love the Whole World (BOA 2026)'grapple after grace through incantations, linguistic veers, refutations of easy solace, and "trying. .. Jenny Browne's recent poems'from her forthcoming book I Am Trying to…...
Call all readers for a special poetry series
2+ week, 5+ day ago (256+ words) BRATTLEBORO " Tiny Theater and By Way Books & More will celebrate National Poetry Month this April with a four-weekend series of poetry readings honoring the rich diversity of poetic traditions across history and cultures. Organizers are inviting poets and poetry enthusiasts…...
Mac Kenzie Scott's close relationship with Toni Morrison long before Amazon put Scott on the path to give more than $1 billion to HBCUs
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (609+ words) Before Mac Kenzie Scott published her first novel or helped shape Amazon in its early days as an online bookseller, she found mentorship and guidance from one of America's most acclaimed writers. Scott credits author and Nobel laureate Toni Morrison…...
Monadnock Writers' Group to announce 'Poetry in the Pines' winners
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (317+ words) The Monadnock Writers" Group will announce the winners of the biannual "Poetry in the Pines" contest at 10 a. m. Saturday, April 11, at Cathedral of the Pines, 10 Hale Hill Road, Rindge." "This is a great way to discover or rediscover this nearby parkland…...