1+ day, 4+ 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…...

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…...

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…...

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…...

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…...

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…...

4+ day, 9+ min 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…...

13+ hour, 52+ min ago  (1106+ words) Whether you regularly read or write poetry, know it functions as a tool for emotional expression, a catalyst for social change, and a means of preserving diverse historical narratives - in short, poetry acts as a "mirror to the human experience....

4+ day, 16+ hour ago  (362+ words) I recently watched "The Librarians," the documentary directed by Kim A. Snyder about the ongoing nationwide book-banning fiasco. Around the same time, I attended a Zoom session on the topic, hosted by the Hadassah Educators Council, where several librarians provided an…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago  (367+ words) Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has written a book, "The Perilous Fight," that will be released on Sept. 15, just over 10 years after he first took a knee during the American national anthem to protest racial injustice and police brutality....