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Urgency and Inspiration at the 2019 New York City Poetry Festival

Urgency and Inspiration at the 2019 New York City Poetry Festival

On Governor's Island, Poetry is Alive and It Is For Everyone

By Matt Grant | August 8, 2019

Ocean Vuong (and his mom) steal the show at the second biannual Asian American Literature Festival.

Ocean Vuong (and his mom) steal the show at the second biannual Asian American Literature Festival.

By Paul Aster Stone-Tsao | August 5, 2019

Eclipsed, a Wandering Reading Series, Finds a Home

Eclipsed, a Wandering Reading Series, Finds a Home

On the Many Lives of a Literary Event

By Janelle Greco | July 31, 2019

Of Poetry and Pilgrimage: Queer Writers Staying Hopeful in Madrid

Of Poetry and Pilgrimage: Queer Writers Staying Hopeful in Madrid

At the Unamuno Author Series Festival, Poets Reckon
with Looming Fascism

By Anna Hundert | July 31, 2019

In <em>The Black Clown</em>, a Langston Hughes poem gets a modern revival

In The Black Clown, a Langston Hughes poem gets a modern revival

By Aaron Robertson | July 26, 2019

Behold a new literary festival in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley!

Behold a new literary festival in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley!

By Bethanne Patrick | July 17, 2019

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Celebrate Walt Whitman's Biennial with the Morgan Library & Museum

By Ted Widmer | July 2, 2019

To Kill a Mockingbird on Broadway failed Scout.

By Ellen Ricks | June 28, 2019

Three takeaways from Ocean Vuong's wonderful conversation with Alexander Chee.

By Corinne Segal | June 6, 2019

Were Libraries Borges's Universe or the Other Way Around?

Were Libraries Borges's Universe or the Other Way Around?

Rodrigo Fresan and Rodrigo Rey Rosa on Reading Jorge Luis Borges

By Literary Hub | May 31, 2019

Kelly Link's Advice to Debut Authors: Writing is Terrible, Complaining About it Is Fine

Kelly Link's Advice to Debut Authors: Writing is Terrible, Complaining About it Is Fine

From Her 2019 Speech at the One Story Debutante Ball

By Kelly Link | May 30, 2019

You're stuck with the cover, and other advice for debut authors

You're stuck with the cover, and other advice for debut authors

By Corinne Segal | May 29, 2019

At last night's Authors Guild benefit, calls to support authors in a troubled democracy.

At last night's Authors Guild benefit, calls to support authors in a troubled democracy.

By Corinne Segal | May 16, 2019

Hungover and happy at Minnesota's new book festival, Wordplay.

Hungover and happy at Minnesota's new book festival, Wordplay.

By Ryan Chapman | May 15, 2019

The Bay Area Book Festival in Three Acts

The Bay Area Book Festival in Three Acts

Jane Ciabattari Reports From the Best Fest in the West

By Jane Ciabattari | May 15, 2019

Open Secrets at the PEN World Voices Festival

Open Secrets at the PEN World Voices Festival

Contemporary Writers on the Crucial Merging of the Personal and the Public in Literature and Politics

By Matt Grant | May 7, 2019

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