September/October 2023

A collaboration between three literary organizations, the International Library is a new initiative presenting live conversations about literature in translation while connecting transnational audiences. 

The first lines of a dozen noteworthy books, including Down Here We Come Up by Sara Johnson Allen and Good Women by Halle Hill.

In defiance of Amazon’s dominance in the bookselling market, Bookshop has launched an imprint that will release its inaugural title this fall. Bookshop will also introduce its own e-reading platform, supporting independent bookstores. 

Led by a board of distinguished authors in collaboration with three nonprofit organizations, a new yearlong fellowship supporting system-impacted writers promises to provide resources and funding to share their stories.

Dedicated to finding the voices and stories audiences most need to hear, Book*hug Press reads beyond borders as a Canadian press with international influences, representationally and aesthetically.  

A look at three new anthologies, including Leaning Toward Light: Poems for Gardens & the Hands That Tend Them and Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology.

The author of Let’s Go, Let’s Go, Let’s Go introduces five journals, including Shenandoah and Hyphen, where she found understanding and acceptance for her stories.

The illustrator of the graphic novel My Brilliant Friend, Mara Cerri, discusses her artistic practice, the challenges of rendering an esteemed novel in images, and her experience working with one of world’s most elusive authors.

The new editor of the Princeton Series of Contemporary Poets discusses the power of the written word, the importance of university presses, and his plans to leave no manuscript unturned. 

Write a poem that takes the format of your favorite game show, a short story around the protagonist’s relationship with a job, or an essay about your favorite objects at home. 

The author of The Evening Hero unravels the expectations that she carried with her in the nearly two-decade-long journey to the publication of her novel and shares some of the advice that helped her get to the finish line. 

Humans are pattern-making creatures—and upending patterns is one great way to leave your reader laughing. A former poet laureate of Mississippi deconstructs the brain’s desire to understand and explains how to craft the perfect joke.

Competition keeps us comparing ourselves to others writers—but what if in fact there’s plenty of opportunity to go around? An author and editor invites you to recalibrate your mindset by offering insights from his mindfulness practice.