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Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli

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Valeria Luiselli reads a section from her new novel, Lost Children Archive, published in February by Knopf. Audio excerpted courtesy Penguin Random House Audio from Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli, read by the author,...

Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James

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Marlon James reads from the first novel in his Dark Star Trilogy, Black Leopard, Red Wolf, published in February by Riverhead Books. pro_jones.jpg Read “Shape-Shifter: A Profile of Marlon James” by Kima...

We Cast a Shadow by Maurice Carlos Ruffin

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Maurice Carlos Ruffin reads from his debut novel, We Cast a Shadow, published in January by One World.

All the Lives We Ever Lived by Katharine Smyth

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Katharine Smyth reads from her memoir, All the Lives We Ever Lived: Seeking Solace in Virginia Woolf, published in January by Crown.

The Library Book by Susan Orlean

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Susan Orlean reads an excerpt from her new book, The Library Book, published by Simon & Schuster in October. Read the cover profile of Orlean, “Talking to Strangers” by Kate Tuttle, in the November/December 2018 issue of Poets...

Monument by Natasha Trethewey

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Natasha Trethewey reads two poems, originally published in Native Guard (Houghton Mifflin, 2007) and included in her new book, Monument: Poems New and Selected, published in November by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

The Water Diviner and Other Stories by Ruvanee Pietersz Vilhauer

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Ruvanee Pietersz Vilhauer reads an excerpt from the story “Security” from her debut collection, The Water Diviner and Other Stories, published in October by University of Iowa Press.

Call Them by Their True Names by Rebecca Solnit

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Rebecca Solnit reads an essay from her new collection, Call Them by Their True Names: American Crises (and Essays), published in September by Haymarket Books.

The Third Hotel by Laura van den Berg

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Laura van den Berg reads from her new novel, The Third Hotel, published in August by Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin by Terrance Hayes

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Terrance Hayes reads three poems from his new collection, American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin, published in June by Penguin.

Sons of Achilles by Nabila Lovelace

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Nabila Lovelace reads a poem from her new collection, Sons of Achilles, published by YesYes Books in June. For Songs & Contests “Let him bow down to me! I am the greater king,/ …the greater man.”–The...

Days of Awe by A. M. Homes

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Atmospheric Embroidery by Meena Alexander

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Meena Alexander reads three poems from her new collection, Atmospheric Embroidery, published by Northwestern University Press in June. Net Work She cut off all her hair,Scampered down a staircase, skinned her knees.Years...

Heads of the Colored People by Nafissa Thompson-Spires

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Nafissa Thompson-Spires reads an excerpt of the story "Belles Lettres," from her debut story collection, Heads of the Colored People, published by 37 INK in April. Belles LettresDr. Lucinda Johnston, PsyDJohnston...

The Dream of Reason by Jenny George

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Jenny George reads two poems from her debut collection, The Dream of Reason, published by Copper Canyon Press in April. Threshold Gods I saw a bat in a dream and then later that weekI saw a real bat, crawling on its...

Eye Level by Jenny Xie

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Jenny Xie reads the poem “Invisible Relations” from her debut collection, Eye Level, published by Graywolf Press in April. Invisible Relations There are no simple stories, because language forces distances. The...

Look Alive Out There by Sloane Crosley

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Sloane Crosley reads an excerpt from her new essay collection, Look Alive Out There, published by MCD Books in April. Clip provided by Macmillan Audio.

How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee

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Alexander Chee reads an excerpt from his new essay collection, How to Write an Autobiographical Novel, published by Mariner Books in April. The Autobiography of My NovelThe story of your life, described, will not...

Registers of Illuminated Villages by Tarfia Faizullah

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Tarfia Faizullah reads the poem “Register of Eliminated Villages” from her second collection, Registers of Illuminated Villages, published in March by Graywolf Press.

Post Traumatic Hood Disorder by David Tomas Martinez

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David Tomas Martinez reads four poems from his second collection, Post Traumatic Hood Disorder, published in March by Sarabande Books.

The Unwilling Suspension of Disbelief by Jay Baron Nicorvo

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Jay Baron Nicorvo reads his essay, “Why We Write: The Unwilling Suspension of Disbelief,” published in the January/February 2018 issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.

Of Silence and Song by Dan Beachy-Quick

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Dan Beachy-Quick reads three sections from his new essay collection, Of Silence and Song, published in December by Milkweed Editions. 1. On our walk my youngest daughter asked me, “What are the songs you don’t know.” “...

Peach by Emma Glass

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Emma Glass reads an excerpt from her debut novel, Peach, forthcoming from Bloomsbury in January. Hospitality Bloodletting. Let in blood. I’d give you mine but I’ve lost a lot too. I think back to Mr Custard’s class on...

Everything Here Is Beautiful by Mira T. Lee

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Mira T. Lee reads three sections from her debut novel, Everything Here Is Beautiful, forthcoming from Pamela Dorman Books in January. Miranda Lucia said she was going to marry a one-armed Russian Jew. It came as a shock,...

Six Poems by Kevin Young

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Kevin Young reads the poem “Last Ditch Blues” from his book Dear Darkness (Knopf, 2008).

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