SHAKTI CASTRO | LA RESPUESTA J.L. Torres is a Puerto Rico-born, Bronx-raised writer, poet, and professor of literature at Plattsburgh State University. He is one of the co-founders of the Saranac Review, and currently its Editor. His latest book, The Accidental Native, was published in Fall 2013. I recently got the opportunity to speak with […]
READERS+WRITERS JOURNAL “When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs.” – Ansel Adams What is the relationship between poetry and the selfie? This was one of the questions I sent a number of poets working in different modes. I said they could answer the question, or not, or if they wanted they could include […]
Samuel Diaz Carrion used to work at the Nuyorican Poets Café in the Lower East Side of New York. He would often be asked what a Nuyorican is… In a series of poems and stories from his new book, OUR NUYORICAN THING: THE BIRTH OF A SELF-MADE IDENTITY, Diaz explores the self-made identity that is […]
Not4Prophet, author of his first poetry collection, LAST OF THE PO’RICANS Y OTROS ARTIFACTS, reading/performing at the UConn Co-op Bookstore in Storrs Center, March 25, 2014.
On November 14, 2014, in celebration of Native American Heritage Month, acclaimed Peruvian Andean poet Odi Gonzales and Drexel adjunct professor, Lynn Levin, made a joint appearance at Drexel University College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of English & Philosophy, to discuss BIRDS ON THE KISWAR TREE. In this video, they talk about the poetry […]
J. ROBERT LENNON | SALON.COM An acclaimed writer wants his students to read more new fiction. They shouldn’t. Most of it is really bad In a recent piece on the Review Review, Dan Chaon writes about the need for young writers of literary fiction to emulate their counterparts in music, and develop an obsessive interest […]
JOEL FRIEDLANDER | THE BOOK DESIGNER As a blogger, you are uniquely suited to become an author. If you have a successful site, meaning one with a large and engaged readership, you have set up yourself to produce bestselling books. You can use your blog effectively to transform yourself from blogger to author. Either blog […]
Terry Whalin | THE WRITING LIFE Recently one of my Morgan James authors contacted me and asked, “Is my book really inside any Barnes and Noble bookstores. It was a good question and I turned to a colleague to find the answer. I learned this particular book had been available to the brick and mortar […]
2Leaf Press is pleased to announce its distribution deal with ODILO, a startup aiming to modernize brick-and-mortar libraries with digital lending services and inventory tech. Based in Spain and the U.S., ODILO says its new funds will be used to “accelerate expansion” in Latin America and the U.S. This three-year-old company has more than 5 […]
2Leaf Press’s books are now available on Scribd, an ebook subscription service, joining the ranks of over 1,000 publishers, which include HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Harlequin, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Macmillan, Bloomsbury, Workman, Lonely Planet, Perseus Book Group and Wiley. Readers can either purchase books outright, or sign up and pay a monthly fee to access […]