2Leaf Press is pleased to announce that it’s seeking submissions for its forthcoming anthology, WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE WHITE IN AMERICA, scheduled to be released Spring 2016. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE WHITE IN AMERICA is a daring collection of stories and essays that asks just that: What does it mean to […]
JOE WIKERT’S DIGITAL CONTENT STRATEGIES || SEPT. 2015 As interesting as the all-you-can read models from Next Issue, Oyster Books and Scribd are, I believe Amazon just introduced a new model that’s likely to be much more disruptive in the long run. I’m talking about Amazon Underground, where paid apps go to be free. If […]
JOANNA PENN || THE CREATIVE PENN || SEPT. 2015 I live in central London and every time I travel on the Tube, I see people reading … with headphones plugged in. They are listening to music at the same time as reading. My husband does it at home as well, usually to block out the […]
There’s been much talk of late about the need to develop ubiquitous bookstores to better compete with Amazon. We agree. While 2Leaf Press eBooks are available on iTunes, Amazon, Kobo, Nook and Google Play, we’re constantly looking at additional options to make our eBooks available to consumers. 2Leaf Press is pleased to announce that its […]
About three quarters of American public libraries currently lend out e-books, and in the past year libraries have seen a sharp growth in e-book borrowing. At 2Leaf Press, we’re excited about making our eBooks available for library circulation, so we’re pleased to announce that our titles are now available through EBSCO. EBSCO began in 1944 […]
2Leaf Press is pleased to announce that racial justice educator and activist, Debby Irving, will be writing the introduction to the forthcoming book, WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE WHITE IN AMERICA, edited by Gabrielle David and Sean Frederick Forbes, slated for publication, April 2016. Irving brings to racial justice the perspective of working as […]
TERRY WHALIN || THE WRITING LIFE || SEPT. 2015 I’ve always found a deadline helps me get into my chair and get my fingers moving on the keyboard toward the completion of a writing project. In the newspaper business, the deadlines come fast and furious. I would write a story in the morning and it […]
We are pleased to announce an exclusive arrangement between Jodi F. Solomon Speaking Bureau and 2Leaf Press to book its authors for speaking engagements. The first roll out of 2Leaf Press authors are: Abiodun Oyewole, J. L. Torres, Jesús Papoleto Meléndez, and Lynn Levin. We look forward to seeing more 2Leaf Press authors added to […]
DAVID R. STAMPONE | PHILADELPHIA ENQUIRER Peruvian poet Odi Gonzales seeks to reclaim what was once thought lost. These well-considered translations of Gonzales’ collection Birds on the Kiswar Tree by Lynn Levin, a Delaware Valley poet, writer, translator, and instructor (at the University of Pennsylvania and Drexel University), give us unprecedented access to these multi-voiced […]
ROBERT WADDELL | VIRTUAL BORICUA The poet-musician Not4Prophet is a refreshing, inspiring individual. Anyone who has ever met him or heard him perform knows he carries the confidence and energy of someone who creates art for the sake of his community and its political struggle. Very little of what he does involves seeking fame or […]
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 […]