Black lives have always mattered because all lives matter. This is what editor Abiodun Oyewole sets out to prove in our latest volume on race.
WHITE IN AMERICA New England Contributors J. Kates, Meg J. Petersen, Deborah Mashibini-Prior, Barbara Beckwith and Debby Irving at Toadstool Bookshops on Nov. 5th at 11 AM.
Porter Square Books in Cambridge, MA hosts New England contributors of WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE WHITE IN AMERICA? on Nov. 4th at 7 PM.
Deadline extension for THE BEIGING OF AMERICA: PERSONAL NARRATIVES ABOUT BEING MIXED RACE IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY, edited by Cathy J. Schlund-Vials and Tara Betts to October 3, 2016.
We are pleased to announce the forthcoming publication of Vagabond’s first book, NOTHING TO BE GAINED HERE, to be published under 2Leaf Press’ NUYORICAN WORLD SERIES in November, 2016.
Helen Sedwik from THE BOOK DESIGNER shares with authors the legalities of publishing a book of quotations they find inspirational, educational, or just plain funny. Their motives are laudable, but is it legal?
The Queens Book Festival, “A Borough Without Borders” will make its inaugural debut on Sunday, August 7, 2016 at Kaufman Astoria Studios from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. Admission is free.
NW Contributors of WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE WHITE IN AMERICA? were featured by RACE TALKS, a monthly series hosted by Donna Maxey at McMenamins Kennedy School on July 12, 2016, in Portland, Oregon. CHECK OUT THE VIDEO!
JOE WIKERT’S DIGITAL CONTENT STRATEGIES Even though they’re gaining momentum I’ve never been a big fan of audio books. Amazon, of course, owns the market with both Audible and Brilliance. Although it didn’t receive a lot fanfare last week, Audible introduced one of the most interesting and long overdue services that I’ve seen in a long time. I’m […]
2Leaf Press is pleased to announce an open submission call for its forthcoming book, THE BEIGING OF AMERICA: PERSONAL NARRATIVES ABOUT BEING MIXED RACE IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY, edited by Cathy J. Schlund-Vials and Tara Betts for publication Spring 2017. The deadline is September 15, 2016. Check out the Submission Guidelines for more information. In […]
I am pleased to announce the publication of DIE JIM CROW THE EP BOOK on June 30, 2016. The book, currently available for pre-order on Amazon.com, provides purchasers access to six songs (the EP), which is a sampling of a larger project (the LP), due for release in 2018. You can read more about DIE […]
AMBER SPARKS | ELECTRIC LITERATURE Google almost any celebrated short story writer – George Saunders, Kelly Link, Alice Munro, Isak Dinesen, Joy Williams – and you’re likely to see the same two words over and over again: “writer’s writer.” Lest you be tempted to exalt that phrase’s use, consider Cynthia Ozick’s description: “Every writer understands […]
MICHELLE DEAN | THE GUARDIAN The editor of Bookslut, which shut down last week, talks to the Guardian about the current state of American literature and its attendant frustrations A couple of weeks ago, Jessa Crispin shut down her book review site, Bookslut, after 14 years. At a Brooklyn coffee shop last week, she told […]
JONATHON STURGEON | FLAVORWIRE This is how the world’s best-selling novelist sells more books. Since March, we’ve heard about a forthcoming publishing venture from James Patterson, the best-selling novelist of the age. “To date,” writes the New York Times, “[Patterson] has published 156 books that have sold more than 325 million copies worldwide.” Or, rather, […]