ALEXANDRA ALTER and KIMIKO DE FREYTAS-TAMURA | NEW YORK TIMES | OCTOBER 2015 The Jamaican novelist Marlon James won the Man Booker Prize on Tuesday for his novel “A Brief History of Seven Killings,” a raw, violent epic that uses the attempted assassination of Bob Marley in 1976 to explore Jamaican politics, gang wars and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
2Leaf Press is pleased to announce the release of its eBooks (yeah!). Yes, it has been a long-time coming but we’ve finally arrived. All of our books (with the exception of RIVERS OF WOMEN and PUERTO RICAN FOLKTALES, which are available in print), have been converted to eBooks, and are available for sale at Amazon-Kindle, […]
Lauren Sapala | BLOG For many years it was my dream to be a famous writer. Like, a REALLY famous writer. My idol was Jack Kerouac, and while that was partly because I loved the beauty of his writing (and still do) it was also because of the recognition he achieved. Never mind the fact […]
The IAAS has made a deal with YBP Library Services to distribute 2Leaf Press print books to academic libraries in the US and abroad. Founded in 1971 as Yankee Book Peddler, for more than 40 years, YBP’s guiding and unwavering principles have been to build close relationships with academic libraries and consortia while providing the […]
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