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Ray DiZazzo Explores the Natural Dichotomy of Beauty and Ugliness in THE REVLON SLOUGH
Ray DiZazzo is an interesting guy. He’s a filmmaker, instructor, and has written several books on corporate media production. My acquaintance began with him as a contributor of WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE WHITE IN AMERICA (2016). When we agreed to work together, the first thing was to focus on tightening the poetry. When our poetry editor, Sean Dillon, raised some points, Ray was all in.
Introducing a Post-Beat, Latino Moroccan Poet from the San Francisco Bay Area, Youssef Alaoui
I first heard Youssef Alaoui recite poetry from a DVD that filmmaker Vagabond produced and played for me, and I found his poetry well-written and very interesting. When I got to know Youssef better, I found him equally interesting, a Latino Moroccan poet who speaks three languages living in California. While he is well-known and well-respected in his local community, I never heard of him, but I wanted to know more about him and his work.
Find what works for you…
Author and Booktrust web editor Nikesh Shukla tells us how he balances a dayjob and writing, all thanks to technology.
Preview of DREAM OF THE WATER CHILDREN by Wendy Cheng
A Black-Japanese Amerasian reflects on life in the present, with the traces of wars and their aftermaths. 2Leaf Press is pleased to announce the publication of Fredrick D. Kakinami Cloyd’s first book, DREAM OF THE WATER CHILDREN, MEMORY AND MOURNING IN THE BLACK PACIFIC, in June 2016. In Dream of the Water Children, Fredrick Kakinami […]
Books kept me alive in prison
ERWIN JAMES || THE GUARDIAN || SEPT. 2015 The end of the ban on sending books to prisoners in the UK reminds me just how vital they were to my survival inside, and to the life I have lived since The official lifting on the ban on sending books to prisoners, which comes into effect […]
Deadlines Help Writers
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 […]
“Most contemporary literary fiction is terrible”
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 […]
How to Succeed with Your Blogged Book or Booked Blog Project
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 […]
Why Authors Must Report Their Activities
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 […]
Writers to grow old with, from Murakami to Ishiguro
Clarissa Oon | THE STRAITS TIMES Haruki Murakami has been a companion to a writer from singlehood to motherhood In my 20s and reeling from a break-up, I read everything best-selling Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami had written, drowning myself in his prose the way others might in bottles of whisky. I have never been a […]
Writers of Color: Your Voice Matters
Author Vanessa Mártir explores the importance of diverse writers of color in the publishing industry and why their voice matters.
Literary News: Elmore Leonard
The Library of America, a non-profit publisher has decided that Elmore Leonard deserves to sit on the shelf beside Herman Melville, Flannery O’Connor, Mark Twain and the rest.
It’s Never Too Late to Catch-Up with 2Leaf Press’ Spring Titles
2Leaf Press published some great titles in Spring 2014. If you were swept up with summer vacation, here’s a chance to check out books by Abdioun Oyewole, Claire Millikin, Samuel Diaz Carrion, Odi Gonzales, J.L. Torres, and Ana Rossetti.