2Leaf Press Announces New Company, New Board, and a New Tagline

2Leaf Press announces the reorganization and rebranding of its organization to 2Leaf Press Inc., a new tagline that reinforces that the press is a “Black/Brown Female-Led Press,” and proudly introduces its seven newly elected women board members, who will each help 2Leaf Press with creative solutions to expand the press’ outreach. 2Leaf Press underwent a [...]

Beach Blanket Books

[trx_title type="3" align="center"]Beach Blanket Books[/trx_title] What is the perfect beach book? Some believe summer reading should be light and frothy. Our idea of light reading are stories that both inform and entertain, and draw you in, whether you are at the beach, park, or your favorite lounge chair. The following suggestions are brought to you [...]

THE BEIGING OF AMERICA Contributors at CityLit Festival in Baltimore

[trx_title type="3" style="underline" align="center"]THE BEIGING OF AMERICA Contributors at CityLit Festival in Baltimore[/trx_title] Each April, CityLit Project presents its signature event: CityLit Festival. The day-long celebration of literature includes concurrent programming throughout our partner's venue so that there is something literally for everyone. It features award-winning authors, and a bustling literary marketplace consisting of self-published [...]

Tara Betts

[trx_title type="4" style="underline" align="center" font_size="28pt"]Here's What Tara Betts Has to Say About 2Leaf Press[/trx_title] 2Leaf Press is an underdog of a press that stays true to the possibilities of American letters and world literature. Supporting presses like 2Leaf offers a way to expand the literary canon that has often been aimed at a diverse range [...]

Autumn is Here

[trx_title type="3" style="underline" align="center"]Autumn is Here. Time to Read New Books.[/trx_title] Autumn is here. And it is the only season with two names: Autumn and Fall. “Autumn is a noun.” It is an old word that has origins in Latin, and carried through to modern use through Middle English. It is a term more commonly [...]

Celebrating National Poetry Month: Tara Betts

Tara Betts’s Website PUBLISHER’S COMMENTS Tara Betts has had an extraordinary career as a spoken word artist, activist, poet, teacher, and scholar. Coming from Chicago, she had the likes of Gwendolyn Brooks as a mentor; became a member of the pre-eminent African American poetry organization, Cave Canem; had residencies from Ragdale Foundation, Centrum and Caldera, […]