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A photo of author Shea Serrano juxtaposed with the cover to his book Basketball (And Other Things)

Rom-Coms, the Fictional NBA, and Missing Missy Elliott: A Conversation with Shea Serrano

May 02, 2018 |

A photo looking down on a single egg on a fine piece of blue china, framed by two hands preparing to eat the egg

Friday Lit Links — Week of April 27

April 27, 2018 |

A dog stands expectantly in front of an aged dwelling

Cultural Cross Sections

Postcards from the Border

April 25, 2018 |

A black and white photo of a typewriter

Cultural Cross Sections

Writing in the Gray

April 23, 2018 |

A black and white photo of Kendrick Lamar in performance, his eyes closed

On Kendrick’s Pulitzer and the Triumph of Words in Unexpected Places

April 20, 2018 |

A photo of an antique student desk facing several stylishly designed stacks of books

Friday Lit Links — Week of April 20

April 20, 2018 |

A photo of two voice actors sitting close to one another working on a radio production, juxtaposed with the cover to Flowers for Othello: On the Crimes That Came out of Jena

Lamentations

April 17, 2018 |

A close up on a female face streaked with a variety of different colored paints, her hand (also covered) is over her face but her fingers are split so her eyes are visible.

What to See Now

April 16, 2018 |

Looking down a narrow path with walls crammed with books looming in from both sides

Friday Lit Links — Week of April 13

April 13, 2018 |

A photo of Therese Bohman juxtaposed with the cover to her book, Eventide

Tell Me about a Complicated Woman: A Conversation with Therese Bohman

April 10, 2018 |

A typewriter, notepad, books, and glasses circle an empty spot on a rough woodgrain table

Friday Lit Links — Week of April 6

April 06, 2018 |

Three Poems

April 05, 2018 |

The words "Once upon a time" written on a piece of paper with a ink pen resting but poised to continue on the final stroke

Friday Lit Links — Week of March 30

March 30, 2018 |

Herman Trunk, Jr.'s painting Mount Vernon

What to See Now

April 02, 2018 |

A drawing by Lea Goldberg juxtaposed with a photo with author

Life Remains on the Surface of Silence: Lea Goldberg’s Last Poems

March 28, 2018 |

News and Events

Mestizos Come Home! named 2017 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Finalist

March 23, 2018 |

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