Reading Time: <1 Min.Unfolding over the course of a single October day, “In the Orchard” zooms in on beautiful and worrisome minutiae. “In the Orchard” focuses on an ordinary day in the life of a family. Credit…Rachel Levit Ruiz When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. What […]
Reading Time: <1 Min.Naï Zakharia The author’s latest book, “The Wager,” investigates the mysteries surrounding an 18th-century maritime disaster off Cape Horn. Credit…Naï Zakharia When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. THE WAGER: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder , by David Grann There were multiple […]
Reading Time: <1 Min.I never met David Bartholomae, the longtime University of Pittsburgh professor of English who passed away on April 4 at the age of 75, but he changed the trajectory of my life. Bartholomae is a legendary figure in composition studies, most known for his essay “ Inventing the University ,” in which […]
Reading Time: <1 Min. How does one make a life as a writer? So much about it is unknowable: How do you put words in the right order so that they reveal something essential, but not in an annoying way? How do you keep your tenses straight? How do you make money ? Do I […]
Reading Time: <1 Min.April is National Poetry Month and if you’re looking for a way to connect with your emotions, unlock vulnerability, and process through some of the big feelings that we are all undoubtedly feeling these days, poetry is a great way to do so. Poetry can feel intimidating to a lot of people […]
Reading Time: <1 Min.In Brenda Shaughnessy’s collection “Tanya,” the self is fluid and love is “timelessness itself.” Credit…Gina Guasch Team TANYA: Poems, by Brenda Shaughnessy Attempt to ferret out the origins of the name “Tanya,” and you’ll find yourself awash in contradiction. A Russian name, it’s a diminutive of “Tatiana,” one source declares. Another insists […]
Reading Time: <1 Min.You Can’t Come Back If Your Memories Are Missing Written by Chloe N. Clark and Recommended by Juan Martinez. I’ve read and loved Chloe N. Clark’s stories for years. “Accidental Girls” is a gem—even the title feels direct and truthful, but still messes with you a little. (Nothing here is accidental, certainly […]
Reading Time: <1 Min.Let’s face it: half of our favorite stories wouldn’t exist if the characters just went to therapy. The Trojan War would’ve lasted nine years, and Bruce Wayne would own a normal basement with a ping-pong table. Part of the reason so many stories resist therapy is that: Anybody who has been to […]
Reading Time: <1 Min.Henry Gayden and Chris Morgan at the premiere of ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ [This story contains spoilers for Shazam! Fury of the Gods .] Henry Gayden and Chris Morgan clearly like working together. The day before Shazam! Fury of the Gods hit theaters, the co-writers couldn’t say enough good things about […]
Reading Time: <1 Min. MADISON, WI – Madison Public Library will once again host the We Read Youth Voices Writing Contest in collaboration with Forward Madison FC and the Wisconsin Book Festival with support from the Madison Public Library Foundation in the spring of 2023. Submissions will be accepted beginning April 3, 2023, online and […]
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