Reading Time: 1 Min. Award-winning poet and writer Téa Mutonji is Western’s incoming writer-in-residence. (Sarah Bodri photo) As Western’s incoming writer-in-residence, Téa Mutonji feels right at home, relating to students. The award-winning poet and author is a student herself, currently pursuing her MFA in the low-residency creative writing program at NYU, where she was awarded […]
Reading Time: 1 Min. Literary Hub is pleased to reveal the cover of Lilly Dancyger’s forthcoming essay collection about female friendship, First Love , which will be published by The Dial Press in May. Here’s a bit more about the book from the publisher: When Lilly Dancyger’s beloved cousin Sabina was murdered just as both […]
Reading Time: 1 Min. The time had come again. The little white bookshelf in the dining room, two shelves, three feet wide, was full. Overly full. The books were stacked in columns, bottom edges rather than spines showing, each shelf crammed tight. Elsewhere in our compact flat, a few other piles of books bubbled up […]
Reading Time: 1 Min. Photo by Louis Reed on Unsplash For me, the term “mad scientist” brings to mind images of bubbling beakers filled with neon liquids; elongated, menacing silhouettes; and of course (Pinky and) the Brain. There is a long history of stories from Frankenstein and The Island of Dr. Moreau all the way […]
Reading Time: 1 Min. By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) ‘Happiness’ is a poem by the American writer Raymond Carver (1938-88). Carver is probably best-known for his short stories, especially the anthology favourite ‘ What We Talk about When We Talk about Love ’, but he was also a gifted poet, and his poetry helps […]
Reading Time: 1 Min. Tor Books, in partnership with Literary Hub, presents Voyage Into Genre! Every other Wednesday, join host Drew Broussard for conversations with Tor authors discussing their new books, the future, and the future of genre. Oh, and maybe there’ll be some surprises along the way… Looks like Team Genre is blasting off […]
Reading Time: 1 Min. By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) ‘Reading’ is a chapter from Henry David Thoreau’s 1854 book Walden; or, Life in the Woods . The book details Thoreau’s decision to leave behind modern civilisation and live a simple life in the woods in Massachusetts. In ‘Reading’, Thoreau laments the fact that his […]
Reading Time: 1 Min. Image Credit: In today’s digital age, artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly changing the landscape of various industries, and writing is no exception. AI-powered tools and algorithms have emerged as powerful allies for writers, reshaping the way we approach the craft of writing. Beyond simply automating mundane tasks, AI is transforming good […]
Reading Time: 1 Min. This week on The Maris Review , Jamel Brinkley joins Maris Kreizman to discuss Witness , out now from FSG. Subscribe and download the episode , wherever you get your podcasts. Episode 216: Jamel Brinkley Forward 15 seconds Back 15 seconds Share Subscribe Description * from the episode: Maris Kreizman: I’m […]
Reading Time: 1 Min. Photo of Richard Burton and Yvonne Furneaux from a showing of “Wuthering Heights” As a reader I want a deeply flawed love interest. A relationship that’s doomed from the start. My first taste of the deeply flawed love interest was the Byronic hero. I learned about him in the classroom. I […]
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