Saturday, August 27, 2011
An Interview with Alethea Black
Is there any special method to your writing?
There is neither specialness nor method. I write on a Mac laptop, often in bed. I'm not an especially skilled typist, and I frequently write at night. I just wrote a short nonfiction piece for Narrative Magazine that investigates why I write at night that's forthcoming on their site in mid-September.
How many hours a day do you spend reading/writing?
It varies. If I'm in the grip of a new story I may write for several hours a day; I also have periods where I'll go days without writing. I tend to read more when I'm not writing, and vice-versa.
What inspires you to continue being a writer?
Part of the original impulse to write was a desire to answer other contemporary writers whose work had moved me. Now it feels second-nature—more a calling than a choice. I don't think I could be anything else.
If you could have been the author of any novel, which title would it be and why?
I recently revisited Harper Lee's TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD and I'm still in awe of her ability to write a book that reaches so many people so deeply.
Do you think you will ever change audiences?
The only time I set out to change audiences is when I read aloud to my (eight!) nieces and nephews and one of them has a dirty diaper.
What advice would you give anyone who wants to become a published author?
Keep writing.
And do you have a list of favorite books/authors?
Lately I've been enjoying Jhumpa Lahiri and Tobias Wolff.
Bells and Whistles for a Few E-Books
In the film versions of “Pride and Prejudice” the music jumps and swells at all the right moments, heightening the tension and romance of that classic Jane Austen novel.
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$25,000 for the year's most outstanding book of poetry
New York, August 23—The Academy of American Poets announced today that C.D. Wright's One With Others (Copper Canyon Press) was chosen by poets Mei-mei Berssenbrugge, D.A. Powell, and Martha Ronk to receive the 2011 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize, which awards $25,000 to the most outstanding book of poetry published in the previous year.
The award will be presented at the fifth annual Poets Forum in New York City, October 20-22.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Yossarian Slept Here
Tap Into Your Stream Of Consciousness
Stream of Consciousness: 1. A literary technique that presents the thoughts and feelings of a character as they occur. 2. Psychology The conscious experience of an individual regarded as a continuous, flowing series of images and ideas running through the mind. —The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Read more: http://www.oprah.com/oprahsbookclub/Faulkner-101-Stream-of-Consciousness-Journal#ixzz1VsmLuF5f
Read more: http://www.oprah.com/oprahsbookclub/Faulkner-101-Stream-of-Consciousness-Journal#ixzz1VsmLuF5f
You and Three Others Are Approaching a Lake
New York, August 22—The Academy of American Poets announced today that Anna Moschovakis's collection You and Three Others Are Approaching a Lake (Coffee House Press, 2011) was chosen by poets Juliana Spahr, Brian Teare, and Mónica de la Torre to receive the 2011 James Laughlin Award, which presents $5,000 for the most outstanding second book by an American poet in the previous year. The award will be presented at the Academy's Awards Ceremony on October 21, as part of the fifth annual Poets Forum in New York City.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
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The Fiction Podcast
A monthly reading and conversation with The New Yorker’s fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.
This month, ZZ Packer reads Stuart Dybek’s “Paper Lantern.”
CAKE is proud to announce the release of "BOUND AWAY"
CAKE is releasing the book BOUND AWAY in tandem with BANDmade Books in San Francisco. The name of the book comes from a track off the band's most recent album, Showroom of Compassion, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard chart in January 2011. Of note is the band's complete involvement in all aspects of the creation of BOUND AWAY.
16 Books to Watch for in August 2011
From a striking debut novel set in 1930s Manhattan to a literary ghost story, August 2011 has something for everyone.
Calamari Press is pleased to announce the publication of A MORTAL AFFECT by Vincent Standley.
To find out more about the book or to get a copy, go to: http://www.calamaripress.com/mortal_affect.htm
Read an excerpt from A Mortal Affect in Sleepingfish X.
Robert Olen Butler
"They look at each other steadily for a long while and then somewhere about her eyes she shows the tiniest moon-ascension increment of a threshold smile, but it too holds and persists without pushing on and he does not have to deal with it, does not have to smile as well or be forced not to smile in return, it is a simple thing with no demands on him and his chest and arms and shoulders go quiet, his mind goes quiet, he knows he can be good with this woman and she can be good with him."
Microstyle Writing Contest
Postcards from the Summer
The Poets.org Postcard Archive provides a glimpse into the Academy of American Poets mailbag at 75 Maiden Lane. Browse postcards and ephemera sent from Sherman Alexie, Henri Cole, Brenda Hillman, Naomi Shihab Nye, Sharon Olds & more.
The poetry no reader's library should be without.
Oprah ran a story called "20 Books of Poetry Everyone Should Own". I am interested in the poetry books that you feel everyone should own. Please share your thoughts in the comments section below. Thanks.
Monday, August 15, 2011
Who is Zach Buscher?
Zach Buscher hails from the wild west of Massachusetts. He recently received his MFA from the University of Arizona, where he was a Beverly Rogers Fellow and Poetry Editor for Sonora Review. He still reads poetry on an editorial basis for A Cappella Zoo, a journal of magical realism. Having previously taught writing to both kids and adults, he now teaches at Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester, MA. You can find his work online in 42opus, SHAMPOO, 580 Split, Otoliths, tinfoildresses, sawbuck, Wheelhouse Magazine, Spooky Boyfriend, Juked, My Name is Mud, Back Room Live, andSpork.
September 11, 2001
In recognition of the tenth anniversary of September 11th, SMITH Magazine and PBS’s weekly newsmagazine program, Need To Know, are seeking Six-Word Memoirs of people who were directly impacted by the events of 9/11. After reading the stories the stories that come in, a selection of these Six-Word Memoirs will then be turned into a special segment on the September 9 Need To Know. The memoirs could be a tribute to a life lost, a portrayal of lives forever transformed, a description of the healing process, an account of the events of September 11, 2001, or any other experience that the participants would like to share.
Provocative writers spin full, captivating, illuminating stories in 300 words or less.
They're short (and we mean short), intense (imagine a novel crossed with a haiku), and mesmerizing (whether they're illuminating a single moment or a whole life). O challenged eight provocative writers to tell us a story in 300 words or less. The result: eight little beauties that leave a wake of wonder and wondering. So read, and then reread. Bet you can't read just one....
Read more: http://www.oprah.com/omagazine/Micro-Fiction-Short-Stories-from-Famous-Writers#ixzz1V7tGI66k
Read more: http://www.oprah.com/omagazine/Micro-Fiction-Short-Stories-from-Famous-Writers#ixzz1V7tGI66k
BLOG: Sex, Lies, and Iambic Pentameter: By Erica Wright:
The events in Measure for Measure prove we have not come far enough when a man’s word still counts for more than a woman’s and when an elected official can play by a different set of rules than the rest of us.
Recovering Cubanness
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author Oscar Hijuelos on his new memoir, recovering his Latin roots in America, his relationship with Donald Barthelme, and how he found his voice.
Friday, August 12, 2011
The Moth StorySLAM. Theme: Betrayal
Thursday, August 18 at 7:00pm EDT
- Bookstore Cafe
- 126 Crosby Street, New York, NY 10012 :: 212-334-3324
10 stories, 3 teams of judges, 1 winner. $8 at the door. This event always sells out. Limited seating. Please arrive early.
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