Ruben Quesada Talks Poetry, Translation, and Neck Tattoos

by Blake Z. Rong

On the right side of his neck, just below his ear, poet and professor Ruben Quesada has a tattoo of the Chinese character 晨, set within a thick black circle, which he tells me means, “early light.” Quesada was born on an early morning in a late summer day, in August in the 1970s. “I… Continue reading Ruben Quesada Talks Poetry, Translation, and Neck Tattoos

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Michael Brosnan Feels Like One of the Lucky Ones: Poets in Conversation

by Lennie DeCerce

Michael Brosnan is a writer, educator, and editor. He is the author of Against the Current, a book on inner-city education for kids at risk of dropping out and most recently, The Sovereignty of the Accidental, his debut collection of poetry. Brosnan’s poetry has appeared in numerous journals, including: Confrontation, New Letters, Barrow Street, Prairie Schooner, The Moth, and… Continue reading Michael Brosnan Feels Like One of the Lucky Ones: Poets in Conversation

by Lennie DeCerce

Review: The Boyfriend Project by Carol Willette Bachofner

by Lauren Lang

Let’s Talk about Boyfriend(s) School dance, prom, holding hands, kissing, dating, love, and boyfriends. Full of reminiscent nostalgia for the past, Bachofner explores young love in her latest poetry book, The Boyfriend Project (2017). The catchy title attracts instant attention, especially from girls of all ages, who love to reminisce about romantic relationships from their… Continue reading Review: The Boyfriend Project by Carol Willette Bachofner

by Lauren Lang

The Many Hats of Dede Cummings: An Interview

by Ma’ayan D’Antonio

From her corner in Brattleboro, Vermont, Dede Cummings has carved out a multifaceted career: poet, literary agent, publisher, and book designer. Her debut collection of poems, To Look Out From, won the 2016 Homebound Publications Poetry Prize: “New England poems that transcend New England,” praised the poet Clarence Major. A little over three years ago she… Continue reading The Many Hats of Dede Cummings: An Interview

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The Ins and Outs of Freelancing: An Interview with Michelle Fabio

by Paul Daniel Ash

Michelle Fabio and I had been friends online for several years before my wife and I spent part of our honeymoon in the southern Italian village where she lives. A fellow Italian-American from Pennsylvania, Michelle writes a blog, Bleeding Espresso, that I’d followed assiduously since deciding to get my dual Italian citizenship in the early… Continue reading The Ins and Outs of Freelancing: An Interview with Michelle Fabio

by Paul Daniel Ash

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Book Review: Sunvault: Stories of Solarpunk and Eco-Speculation

by Paul Daniel Ash

The literary world has been applying the “-punk” suffix to science fiction sub-genres so frequently and for so long that it sometimes verges on self-parody. It all began with cyberpunk, a description of the 80s noir-esque SF of Bruce Sterling, Rudy Rucker, and of course William Gibson. This was soon followed by steampunk, a term… Continue reading Book Review: Sunvault: Stories of Solarpunk and Eco-Speculation

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Balancing Life and Writing: A Conversation with Sean Prentiss

by Kayleigh Marinelli

Sean apologized for his messy desk almost as soon as I walked into his office. He had multiple books spread out across his desk with notes scattered throughout. He is hoping to use all of his research to collaborate an Advanced Non-Fiction textbook for high level courses with Jessica Hendry Nelson and his desk had… Continue reading Balancing Life and Writing: A Conversation with Sean Prentiss

by Kayleigh Marinelli

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The Stories We Dare to Write: With Robert Beatty

by Patrick Graff

Robert Beatty is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Serafina series published by Disney Hyperion, a spooky mystery-thriller about a brave and unusual girl who lives secretly in the basement of the grand Biltmore Estate. Serafina and the Black Cloak was a #1 New York Times best seller, has been on the… Continue reading The Stories We Dare to Write: With Robert Beatty

by Patrick Graff

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the princess saves herself in this one by Amanda Lovelace

by Lindsay Gacad

No matter how outdated or clichéd you think fairy tales have become, their appeal remains undeniable today. The whimsy and call for the suspension of belief, as applied to the mundane of our everyday, grasps at our hearts, evoking a sense of nostalgia and hope. When I asked the employee at Phoenix Books in Burlington… Continue reading the princess saves herself in this one by Amanda Lovelace

by Lindsay Gacad

Review: A Woman is a Woman Until She is a Mother by Anna Prushinskaya

by Cameron Finch

At the Crossroads of Woman and Mother A Review of A Woman is a Woman Until She is a Mother by Anna Prushinskaya How are women’s stories told? Who hears these stories? How do the terms ‘mother’ and ‘woman’ relate and differentiate? Can they coexist? These are some of the questions Anna Prushinskaya tackles with… Continue reading Review: A Woman is a Woman Until She is a Mother by Anna Prushinskaya

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Review: Vacationland by John Hodgman

by Christa Guild

John Hodgman has made his living off of telling tales and giving people orders. His first three books, satirical almanacs, cover topics ranging from fake historical anecdotes to the validity of the upcoming Mayan apocalypse. I first came across Hodgman through his podcast, Judge John Hodgman, where he mediates everyday conflicts with a self-righteous demeanor… Continue reading Review: Vacationland by John Hodgman

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An Interview with Derek Nikitas

by Mariah Hopkins

Derek Nikitas is the author of the only James Patterson book you’ll never read. The Murder of Stephen King was an installment of Patterson’s quick-paced BookShots series about a stalker terrorizing the eponymous author by re-enacting scares from King’s own novels.

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“Little Grace Notes in a Story”: A Conversation with William Marquess

by Laura Kujawa

  The office of William Marquess is small but colorful. There is mischief here: rows of books, equal parts vibrant and muted, line the walls, and a herd of plastic and rubber figurines stare impassively from his desk at all who enter. Pictures and poems and paintings galore are tacked to free wall space. Yes,… Continue reading “Little Grace Notes in a Story”: A Conversation with William Marquess

by Laura Kujawa

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Jessica Hendry Nelson Wants to Eat All the Books

An Interview by Lindsay Gacad

“I don’t know” is the best place to write from. I tell my students this all the time, never start an essay because you have some lesson to impart, or you have some theme or thesis already devised in your head. Always come to the page from a place of not knowing, and write in order to refine the question…

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The Motion of Poetic Landscape: An Interview with Sherwin Bitsui

by Bianca Viñas

I place my bag on the chair beside me and the weight gives way, my books and notes spilling everywhere. I kick them aside; it is a minor distraction. The room I’m standing in is auspiciously staring back at me. There is an oblong conference table straddling what could only be described as the 40… Continue reading The Motion of Poetic Landscape: An Interview with Sherwin Bitsui

by Bianca Viñas

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Avoiding Reality with Erin Moulton

by Lindsey Brownson

Erin Moulton is the author of four YA novels – the most recent being Keepers of the Labyrinth – and serves as editor of the forthcoming anthology Things We Haven’t Said. Her books have been nominated and selected for the Kentucky Bluegrass Master List and the Isinglass Teen Read Award List. Erin also works as teen librarian… Continue reading Avoiding Reality with Erin Moulton

by Lindsey Brownson

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In Conversation with Trinie Dalton: Traveling Geographically and Creatively

by Sarah Leamy

Travel, community, writing, art, and finding ways to combine these passions are consistent themes in my life. I recently met an author from LA who fully embodies this notion of a creative and wandering imagination and I had to find out more. Trinie Dalton is the author of six books including most recently Baby Geisha,… Continue reading In Conversation with Trinie Dalton: Traveling Geographically and Creatively

by Sarah Leamy

Visiting with Sheldon Bellegarde

by Paul Daniel Ash

Writing is really hard, that’s what I found out. Stories have to hook at the beginning, head somewhere smart and interesting, and end with an inevitable surprise; they can’t all have superheroes sweeping in and saving the day and introducing me to pretty girls and beating up my enemies…

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