Last reading of the season!

And what an end it is? Or is it the beginning of something else? On June 19, K.R. Wilson joins us for our final event of the season. It's going to be epic! From Guernica Editions, Call Me Stan is a Tragedy told in Three Millennia, that is also very very funny! "When King Priam's... Continue Reading →

…some form of April hallelujah ๏ฟผ๏ฟผ๏ฟผ๏ฟผ๏ฟผ๏ฟผ

โ€œSpring is made of solid, fourteen-karat gratitude, the reward for the long wait. Every religious tradition from the northern hemisphere honors some form of April hallelujah, for this is the season of exquisite redemption, a slam-bang return to joy after a season of cold second thoughts.โ€Barbara Kingsolver, Animal, Vegetable, Mineral It has been said that April... Continue Reading →

Our life is March weather…

"Our life is March weather, savage and serene in one hour. We go forth austere, dedicated, believing in the iron links of Destiny, and will not turn on our heel to save our life: but a book, or a bust, or only the sound of a name, shoots a spark through the nerves, and we... Continue Reading →

Interview with Ceilidh Michelle

Vagabond: Venice Beach, Slab City and Points In Between Ceilidh Michelle's memoir of her experience living on the streets in California is a moving story about poverty, homelessness and community. We sat down on January 23 to chat about her experiences and how they were translated into this beautiful book published by Douglas & McIntyre.... Continue Reading →

YEJIDE KILANKO: An Interview

On December 5, I sat down to speak with Yejide Kilanko about her latest novel, A Good Name, a complex and tragic story about a marriage; the unreachable American dream, and the oppressive expectations of family. โ€œTwelve years in America and Eziafa Okereke has nothing to show for it. Desperate to re-write his story, Eziafa... Continue Reading →

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