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Queer Coded: Interview with Keith Maillard

Happy Pride Month! For all of June we will be interviewing queer authors about their work and inspiration. Today we interview Keith Mailard, author of In Defense of Liberty (Freehand Books), and he explains that although his writing is not overtly “queer” his work has al ...

Asian Heritage Month: Kids Spotlight

It's the final day of May and of Asian Heritage Month: this one is for the kids! These picture books, graphic novels, and middle-grade novels are sure to delight the young readers in your life.

Collected Collections: The Anthologized

So far this Short Story Month we've featured single-author short story collections; a great way to see a writer grapple with different themes and forms in their craft. As May winds to a close, we're all about anthologies: multi-author collections that serve up a little bit o ...

Under the Cover: A slice of life in The Glint of Light

Storied and award-winning, poet, writer, and professor Clarence Major and his publisher, Matt Joudrey of At Bay Press, share some thoughts about Major's latest work, The Glint of Light, and its place in the African-American literary canon.

Poetry in Motion: knee deep in high water

Bronwyn Preece reads from her latest collection knee deep in high water (Caitlin Press). The collection is divided into two-week horse expeditions in the far Northern remote Rocky Mountains. Hear the poem in full by watching the video below.

Asian Heritage Month: Nonfiction Spotlight

This week for Asian Heritage Month we are sharing six nonfiction titles that provide a deep historical landscape across multiple cultures. Including stories of immigration and resilience, as well as some photographs of historical events.

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