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Author Interview
In his new book In Crisis, On Crisis: Essays in Troubled Times (Wolsak & Wynn) that examines our collective understanding of crisis โ as well as the many crises going on right now โย James Cairns hopes to help readers “think in new ways about the nested character of the crises in their lives.” We talk to James about the book, as well as sobriety, parenthood, and other books he’d recommend in today’s writer’s block.
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We don’t tell you what the poets are doing, we show you with a dedicated home for poetry recordings, interviews, excerpts, and more.
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season ahead.
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In 2022 All Lit Up launched the ebooks for everyone collection: 600+ books that were converted to fully-accessible epub formats for readers with print disabilities. Browse some handpicks from our collection below.