Mister Monkey

High praise from the New York Times Book Review for Francine Prose’s new book: “so fresh and new it’s almost giddy.”

Election Year

The Boton Globe publishes a poem by Richard Blanco offering a reflection for voters as the polls close.

Fresh Air

Listen to Patrick Phillips discuss his book Blood at the Root with Terri Gross on NPR.

007

Benjamin Percy promises “nifty gadgets, colorful villains, and dangerous seductions” in his James Bond series for Dynamite Entertainment.

Genius Award

Claudia Rankine receives a MacArthur Award for Citizen which illuminates “emotional and psychic tensions…of many living in 21st century America.”

PBS Newshour

Jennine Capo Crucet discusses the struggles and navigations of being a first-generation college student with PBS Newshour.

The Poem is You

Stephen Burt guides readers in understanding four recent decades of American poetry in his latest book, published September 2016.