That Thing You Do
David Shield‘s new book, an autobiography as told to him by Samantha Matthews, available now.
My Feelings
Nick Flynn’s newest collection listed as one of Washington Post’s Best 3 Poetry Books for June.
NY Times Style
Why on earth would we get rid of our wonderful things? asks Dominique Browning in her article Let’s Celebrate the Art of Clutter.
Sunday Book Review
Mat Johnson’s new novel, featured in the NYT Sunday Book Review, tells a semi-autobiographical story about race and mixed-race in America.
O. Henry Prize
Molly Antopol‘s My Grandmother Tells Me This Story wins The O. Henry Prize for best short fiction of the year.
Lambda Award
Richard Blanco‘s The Prince of Los Cocuyos wins the Lambda Literary Award for Memoir.
My Feelings
Nick Flynn‘s newest poetry collection contains quicksilver realms of emotional energy—from grief and panic to gratitude and understanding.
Sunday Book Review
Dominique Browning reviews upcoming gardening books for The New York Times.
Loving Day
Mat Johnson‘s newest novel takes “a satirical slant on racial identities”, as reviewed by The New York Times.
The Wading Pool
Ted Kooser praises George Bilgere‘s poem for covering all the years from childhood to middle age in American Life in Poetry.