Poetry Breaks
Charles Simic sits down and discusses his writing process with the Academy of American Poets and Leita Luchetti.
The Boston Globe
Review of Dani Shapiro’s memoir Hourglass: She has never written anything as raw, dark, or brave as Hourglass.
NYT Bestseller
Diane Ackerman’s The Zookeeper’s Wife #1 on the New York Times Bestsellers list in Paperback Nonfiction.
NPR Books
Juan Felipe Herrera sat down with NPR for a reading of his work and a discussion of his craft.
LA Review of Books
Review of Mary Gaitskill’s essay collection: her responses are so deeply intelligent, so idiosyncratic yet insightful.
Books of the Times
NYTimes reviews Mary Gaitskill’s Somebody With a Little Hammer: a formidable collection of essays.
The Guardian
Listen as The Guardian talks with short-story master George Saunders about his debut novel, Lincoln in the Bardo.
Huffington Post
Diane Ackerman discusses her book made movie The Zookeeper’s Wife and her love of poetry, prose, and nature.
Magdalene: Poems
Marie Howe speaks to PBS about her collection: “I’m very interested in healing the split between the sacred and the sexual.”
PBS News Hour
PBS News Hour and Paul Muldoon discuss The Picnic, a monthly show held at the Irish Arts Center in New York.