Los Angeles Times
Review of Eileen Myles’ Pathetic Literature anthology: “In general poems are pathetic. Really literature is pathetic. Ask anyone who doesn’t care about literature.”
LA Rev of Books
Read this review of Jorie Graham’s [To] the Last [Be] Human, an expansive reflection on the shifting landscape of climate change.
Literary Hub
Listen to a new interview with George Saunders on his writerly evolution: “You find a way to be distinctive.”
Esquire
With Liberation Day, George Saunders delivers his first collection in nearly a decade. He’s had a lot of time to think—and write.
Lit Hub
Daniel Torday on what writers can learn from musicians, writing towards resolution, and everything in between.
Vogue
An interview with Joy Harjo: “I just do what I love doing.”
The Guardian
Review of George Saunders’ Liberation Day: “A world of trick and treats.”
Book Riot
Diane Ackerman’s A History of the Natural Senses included on 8 Of the Best Nonfiction Books About the Senses.
LA Rev of Books
Forrest Gander on Brenda Hillman’s In a Few Minutes Before Later: “this book is an extended love poem riven with outrage and curiosity.”
Thirteen
Kelly Corrigan speaks with Mahogany L. Browne to learn more about the power of poetry and of listening to younger generations.