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Trauma and Healing Through Magic in Speculative Fiction
Wednesday, 7:30 pm EDT April 21, 2021
K.M. Szpara, Anita Kopacz, Kerstin Hall, and Lee Mandelo join us for a deep... -
Poetry and Translation with Erín Moure
Once a week Thursdays, 11:00 am EDT - 1:00 pm EDT April 22 to May 27, 2021
Over the six weeks we’ll create a relaxing and intriguing online group workspace to discuss poems that participants want to translate -
45:15 Online: A Communal Writing Experience
Saturday, 2:00 pm EDT - 3:15 pm EDT April 24, 2021
Our community writing event, inspired by Sussman’s system for disciplined and generative writing practice, continues online!
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Bringing Music Back Alive with Rafi Zabor
Once a week Saturdays, 2:00 pm EDT - 4:00 pm EDT April 24 to May 8, 2021
By now, generations of us have grown up shaping ourselves to music, to finding in it an answering essence to our essence and its quests -
Two Characters Walk into a Bar: A Point of View Workshop with Kelli Jo Ford
Saturday & Sunday 12:00 pm EDT - 2:15 pm EDT May 1 to May 2, 2021
When we begin writing a new story, we are making choices from our very first sentence: What characters will we focus on? Whose voice will tell... -
Lining Up the Bones of a YA Story with Emily X.R. Pan
Saturday & Sunday 2:00 pm EDT - 4:15 pm EDT June 5 to June 6, 2021
How do we figure out the right structure for a story? What are the unique facets to consider when we’re writing in the young adult space?
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Inside Information
In Brooklyn and Harlem, London and Pakistan, as well as various unnamed locations, these writers combine the personal, psychological... -
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The Fountain of Literature
Sometimes in publishing there is a veritable cascade of books that flow onto the shelves in the same month -
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In the Minds of Men
This week we delve into the minds of men: a major biography of a literary lion, portraits of Black performers, new stories by... -
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It's a Woman's World
As we close the month dedicated to women’s history several books stand out—fictionalized versions of great accomplishments... -
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Spring Reading
As there is finally light at the end of the pandemic tunnel one has to wonder if New York City can ever be the place it once was -
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Women Rule
This week we celebrate Women’s History Month. Here are but a few of the new spring publications written by and about women... -
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Small Press, Big Impact
The seven works of new fiction in this week’s selection come from a variety of smaller publishers. There are many vibrant voices... -
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Inspirations from Life: Actual, Fictional, Artificial
From piercing fiction about hearts and minds in conflict to words of heartfelt wisdom from a life well lived, read on for this... -
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Black History Month Recommendations from Us to You
To honor Black History Month we asked our staff to share a favorite novel by a Black author—past or present, adult or children’s—that... -
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Pick Your Passion
The books this week have little in common except the brilliant range of their visions and the certainty that the authors are... -
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Words of Love, Love of Words
This weekend is both Valentine’s Day and the long Presidents’ Day holiday, a good time to settle in with loved ones to... -
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Feasts for February
The advent of Black History Month seems an ideal time to highlight Amanda Gorman, whose astonishing performance stunned viewers... -
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Performance Anxiety
There have been many outstanding books published recently about the acting life, life in the theater, life on a film set, and books by actors -
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A Panoply of New Publications
From a chorus of voices both in fiction and nonfiction, these writers highlight the amazing array of talent we are lucky to have... -
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Out of Control
We are excited to open our 2021 season of literary events and urge you to check out this tantalizing selection of programs
