Thanks to all the interesting and friendly people who stopped by our table, and all the other literary presses/magazines for their brilliant readings, presentations, and panels! We had a blast this year at AWP, and Seattle is hands-down the most mystical and inspiring city on this side of the world. Then again, we are going to...
We had the chance to catch up with author Phillip Lopate after his panel, “The I or the Eye: The Narrator’s Role in Nonfiction,” and spoke briefly about his experience at Virginia Commonwealth University as a visiting professor. He had many kind things to say about Richmond, the students, and some compliments toward Broad Street as...
What an incredible day in Seattle! We’ve met so many brilliant and kind literary folk on the bookfair floor, and visited many of our friends at their panels. Here our some of our favorite tweets from AWP so far: “Sometimes our disguises are more revealing than we know.” (Robert Root in “The I or the...
Last year at AWP we had the incredible opportunity to interview Jeanette Winterson, author of Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? and Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit. What surprises are in store for us this year in Seattle? Find out by following our twitter feed! We will be tweeting LIVE from various...
Did you know that in 1887 Guy de Maupassant paid for a hot-air balloon, inscribed with the name of his latest short story, to fly over Paris? For centuries, authors have been branding themselves to gain publicity. Today, some of the world’s bestselling authors, such as James Patterson, actually write their novels with a team...
