“Nothing has value until it is given away or stolen.” “In the darkness, fear my light.” —By Jamal Stone Broad Street is excited to see the final copy of our very own Susann Cokal‘s latest book, The Kingdom of Little Wounds. Set in the Scandinavian city of Skyggehavn (Skü-geh-hown, rhymes with “down”) during the Renaissance, the...
Alice Munro was just awarded the Nobel Prize in literature this past week. Munro, a Canadian-born author, was described by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm (responsible for awarding the Nobel Prize) as “master of the contemporary short story.” Born in Wingham, Ontario, Munro published her first story while studying at the University of...
We are so excited about how our first issue turned out and we hope you are too! Take a look at Founding Advisor Susann Cokal’s piece “Making Friends With Midge” and see for yourself. If you like what you see, be sure to shoot us an email (broadstreetmag@gmail.com) to find out more about subscribing today!...
Broad Street is excited to share an excerpt from the lovely Paisley Rekdal’s latest piece, “The Lives of Strangers,” which will be featured in our debut issue. Rekdal recently was awarded the 2013 Rilke Prize for her collection of poems, “Animal Eye.” From “The Lives of Strangers” by Paisley Rekdal It was the third day...
The Huffington Post featured an article on the ‘Huff Post Books’ section of their site this week about the young Pakistani girl Malala Yousafzai who was shot in the head by the Taliban on her way home from school. Malala has been an advocate for children’s education in Pakistan and is continuing her campaign despite...
