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Doireann Ní Ghríofa : A Ghost in the Throat & To Star the Dark

— 06/01/2021
… Doireann Ní Ghríofa : A Ghost in the Throat & To Star the Dark Submitted by Anonymous (not … is wonderfully hard to categorize: a memoir, a work of historical fiction, an autofiction, a translation, a book about translation, a book about poetry, a book that is …
Nonfiction

Lacy M. Johnson : The Reckonings

— 04/16/2019
… Lacy M. Johnson : The Reckonings Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, … The Reckonings gives us something essential: “a vision of who and where we are that’s both scathing and generous.” … that I’ve ever been happier to be alive after reading any book. In this weird way that probably says way too much about …
Fiction

Nicole Krauss : Great House

— 12/14/2010
… destruction, and change?   Great House  was a finalist for the National Book Award for fiction this year. Nicole Krauss is also the author of the international bestseller  The History of Love , which … destruction, and change?   Great House  was a finalist for the National Book Award for fiction this year. Nicole Krauss …
Fiction / Hybrid / Nonfiction / Poetry

Billy-Ray Belcourt : A Minor Chorus

— 10/18/2022
… / Poetry Poet Billy-Ray Belcourt has already transformed the memoir form, remaking it—strange, fresh, and new, in A History of My Brief Body. He does something similarly unexpected with … and the result is deeply moving. Singer Distance is a book for readers of Sagan, lovers of paradoxes, anyone who …
Events

Solitude Versus Loneliness: Celebrating the Launch of Karen Babine’s The Allure of Elsewhere: A Memoir of Going Solo

Brianna Reed
… Solitude Versus Loneliness: Celebrating the Launch of Karen Babine’s The Allure of Elsewhere: A Memoir of Going … Solo Events On Wednesday, May 21st, Milkweed hosted a book launch to celebrate the publication of Karen Babine’s … May 21st, Milkweed hosted a book launch to celebrate the publication of Karen Babine’s newest memoir  The Allure …
Poetry

Laynie Browne : Apprentice to a Breathing Hand

— 08/19/2025
… 11:34pm Poetry What does it mean to write toward or under the aura of another poet one admires, to write in homage, as a … words from the original document, Molnar has created a book-length poem that breathes space and light into a text … What does it mean to write toward or under the aura of another poet one admires, to write in homage, as …
Fiction

Mark Haber : Reinhardt’s Garden

— 04/01/2020
… 04/01/2020 - 9:10am Fiction “Reinhardt’s Garden  is one of those perfect books that looks small and exotic and melancholic from the outside but, once in, is immense and exultant in the best … translations grants and as a judge for the Best Translated Book Award.   Mark Haber is here today on Between the Cover’s …
Fiction

Alexis Smith : Glaciers

— 11/15/2012
… a day in her life, in which work with damaged books in the basement of a library, unrequited love for the former soldier who fixes her computer, and dreams of the … a day in her life, in which work with damaged books in the basement of a library, unrequited love for the former …
Fiction

Vanessa Veselka : Zazen

— 06/22/2012
… has either started or is about to; bombs are going off in the city, but people seem strangely disengaged. Della’s … concerned about the next sex party or the finer points of vegan ideology, and customers at the vegan café where she … . She talks today with host David Naimon about her first book,  Zazen , a finalist for the Oregon Book Awards, …