>Banned Books Week

>It’s Banned Books Week Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read is observed during the last week of September each year. Observed since…

>Writing, Teaching

>From the New York Times: Those Who Write, Teach. Among other gems about writers who teach: Writers who have been lucky enough to land…

>New Issue: Right Hand Pointing #2

>Check out the latest issue of Right Hand Pointing

>No.

>From the Kenyon Review, an essay on rejection, by Brian Doyle.

>Book Store Boom

>This summer, not unexpectedly, the independent bookstore in my small town closed. It was sad, because I love the idea of small book stores,…

>New Issue: Six Little Things

>There’s a new issue of Six Little Things up: Our Family Secret.

>The Mantra Trailer

>Sherri Lynn Wood’s Mantra Trailer has come to a stop in San Francisco. Check out the Mantras and also see an account of the…

>New Issue: Narrative

>The Fall 2008 issue of Narrative is now live, with work by Jill McCorkle, Lee Smith, and many others.

>The Poetry of Recovery

>Tom Lombardo, the Editor of After Shocks, has launched a blog: The Poetry of Recovery, where he promises regularly updated content, including news from…

>STARS

>Check out the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance’s announcement of the launch of STARS: the Southern Traveling Authors Registration Service: Your Favorite Authors at Your…