>Book Expo America

>I missed BEA when it was in DC last year and I’m not going to be there in New York this year, although it…

>Exposure

>I won’t deny that part of the reason to operate this blog is to promote my own work. (The larger part of the reason,…

>Virginia Festival of the Book

>The Virginia Festival of the Book is March 21-25 in Charlottesville. This year the website allows you to browse through the schedule and then…

>From the Fishouse

>One of the surprise pleasures of the AWP Bookfair was learning about journals and other resources that I’d never heard of. One of those…

>Interview with Mary Akers

>Check out Kelly Spitzer’s interview with my friend Mary Akers!

>Stirring

>Pay a visit to Stirring, a new-to-me online literary magazine, and read Scared for this World by my friend Chris Duncan.

>Per Contra Spring 2007

>The Spring 2007 issue of Per Contra is up and worth a look.

>Best American Novelists Under 35?

>I’m not sure I understand the point of this list, but Granta has anointed a number of the “best young American novelists,” defining young…

>Peace Corps Week

>This is Peace Corps Week and tomorrow, March 1, is the 46th Anniversary of the founding of the Peace Corps. At about this time…

>Blackbird Interview: Albergotti, Parks, Yakich

>Check out this interview at Blackbird of three writers who recently published chapbooks: Dan Albergotti, Cecily Parks, and Mark Yakich. (Yay, Cecily!)