Main Point Books Presents Pamelo Petro, “The Long Field”

Main Point Books 116 N. Wayne Avenue, Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States

Main Point Books and The Welsh Society of Philadelphia welcomes Pamela Petro (Nonfiction/Graphic Novels & Comics), author of The Long Field: Wales and the Presence of Absence, a Memoir. This new book, perfect for fans of H Is for Hawk, is an intimate memoir of belonging and loss and a mesmerizing travelogue through the landscapes […]

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Poetry Reading with Rebecca Faulkner and Guests

Housing Works Bookstore 126 Crosby St, New York, New York, United States

Readings by: Rebecca Faulkner is a London-born poet based in Brooklyn. The author of Permit Me to Write My Own Ending, (Write Bloody Press, 2023) her work appears in New York Quarterly, The Maine Review, The Poetry Society of New York, CALYX Press, Berkeley Poetry Review and elsewhere. She is a 2023 poetry recipient of the […]

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Arrowsmith Fall 2023 Book Launch

Boston University Katzenberg Center 871 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Join Arrowsmith Press for their Fall 2023 Book Launch with authors Christopher Merrill, Diane Mehta, and Steven Cramer (MFA Writing Faculty, Poetry). This event will take place both in-person at the Boston University Katzenberg Center and online.

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CCW Book Launch with Jody Hobbs Hesler

Online Zoom Event

Join Cambridge Common Writers as we celebrate the launch of Jody Hobbs Hesler's (Fiction, June 2017) new book, What Makes You Think You're Supposed to Feel Better. The grisly death of the hermit outsider in a tight-knit neighborhood prompts a young mom to yearn for solitude. A man wrestles with regrets from a 30-year-old affair […]

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Book World Meets Wine World with Jody Hobbs Hesler

Revalation Vineyards 2710 Hebron Valley Rd, Madison, Virginia, United States

Jody Hobbs Hesler (Fiction, June 2017) will present her book What Makes You Think You’re Supposed to Feel Better as part of a benefit for the Literacy Council of Madison County at Revalation Vineyards. The grisly death of the hermit outsider in a tight-knit neighborhood prompts a young mom to yearn for solitude. A man wrestles […]

Steven Cramer and Pamela Petro at Tidepool Bookshop

Tidepool Bookshop 372 Chandler Street, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Steven Cramer (Poetry, MFA Writing Faculty) and Pamela Petro (Nonficton/Graphic Novel & Comics, MFA Writing Faculty) will be at Tidepool Bookshop to read and discuss their respective works, Departures from Rilke and The Long Field. Steven Cramer’s newest book of poems, Departures from Rilke, derives from his favorites among Rainer Maria Rilke’s two volumes of New […]

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The Making of a Picture Book: From Concept to Completion with Deborah Sosin

Online Zoom Event

DEBORAH SOSIN (Nonfiction, January 2015) is a writer, editor, psychotherapist, and GrubStreet instructor. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times, Boston Globe Magazine, Salon, Cognoscenti, Brevity Blog, and elsewhere. Her craft essay on the self as antihero in creative nonfiction appeared in The Writer’s Chronicle. She is the author of the forthcoming Sober Starting Today Workbook: Powerful Mindfulness & CBT Tools to Help You […]

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Cornerstone Press Book Launch with Jody Hobbs Hesler

Noel Fine Arts Center Michelsen Hall, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point 1800 Portage St, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States

Join Cornerstone Press for a celebration of several of their authors, including Jeff Esterholm, Jody Hobbs Hesler (Fiction, June 2017), and Kevin Clouther. This event will be in-person and livestreamed.

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Red Letter Live Poetry Readings with Steven Cramer

Arlington Center for the Arts' Shaira Ali Gallery 20 Academy St, Arlington, Massachusetts, United States

Back again for 2023, Arlington Open Studios will be hosting poetry readings by local poets. This year's readings are being presented in the Arlington Center for the Arts' Shaira Ali Gallery, 3rd floor of the Arlington Community Center, 1-3pm. Participating Poets:

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Lifting Up Marginalized Voices: Reading and Discussion

Potter's House 1658 COLUMBIA ROAD NORTHWEST, Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Join Sunu P. Chandy, Jody Hobbs Hesler (Fiction, June 2017), and Martha Anne Toll for Lifting Up Marginalized Voices: a Reading and Discussion at The Potter’s House! Sunu P. Chandy (she/her) is a social justice activist including through her work as a poet and a civil rights attorney. She’s the daughter of immigrants from Kerala, India, […]

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All Water Has Perfect Memory: Book Talk with Nada-Samih-Rotondo

Mystic Seaport Museum 75 Greenmanville Ave, Mystic, Connecticut, United States

Mystic Seaport Museum is excited to host local author Nada Samih-Rotondo (Fiction, June 2012) as she reads excerpts from her new memoir, All Water Has Perfect Memory, in the Treworgy Planetarium. Guests will enjoy an immersive storytelling experience that showcases the exact star patterns overhead as they appear in her book, followed by a Q&A session […]

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Care in Publishing: Resilience in the Face of Rejection with Nada Samih-Rotondo

LitArts RI 400 Harris Ave Unit E, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Local authors share strategies for coping with rejection on the road to publication at LitArts RI. The path to publication can be riddled with rejection. Whether you are looking for an agent, submitting to publishers, sending your manuscript out to contests, or receiving a challenging round of editorial feedback, cultivating care is key. On Sat, […]

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