Saida Agostini Discusses her New Collection with Paul T Corrigan Poet, Saida Agostini, goes in-depth with Paul T Corrigan about her new collection Let the Dead in (ASP 2022) Order let the dead in Follow Saida on Twitter Saida Agostini's new collection, let the dead in, will launch on March 26th, 2022. You can pre-order your copy here. Also, catch her and others at AWP (booth 762), and see her read from her work on March 25th at the Asian Art Initiative (a short walk from AWP). You can follow Saida on Twitter here. Paul T. Corrigan is a Visiting Assistant Professor of … [Read more...]

Watch Dave Housley's Craft Chat at the Writer's Center (full video) The Other Ones author, Dave Housley, discusses plotting, writing with a full-time job, and reads from his new novel Order The Other Ones Follow Dave Housley And catch Dave reading an early chapter of The Other Ones here: … [Read more...]

Dave Housley Talks Craft and Kraft with Hobart Lit Journal The Other Ones author sits down with ASP's own Hannah Grieco (for Hobart) to discuss some of the food-based inspiration for his new novel In a new interview with Hobart Literary Journal, Dave Housley breaks down the role of food in his new darkly comedic office novel The Other Ones. In a section of extended metaphor, Housley describes TOO as if it were a recipe, and in another section assigns a snack to each of the characters in the office. The interview is conducted by ASP's own Hannah Grieco. Read the full interview HERE. An … [Read more...]

"Other Ones" Author Dave Housley interviewed by Christopher Gonzalez for Rumpus Christopher Gonzalez, author of I'm Not Hungry but I Could Eat, interviews ASP's Dave Housley about Housley's upcoming dark comedy novel The Other Ones Of his interview with Dave Housley for the Rumpus, author Chris Gonzalez writes "It was my honor to chat with Dave...about balancing a full-time job with fiction writing, the office environment, how to push forward during the rougher stages of drafting, and keeping things weird." The interview is disarmingly candid, as Housley is wont to be, and focuses … [Read more...]

Hermes at the Kakistocracy Hotel by James J. Patterson James J Patterson remembers his hero, Robert Bly, from Patterson's forthcoming book, "Junk Shop Window" from Alan Squire Publishing. It is a late Sunday afternoon in downtown Atlanta. The Conference on Myth, Fantasy, and Imagination, on the last of its four days, is taking a breather between the afternoon lectures and mealtime festivities. The conference is a serious affair and most people are here because of their work. Psychologists, art therapists, writers, scholars, health care specialists, and people for whom lifting the lid … [Read more...]

Elizabeth Hazen Interviews Dean Smith, Author of Baltimore Sons Elizabeth Hazen sits down with fellow Baltimore poet Dean Smith for the Baltimore Fishbowl Introduction authored by Elizabeth Hazen for the Baltimore Fishbowl: "Dean Bartoli Smith's second poetry collection, Baltimore Sons, paints a brutally honest portrait of Charm City - a place bursting with personality and charm, but also marred by poverty and violence. In these poems, readers will find neighborhoods filled with vibrant people who, along with the city itself, have shaped the speaker's perspective. Smith's poems range … [Read more...]

Best American Poetry: Reuben Jackson's "November Poem" is Pick of the Week Terence Winch chooses a fiery Jackson original for Best American Poetry's pick of the week. Grace Cavalieri says what we are all thinking about Jackson's love song turned murder ballad "November Poem", "This is such an unusual poem for Reuben. Goes to show the man travels places that would thrill an astronaut. He certainly thrills us." And the thrill cuts through every punching line in this poem selected by Terence Winch for Best American Poetry's pick of the week. Another commentator notes the dream-like, or … [Read more...]

David Downie on PLACES I REMEMBER podcast: Stories of the Italian Riviera The novelist and travel writer talks the Ligurian Coast, Italian travel ideas, and his new thriller set on the Italian Riviera, Red Riviera Order Red Riviera from Bookshop Order Red Riviera from Amazon … [Read more...]

Excerpt From Upcoming Dave Housley Novel Hits The Rumpus "It just all feels impossible. Pappas, who steals tape from the supply room, entire rolls of toilet paper from the bathroom closet, pens and microwave popcorn and Microsoft Word, standing here in his Dockers and Gap sweater, a millionaire? Cowens, who Robertson had to personally tell to stop saving porn to their cloud-based file storage? Mowery, with his weird Central Pennsylvania accent and his eBay store where he sells the motherboards they are supposed to be recycling, is worth eight point eight million dollars?" Order The … [Read more...]

Katherine E. Young Reviews Merwin's THE VIXEN for 25 Year Anniversary 25 years after it was originally published, Katherine E. Young looks back on one of Merwin's most underappreciated masterworks Visual by Adroit Journal Katherine E. Young's retrospective on W.S. Merwin's The Vixen appears in The Adroit Journal. Her newest collection of poetry is Woman Drinking Absinthe available from Alan Squire Publishing. An excerpt from her essay follows. Read the full review HERE. Is there such a thing as too much good poetry? My uncle, who made a lifelong habit of sending … [Read more...]

WOMAN DRINKING ABSINTHE Analyzed by Billy Mills Former Guardian Literary Journalist, Billy Mills, analyzes the conception of love in Katherine E. Young's new collection. "Young's core subject is love, but there's nothing redemptive or particularly healing about its manifestations," writes Billy Mills in his analysis of Young's Woman Drinking Absinthe. Elsewhere he compares the different manifestations of this theme to coeval poets Christopher Jane Corkery and James Roome. Mills analysis is fitting for Young's work which comes from a deeply literary place and is steeped in … [Read more...]

Rose Solari to Debut New Poetry at LitBalm Reading At September 4th's LitBalm reading series, Rose Solari will debut new poetry. She is joined by Linda Pastan and Jean Nordhaus. Solari is no stranger to writing poetry about music. Her most recent full-length collection, The Last Girl, includes a poem after Charles Mingus, "Myself when I was There." You can read this poem at the Redux Lit Journal HERE. Lit Balm is a biweekly interactive livestream reading series which includes readings, Q&As, open mics, and more. For this reading, Solari will be joined by poetry heavyweights … [Read more...]

GARGOYLE and beyond, GAS interviews Richard Peabody Richard Peabody with poet, Rita Dove GAS: Poetry, Arts, and Music interviews DC legend, Richard Peabody about his long-running underground literary magazine, Gargoyle. Read the full interview HERE. You can find more from Richard Peabody in Alan Squire Publishing's first book in its legacy Series, The Richard Peabody Reader. The Richard Peabody Reader is a wide-ranging selection of this great writer's poetry and prose, filling an important gap in the literary world. As a publisher, Peabody's steadfast dedication to … [Read more...]

Trigger Warning The incredible author of YA standout Billy Christmas, an all around wholesome time, happens to also be a talented filmmaker working in diverse genres. As this is a trailer for a horror film, frightening images abound.  New Trailer Drops for Mark Pritchard's Horror Short Film The Billy Christmas author's new short will appear in the upcoming horror anthology, "SINPHONY." The Sinphony anthology is slated to include ten films including Pritchard's "Limited Edition." In the press release for the film, the plot of "Limited Edition" is described as, "Intent on … [Read more...]

David Downie Interviewed by Author, Leslie Pietrzyk David Downie discusses his new novel Red Riviera on Leslie Pietrzyk's "Work-in-Progress" Renowned travel writer, David Downie, tackles the trials and tribulations of the crime novel with astounding acuity. Critics and peers agree, Red Riviera is "unforgettable" and "marvelous," and Downie's intrepid heroine, Daria Vinci, is a force to be reckoned with. In this new interview conducted by Leslie Pietrzyk, David Downie details the creation of Red Riviera and Daria Vinci, offers up some writing advice, and gives a … [Read more...]

Announcing Two New Titles from ASP WE ARE HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE the publication of two new titles coming your way in Spring 2022!    Dave Housley's brilliant, darkly comic novel The Other Ones will be released January 18, 2022. Saida Agostini's first full-length poetry collection, the stunning let the dead in, launches on March 26, 2022. Both are available for preorder now wherever books are sold.  About the books:  What would you do if a group of your fellow office workers won the lottery? The Other Ones tracks the actions and reactions of multiple characters in … [Read more...]

David Downie Discusses "Red Riviera" with Don George A discussion about Italy, globetrotting, and crime from two of travel writing's greatest minds. Its jaws open wide, a firefighting seaplane skims the glittering Gulf of Portofino on Italy's jagged Ligurian coast, scooping up seawater, unlucky anchovies and a lone swimmer named Joe Gary. The superrich, retired Italian-American spook has mob connections and a dirty political past. Has he been snatched by accident or murdered? Red Riviera is Commissioner Daria Vinci's first investigation, a wild roller-coaster ride from the tangled … [Read more...]