A New Rose Reads Highlights the Wonderful Novel BILLY CHRISTMAS On this episode Rose reads from Billy Christmas and tells her story about meeting author Mark Pritchard at an open mic in Oxford. In this episode of Rose Reads, Rose recalls meeting the author Mark Pritchard at an open mic in Oxford and subsequently publishing his first novel, Billy Christmas. Billy Christmas is an any-age YA book. Parents, teens, adults, everybody love Billy Christmas' humorous and earnest style. Through May every ASP book is half-price!!! Free shipping in the USA!!! Buy Billy Christmas Check out the … [Read more...]

Rose Solari Reviews Four Poetry Collections Dealing with Grief Solari's anticipated monthly poetry column in the Washington Independent Review of Books dropped today. She tackles four new collections by women poets dealing with grief. Read the Full review over on the WIRob This month, Rose Solari's column for the Washington Independent Review of Books looks at three shining new collections from new and established poets, as well as the best of Jane Kenyon. Each collection, in a way, deals with grief (from her review): "Grief is a perennial subject for poets, and for good reason: … [Read more...]

Hazen Discusses the Comforts of Poetry in Uncertain Times In a guest post on The Bookworm, Elizabeth Hazen, author of "Girls Like Us," discusses the power of reading and writing poetry in uncertain times. In a guest post for the small book review blog, The Bookworm, Elizabeth Hazen discusses the role poetry occupies in her life during uncertain times as with the 2016 inauguration and #MeToo movement, and now the COVID 19 epidemic. She also explains her relationship to her new collection Girls Like Us. While in her first collection, Chaos Theories, she used "a filter through which … [Read more...]

James J. Patterson Shares a New Essay on Episode 7 of LFTRR Hobnob with your favorite fellow wizard on episode 7 of Live from the Reading Room The latest episode of James J. Patterson's LFTRR revisits one of our favorite recurring characters, the trickster deity Hermes. "Hermes is a crazy cat," says Patterson, "He steals what's been stolen only to put it back; he lies to you only to get you back on track." The essay, "Hermes at the Kakistocracy Hotel," will appear in Patterson's upcoming collection, Junk Shop Window. Check out episodes of Live from the Reading Room every Monday … [Read more...]

Rose Reads Covers the Music of Writing On this episode of Rose Reads, poet Rose Solari dissects the verse of Reuben Jackson, Ellen Cole, Brandon Johnson, and others in order to understand the role music plays in the meaning and beauty of a poem. Rose Reads goes live on her Facebook page every Wednesday 4PM EDT 50% ASP BookStore Noir at the Bar May 15th Buy The Last Girl Buy Scattered Clouds Rose's Facebook … [Read more...]

New Poems by Rose Solari and Reuben Jackson Appear in Fledgling Rag #20 Several new poems by Rose Solari and Reuben Jackson appear in newest addition of Fledgling Rag. Fledgling Rag is a solicitation-only national poetry journal from Iris G. Press. All proceeds from the magazines are donated to charity. Rose Solari and Reuben Jackson have been active in the poetry and literature scene lately with Rose's Rose Reads live stream and Reuben's weekly recorded series Poems by Reuben Jackson. To purchase this year's Fledgling Rag, simply donate $15 or more to the Lancaster Cleft Palate Clinic … [Read more...]

James J. Patterson Talks “The American Epic Novel” on Episode 6 of LFTRR In this episode of Live from the Reading Room, author James J. Patterson discusses the American epic novel. He reads from Melville's great Moby Dick and his own epic, Roughnecks. If you dig the content, please LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and SHARE this video! We really appreciate it! All ASP books are 50% off right now (while supplies last) and shipping in the USA is absolutely free. ASP Bookstore: https://alansquirepublishing.com/book... Buy Roughnecks: https://alansquirepublishing.com/book... More from JJP: … [Read more...]

On RR #6, Rose Discusses Mystery and Murder On the sixth episode of Rose Reads, poet Rose Solari discusses Mystery, Murder, and Crime books. Including a reading from her own upcoming Mystery novel! If you dig this content, please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE and SHARE if you can! ALL ASP BOOKS ARE 50% off! Free shipping in the USA! https://alansquirepublishing.com/book... Purchase A Secret Woman: https://alansquirepublishing.com/book... Purchase Melanie's Song: https://alansquirepublishing.com/book... … [Read more...]

Episode 5 of Rose Reads Brings Poems of Hope and Survival On this episode, Rose Solari reads and discusses poems of hope and survival, including those of Dorianne Laux, Richard Peabody, and the late Eavan Boland All of Rose's Poetry: https://alansquirepublishing.com/bookstore/ The Richard Peabody Reader: https://alansquirepublishing.com/…/the-richard-peabody-rea…/ Next Week's Massive Sale: https://alansquirepublishing.com/…/may-4th-asp-is-slashing…/ Rose is reading at "Noir at the Bar" hosted by Ed Aymar May 15th. Sign Up … [Read more...]

Book Blogger Laudes the “Concise and Thoughtful” Poetry of Hazen’s “Girls Like Us” Read the Full Review Buy Girls Like Us In their latest review, the book blogger known as "Literary Feline" had only glowing things to say about Elizabeth Hazen's newest collection of poems, Girls Like Us.  "This was my first experience reading Elizabeth Hazen's poetry, and I was immediately taken with the poet's concise and thoughtful prose. I liked how multi-faceted her poetry is in terms of the different directions she takes it and is able to capture ideas and memories in a real and personal way. I … [Read more...]

Starting Monday, May 4th Every ASP Book is HALF-PRICE The Sale is now Live! The Largest sale in ASp History   Dear friends and supporters,   We are incredibly happy to announce that, starting next Monday, May 4th, every title in Alan Squire Publishing's catalog will be available for HALF-PRICE (while our supplies last). That means Scattered Clouds for 6.99, that means Girls Like Us for 7.99, that means A Secret Woman for 10.00, Bermuda Shorts for 10.00, that means Grace Cavalieri's Other Voices, Other Lives which includes poems, plays, and interviews from throughout the … [Read more...]

Live from the Reading Room Episode 4 (THE HISTORIES) In this edition of "Live From the Reading Room", James J. Patterson reads from three histories: Will and Ariel Durrant's The Life of Greece, Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, and Leo Damrosch's The Club. He also reads "The Conjecture Chamber" from his first collection of essays Bermuda Shorts. *ALL DOMESTIC SHIPPING IS CURRENTLY FREE* Buy Bermuda Shorts Buy the Wise Guys' Bundle More Live from the reading room … [Read more...]

New Review of Scattered Clouds Raves “SC is one I return to again and again” In a new review Kristin Kowalski Ferragut describes the ways in which Reuben Jackson's latest collection keeps her coming back for more. Read the Entire Review Buy Scattered Clouds Recently Kristin Kowalski Ferragut took some time to shout out five poetry books over on her blog, leaving short reviews for each. Reuben Jackson's much-talked-about Scattered Clouds made the list beside other excellent collections like Indran Amirthanayagam’s Coconuts on Mars and Courtney LeBlanc's Beautiful … [Read more...]

Rose Reads Episode 4 (Myths and Retellings) In this episode of Rose Reads, poet Rose Solari talks re-telling poems - by Louise Gluck, Derek Walcott, Anne Sexton, and herself. Rose Solari Poetry Bundle Orpheus in the Park The Last Girl   … [Read more...]

Rose Reads s1 e3, A Tribute to Stanley Plumly In this episode of Rose Reads, Rose discusses her time studying under the late poet Stanley Plumly and reads several of his poems, as well as couple of her own. Rose Solari's tribute to the late poet Stanley Plumly. Rose recounts her days as an MFA candidate studying under Stanley Plumly and reads several of his poems, as well as a few of her own written under his mentorship. Rose Solari Poetry Bundle: https://alansquirepublishing.com/book... Difficult Weather: https://alansquirepublishing.com/book... The Marriage in the Trees by … [Read more...]

James J. Patterson's Live from the Reading Room episode 2 In this edition of LFTRR, James J. Patterson reads from the masters, Yeats and Delacroix, before returning to his own work with a new essay from the upcoming Junk Shop Window. It is like sitting down with a very intelligent friend and having the kind of conversation you’d always wanted to have. —Myra Sklarew In clothing, Bermuda shorts are a kind of casual formal wear – and in this collection of essays, Bermuda Shorts is the perfect metaphor for James J. Patterson’s fundamentally serious but playful … [Read more...]

Elizabeth Hazen, Steven Leyva, and Dora Malech Virtual Reading and Discussion The three Baltimore poets come together to support the good work of the Maryland Food Bank Baltimore poets Elizabeth Hazen, Steven Leyva, and Dora Malech present this hour-long virtual poetry special. The reading consists of two periods: in the first, each poet reads from and discusses their new work; and in the second, the poets enjoy a roundtable discussion of poetry and writing craft. Please support #TeamBaltimorePoetry in its goal to raise $250 for the Maryland Food Bank: … [Read more...]

Rose Solari Reviews 4 Books for The Washington Independent Review of Books The review cycle, called "Pieces of the Whole," concerns 4 new poetry collections, each one exploring a unique theme. Rose Solari speaks at the Writers' Center. credit: Hankins-Lawrence Photography ROSE SOLARI's first round of reviews in her new monthly series is live on the Washington Independent Review of Books' website and can be read here. In April's installment, the poet gives her thoughts on collections which develop a theme over many poems. She reviews the "formal mastery" of Katherine Barrett … [Read more...]

James J. Patterson Live from the Reading Room #1 James J. Patterson reads a story from "The Richard Peabody Reader" and from his upcoming "Junk Shop Window" … [Read more...]