Black Voices Matter (Rose Reads #10) Lucille Clifton, Won't You Celebrate With Me https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem... Cornelius Eady, Sherbet https://poets.org/poem/sherbet Natasha Tretheway, Myth https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem... Reuben Jackson, Kelly Recalls 1963 https://www.splitthisrock.org/poetry-... Teri Cross Davis, Crescendo https://poets.org/poem/crescendo Brian Gilmore, o Canada https://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues... E. Ethelbert Miller, Is This the History of Air? http://www.capitalcommunitynews.com/c... Hayes Davis, Urgent Care … [Read more...]

James J. Patterson Discusses his Favorite Early Feminists on episode 9 of LFTRR Neither Bertha Von Suttner nor Adrienne Lecouvreur are the subjects of comprehensive biographies. In this episode of Live from the Reading Room, James J. Patterson discusses two of his favorite early feminist icons, Bertha Von Suttner and Adrienne Lecouvreur. Please SHARE this video if you are able. More from LFTRR Buy Bermuda Shorts … [Read more...]

Rose Reads #9 Heralds the Good Works of SFWP More from SFWP Books by Rose Solari On this special episode of Rose Reads, Rose Solari discusses books from fellow small press, Santa Fe Writer's Project, run by publisher, Andrew Gifford. Rose reads from two wonderful books, Wendy J. Fox's If the Ice had Held and eightball by Elizabeth Geoghegan. SFWP checkout code: SOLARI for 25% off If the Ice had Held: https://sfwp.com/project/ice/ eightball: https://sfwp.com/project/eightball/ ASP bookstore, all titles 50% off until June 1 with free shipping in the states: https://bit.ly/aspbookstore … [Read more...]

Episode 8 of LFTRR Explains the “First Page Test” James J. Patterson is the reluctant scholar and on this (the eighth!) episode of Live from the Reading Room, he reads the from his essay of the same name. He also reads from books that have passed his "First Page Test" including "Night Train to Lisbon" by Pascal Mercier, "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald, "The Muse" by Jessie Burton, "The Tropic of Cancer" by Henry Miller, and "Confessions" by Jean-Jaques Rousseau. Buy Bermuda Shorts Buy Roughnecks … [Read more...]

The Literary Review Raves about Grace Cavalieri’s Other Voices, Other Lives Read the Full Review Buy Other Voices, Other Lives A new review of Grace Cavalieri's Legacy Book, Other Voices, Other Lives, was recently published in the long-running literary magazine The Literary Review. Author Karin Falcone Krieger calls Grace Cavalieri "a living legend" in their glowing review of the book. Fascinated by Grace Cavalieri's interpolated interviews with US Poets Laureate, Falcone lauds "[Other Voices, Other Lives] opens doors to so many other authors’ work, it creates a reading list … [Read more...]

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...]