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"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...]