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GIRLS LIKE US Now Available on Amazon and Indie Bound Elizabeth Hazen's new collection of poems is now available from Amazon, Indie Bound, and other online booksellers. From IndieBound From Amazon From The Ivy From A Likely Story From Loyalty From Barnes & Noble From The Book Depository From ASP … [Read more...]
“Scattered Clouds by Reuben Jackson is the balm for the sting of ‘real’ American life” In the lastest review of "Scattered Clouds" Serena Agusto-Cox explores the pain and triumph in Jackson's poetry. SERENA AGUSTO-COX recently posted a glowing review of Reuben Jackson's poetry collection "Scattered Clouds" on her excellent blog Savvy Verse & Wit. In her review, Agusto-Cox focuses on the immense tremors of pain that shake the book at its core and on the hope lingering in their aftermath: "Scattered Clouds by Reuben Jackson is the balm for the sting of 'real' American life, … [Read more...]
Reuben Jackson Featured in The Montpelier Bridge In her article entitled "Clouds over Vermont," Mara Brooks describes the romantic relationship between Goddard alum Reuben Jackson and his second home. “I’d seen all these postcards where there were, like, green pastures, and gazebos, and I thought, ‘wouldn’t that be wonderful?’” Jackson recalled. “Of course, being a black kid in D.C., I couldn’t tell my friends that, so I was kind of a closet pastoralist.” In this wonderful article by The Bridge's Mara Brooks, reflections by Reuben Jackson and writing by Brooks combine to create a … [Read more...]
Rose Solari’s Review of “Million Dollar Red” Lands on the Front Page of Lit Pub Gleah Power's powerful new memoir receives the thumbs up from ASP's Rose Solari. ASP'S OWN Rose Solari made waves today when her review of the much-anticipated new Gleah Powers memoir Million Dollar Red hit the front page of Lit Pub. Solari, the co-founder of Alan Squire Publishing and a working editor on almost every book we published, was more than prepared for the job of critic, penning a review that, though positive, does not pull any punches. At the end of the review, Solari gives Powers her most … [Read more...]
Joanna Revisits Greece in her New Blog Entry In her personal blog, "Thoughts on Books and Such," Joanna Biggar describes the differences between visiting and revisiting. "Visiting a foreign place for the first time offers the traveler the chance for fresh wonder and the jolt of surprise—like new love. But revisiting that place, perhaps multiple times, offers the traveler another opportunity: to add connections through time and season rendering what was already known to layers of what is still to be revealed and the chance to find something new altogether" It's safe to say … [Read more...]
