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📚 The Disappearers by: Marlon James

In 1988, eight men in Kingston, Jamaica, begin rehearsals for a play, a modern masterpiece titled Fortune and Men's Eyes by Canadian playwright John Herbert. The men are strangers to one another and each has a different reason for being involved. But they all share one inescapable truth: All o...

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#books #reading #libraries #fiction #lgbtq #gayfiction #worldliterature #literary

A somber literary scene unfolds as a young poet gazes out at a river view, their thoughts consumed by creative turmoil and introspection.

#illustration #realistic #literary #art #writing

I'm #listening to #redrising and no shade to the #literary craft of the series but I really #dislike the #roman #trope. It shows a lack of imagination in my #opinion. And I feel the same way about #suneater.
#books #bookstodon

I'm #listening to #redrising and no shade to the #literary craft of the series but I really #dislike the #roman #trope. It shows a lack of imagination in my #opinion. And I feel the same way about #suneater.
#books #bookstodon

I'm #listening to #redrising and no shade to the #literary craft of the series but I really #dislike the #roman #trope. It shows a lack of imagination in my #opinion. And I feel the same way about #suneater.
#books #bookstodon

I'm #listening to #redrising and no shade to the #literary craft of the series but I really #dislike the #roman #trope. It shows a lack of imagination in my #opinion. And I feel the same way about #suneater.
#books #bookstodon

The WD Interview: Lauren Groff

The three-time National Book Award finalist discusses her new short story collection, Brawler, and the necessity of failure in writing.
The post The WD Interview: Lauren Groff appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/the-wd-interview-lauren-groff

#BeInspired #FromtheMagazine #Genre #Interviews #Literary

Judeo-Christian :fozzie_wocka_wocka:

"Among the many #faiths practiced by millions of #Texas #students, a new statewide required #reading list that includes #biblical passages draws from just two traditions: #Protestant #Christianity and #Judaism.

Yet Texas #rabbis say #Jews had no role in shaping how #Judaism appears in the #curriculum, and they disagree with how the lone #Jewish text is presented. Rather than teaching about Judaism on its own terms, they argue, the lessons filter Jewish texts through a #Christian perspective.

The #readinglist, which is expected to go into effect in 2030, will have #publicschool students across the state reading passages from the #NewTestament and mostly Christian #translations of the #Hebrew Bible alongside #literary classics. Of the curriculum’s six #HebrewBible readings, just one uses a Jewish #translation."

https://forward.com/news/834539/texas-bible-curriculum/

#Introduction

Never heard of us before? Change that right now by listening to some great #poetry straight from the authors' mouths!

https://stanzacannon.com/issues

Stanza Cannon is a #quarterly-published #literary #zine dedicated to poetry delivered orally, because we believe that so much more is said in the saying of a #poem.

#Submissions are open year round. Raise your voice and #BreakTheSoundBarrier

Fantasy can transport you. I'm not just talking about settings; I'm talking about feelings. I'm talking about the stories @MichaelJDeLuca and @RachaelKJones just read for Story Hour. Beautiful, intense, dangerous, wrenching, and even hopeful. You really have to watch this one to understand. #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #ShortFiction #AuthorReading #Fantasy #Literary #MichaelJDeLuca #RachaelKJones https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=1054667176311598

'Until recently, it’s been the purview of #authors from communities that are #underrepresented in #publishing . These #books offer a new and #SociallyResponsible look at what #Earth could be like after an #apocalyptic event—written by authors who were already living in spaces damaged by #ClimateChange and who had #survived #horrors in real life.'

https://www.yesmagazine.org/issue/endings/2023/02/27/visions-beyond-apocalypse%ef%bf%bc

#POC #BIPOCWriters #literary #PeopleOfColour #BooksToRead #environmental #ClimateAction

I'm thrilled to say that "Just Her Luck," a short story by Laura Jamison published in Scoundrel Time, has been selected for "Special Mention" in the new 2023 edition of the Pushcart Prize anthology!

You can read it here: https://scoundreltime.com/just-her-luck/

#fiction #shortstory #scoundreltime #pushcartprize #specialmention #literary #litmag #writingcommunity #writers #readers

I am excited to announce #ScoundrelTime journal's nominees for this year's #PushcartPrize--links in thread:

#Poetry:
"I am an Elevator" by Snezana Zabic

"We Followed the American Fleeing, Fled," by Jenny Hykes Jiang

#Fiction:
"The Escape," by Seraph
"Burger Revolution," by Ranjan Adiga

#Essay
"A Thousand Times More than a Thousand Times More," by David L. Engelhardt
"It's Hard to be Housed," by Elizabeth Robinson

#litmag #readers #writers #literary #CNF #writingcommunity

Now that the Mastodon migration might actually stick, another round of #introduction is in order:

Hi! We are Stanza Cannon, a freshly formed #literary #quarterly dedicated to #audio #poetry. Our EIC, @Ink, is a lover of #poems both of form and formless so long as they're affective, brilliant, or (hopefully) both.

Submissions are open 24/7/365. We want to hear from you and let your voice be heard by others. #BreakTheSoundBarrier.

http://stanzacannon.com/about