Next Gen NYC’s Georgia McCann Is a Poetess Now
I first met Georgia McCann a few years ago through a friend of a friend. Exactly whose…
Calling all bookworms! Brooklyn Book Festival returns with 9 days of literacy events across NYC • Brooklyn Paper
The acclaimed Brooklyn Book Festival will return next month with nine days of events featuring hundreds of authors,…
Mai (May) by Guillaume Apollinaire
About This Reading Mai (May) by Guillaume Apollinaire is one of the poet’s celebrated reflections on spring, movement,…
Banned Books: New York writers and educators talk about the dangerous impacts of censorship on literature
A table of banned books on a display at Barnes & Noble Union Square. Photo by Jennifer Ward…
IALA’s New York City Chapter to celebrate Anahid Literary Prize recipient Lory Bedikian
The International Armenian Literary Alliance’s New York City Chapter will be hosting a literary evening celebrating IALA advisory…
Contemporary Black poetry for readers old and new
As an English student, reading poetry comprises a large part of my week-to-week, something I’m aware isn’t the…
Professor reads, Eva reviews: Tackling being an academic hater
The world of academia can be quite tiresome, and nobody knows this better than Jim Dixon. For this…
Beloved, must-read literature for 2026
This article discusses sexual violence and may be distressing for some readers. As 2026 begins, making more space…
Talking essays, Brooklyn and community with Jia Tolentino
A writer who says that she learns more about herself through every book she reads, essayist Jia Tolentino…
Queens author pens pandemic-era novel |
Five years after the Covid-19 pandemic left an indelible mark on the world, a Queens-based author’s latest novel…