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THE MOON WON’T BE DARED by Anne Leigh Parrish on tour November 2021
About the moon won’t be dared Publisher: Unsolicited Press (October 14, 2021) Paperback: 152 pages the moon won’t be dared is a poetry collection by award-winning author Anne Leigh Parrish that features artwork by Lydia Selk. In this momentous debut collection, the poet harnesses language to give readers a new vision of nature, the impossible […]
Protected: ALL DOGS ARE GOOD by Courtney Peppernell on tour November 2021
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Protected: Poetry titles from Central Avenue Publishing on tour October 2021
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Jasmine Mans, author of Black Girl, Call Home, on tour April 2021
About Black Girl, Call Home • Publisher: Berkley (March 9, 2021) • Paperback: 256 pages A Most Anticipated Book of 2021 by Oprah Magazine • Time • Vogue • Vulture • Essence • Elle • Cosmopolitan • Real Simple • Marie Claire • Refinery 29 • Shondaland • Pop Sugar • Bustle • Apartment Therapy • The Rumpus • She Reads • The Everygirl • Medium • Career Contessa“Nothing short of sublime, and the territory [Mans’] explores…couldn’t be more necessary.”—Vogue“A tender distillation of black girlhood. Mans draws together both […]
Laura Foley, author of WHY I NEVER FINISHED MY DISSERTATION, on tour April 2021
About Why I Never Finished My Dissertation Publisher : Headmistress Press (August 18, 2019) Paperback : 108 pages Named one of seven Best Indie Poetry Books of 2019 by Kirkus. Foley’s writing may appear sparse and reserved but it harbors a subtle power. The poet’s greatest strength is her acute sense of observation. She possesses the ability to […]
Michael Sandler, author of The Lamps of History, on tour February 2021
About The Lamps of History • Publisher: FutureCycle Press (January 4, 2021) • Paperback: 98 pages The Lamps of History wrestles with the ambiguities—and choices—between connection/alienation, renewal/decay, and faith/doubt. Its poems explore family histories and our stance toward them as they dim, frayed bonds with our grandparents’ traditions and beliefs, and distances ingrained in our […]
Nikki Giovanni, author of Make Me Rain, on tour October 2020
About Make Me Rain • Hardcover: 144 pages • Publisher: William Morrow (October 20, 2020) One of America’s most celebrated poets challenges us with this powerful and deeply personal collection of verse that speaks to the injustices of society while illuminating the depths of her own heart. For more than thirty years, Nikki Giovanni’s poetry […]
Inua Ellams, author of The Half-God of Rainfall, on tour September/October 2020
About The Half-God of Rainfall • Hardcover: 96 pages • Publisher: Fourth Estate; Illustrated Edition (April 4, 2019) From the award-winning poet and playwright behind Barber Shop Chronicles, The Half-God of Rainfall is an epic story and a lyrical exploration of pride, power and female revenge. There is something about Demi. When this boy is angry, rain clouds […]
Nikki Giovanni, author of A Good Cry, on tour September/October 2020
About A Good Cry • Paperback: 128 pages • Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks; Reprint Edition (October 2, 2018) The poetry of Nikki Giovanni has spurred movements, turned hearts and informed generations. She’s been hailed as a firebrand, a radical, a courageous activist who has spoken out on the sensitive issues that touch our national consciousness, […]