Peter Mishler reads “A Message From Our Founder” and “Where Else but Target” from his poetry collection Children in Tactical Gear, published by the University of Iowa Press in May 2024.

First Love: Essays on Friendship by Lilly Dancyger

16 days ago 4m 16s

Lilly Dancyger reads from “First Love,” the opening essay of her collection, First Love: Essays on Friendship, published by the Dial Press in May 2024.

Good Monster by Diannely Antigua

16 days ago 3m 53s

Diannely Antigua reads “Diary Entry #28: Ars Poetica” and “We Never Stop Talking About Our Mothers” from her poetry collection Good Monster, published by Copper Canyon Press in May 2024.

Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange

Feb 14th, 2024 4m 48s

Tommy Orange reads from “How to Fly,” the thirteenth chapter of his novel Wandering Stars, published by Knopf in February 2024.

Each Knuckle With Sugar by Sarah Levine

Feb 14th, 2024 3m 27s

Sarah Levine reads “Brave,” “Bang-Bang,” and “A Horse is a Toy for Crazy People” from her poetry collection, Each Knuckle With Sugar, published by Driftwood Press in February 2024.

The Extinction of Irena Rey by Jennifer Croft

Feb 14th, 2024 5m 15s

Jennifer Croft reads from the first chapter of her novel, The Extinction of Irena Rey, published by Bloomsbury in March 2024.

The Moon That Turns You Back by Hala Alyan

Feb 14th, 2024 2m 5s

Hala Alyan reads “Tonight I’ll Dream of Nadia” from her poetry collection The Moon That Turns You Back, published by Ecco in March 2024.

You Get What You Pay For by Morgan Parker

Feb 14th, 2024 4m

Morgan Parker reads from the opening of her essay collection, You Get What You Pay For, published by One World in March 2024.

Root Fractures by Diana Khoi Nguyen

Dec 13th, 2023 3m 7s

Diana Khoi Nguyen reads “Đổi Mới” from her poetry collection Root Fractures, published by Scribner in January 2024.

The Last Fire Season: A Personal and Pyronatural History by Manjula Martin

Dec 13th, 2023 5m 6s

Manjula Martin reads from the opening of her memoir, The Last Fire Season: A Personal and Pyronatural History, published by Pantheon Books in January 2024.

The Bullet Swallower by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

Dec 13th, 2023 4m 7s

Elizabeth Gonzalez James reads from the prologue of her novel The Bullet Swallower, published by Simon & Schuster in January 2024.

The Ukraine by Artem Chapeye

Dec 13th, 2023 10m 2s

Zenia Tompkins reads from “The Two Antons” from her English translation of Artem Chapeye’s story collection, The Ukraine, published by Seven Stories Press in January 2024. Chapeye follows with a reading of the same selection in Ukrainian.