I Spend More Time Looking For a Picture For This Post Than…
actually writing this post. It’s because I really like adding a dumb picture in that has nothing to do with literature.
Anyway, here’s the lit post!
Shannon Barber’s very first collection of poetry and prose, “Wayward Words,” is available now, exclusively at Smashwords. Check out the information here, and go buy that muuhfuuh!
Issue fifteen of >kill author is available to read now and has a buttload of awesome stuff, including two poems by David Tomaloff, two poems by M.G. Martin, “We Will Plan Big Things” by Mary Stone, and a guest introduction by J. Bradley himself.
The October issue of decomP is here.
MONDAY there will be a new Specter podcast! Subscribe here.
This month Philip Levine is named Poet Laureate of the United States. His inaugural reading will be on Monday. My inaugural reading happens in the bathroom every evening.
In case you didn’t know about this article featuring baby pictures of famous authors.
Red Ceilings has a blog and is looking for submissions.
Tomorrow is the Boston Book Festival and the Twin Cities Book Festival (is it book festival weekend or something?). If you’re near a book festival, go support words! I’ll be wandering around the Twin Cities Book Festival, at least part of the day. I’ll be the one wearing the Scream mask.
“I Am Speaking the Language” by Ashley Bethard over at Used Furniture Review.
Our own Mensah Demary over at fwriction : review. As requested, listen to this song as you read his piece.
Coming soon to Stymie Magazine: an essay series by our friends about why we write.
Alana Noel Voth interviews xTx over at The Lit Pub.
Did you know there’s a rejection wiki? I know now!
Finalists for the National Book Award have been announced.
At the PANK blog: a review of Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz’s work.
A Very In-Depth review of NAP 1.4.
October 15th (tomorrow) is Matchbook Lit Mag’s submission deadline. Hurry your butt off!
I’m going on a haunted hayride this weekend. Maybe you should get off your bum and find something cool to do, too.
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