Rebecca PellerA Love Letter to Wendy: Poet Dorothea Lasky on “The Shining”, Astrology, and the Connections…Dorothea Lasky came to visit us at the University of Massachusetts Amherst as the second guest of the MFA program’s Visiting Writers…Oct 21, 2023
Rebecca PellerGabriel Bump on People and Places in “The New Naturals”Gabriel Bump’s utopian vision within his sophomore novel, The New Naturals, was much-appreciated by UMass Living Writers classes, and I had…Dec 1, 2023
Diary of a BooktrovertAkéAke provided not only comfort but also a canvas for dreaming — an opportunity to envision myself in diverse capacities, unencumbered by…Nov 27, 20231Nov 27, 20231
Rebecca PellerAndrea Lawlor: “Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl”“Young people making bad decisions — what’s not interesting about that?”Nov 17, 2023Nov 17, 2023
Rebecca PellerDreaming With Lisa Olstein“I am against taboos. I am against the should-nots. I am against the shoulds.” — Lisa OlsteinOct 3, 2023Oct 3, 2023
Rebecca PellerA Love Letter to Wendy: Poet Dorothea Lasky on “The Shining”, Astrology, and the Connections…Dorothea Lasky came to visit us at the University of Massachusetts Amherst as the second guest of the MFA program’s Visiting Writers…Oct 21, 2023
Rebecca PellerGabriel Bump on People and Places in “The New Naturals”Gabriel Bump’s utopian vision within his sophomore novel, The New Naturals, was much-appreciated by UMass Living Writers classes, and I had…Dec 1, 2023
Diary of a BooktrovertAkéAke provided not only comfort but also a canvas for dreaming — an opportunity to envision myself in diverse capacities, unencumbered by…Nov 27, 20231
Rebecca PellerAndrea Lawlor: “Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl”“Young people making bad decisions — what’s not interesting about that?”Nov 17, 2023
Rebecca PellerDreaming With Lisa Olstein“I am against taboos. I am against the should-nots. I am against the shoulds.” — Lisa OlsteinOct 3, 2023
Ofelia MontelongoVirtual Latinx Literary EventsI don’t know about you, but I’m loving all the literary events I get to go to, thanks to the virtual setting we are in. Yes, I’m still…Apr 9, 2021
Zoe GramsinZg StoriesPart 2: The Essential Checklist for Virtual Literary EventsCurators have adapted their programming; marketing teams are learning new skills; producers are transferring their skills from large-scale…May 5, 2020
Adaobi OnyeakagbuIn the spirit of meeting your heroesI got to know of Ms. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in 2005. I will never forget seeing that issue of Genevieve magazine, with the woman with the…Sep 28, 20181