Information on new books and publications from local poets, writers, and authors.
Have a lot of books laying around? Need some new books to read for the fall season? Well, on Sunday, October 19 from 9:00AM – 4:00PM you can donate your old books and pick up some new ones at the Old Chatham Quaker Meeting Books and Art Sale. Old Chatham Quaker Meeting is holding a …
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A.P.D. Announces the Publication of “To the Husband I Have Not Yet Met” Poems by Mary Kathryn Jablonski A.P.D. is proud to announce the publication of “To the Husband I Have Not Yet Met,” by Saratoga Springs, NY, poet Mary Kathryn Jablonski. The 28-page chapbook contains 17 poems with a woodcut by Allen Grindle illustrating …
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We usually do not post stories and articles that are of a political nature on the Albany Poets blog, but we thought that this was an important issue since it took place right in our backyard. The following is the press release regarding a press conference marking the publication of the memoir of Yassin Aref, …
In celebration of her new book of poetry, The Wild Twist of Their Stems, Carol Graser will be performing at Caffe Lena Sunday, November 25 at 7pm. She’ll be joined by jazz musician Elisabeth Woodbury and percussionist Chrys Ballerano. Opening for her will be comedian Marly Halpern-Graser. For reservations call 583-0022. Praise for The Wild …
Today begins the annual National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). NaNoWriMo “is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to novel writing. Participants begin writing November 1. The goal is to write a 175-page (50,000-word) novel by midnight, November 30.” Last year almost 80,000 writers took part in this unique approach to novel writing where quality is not what …
FootHills Publishing is pleased to announce the release of The Wild Twist of Their Stems a collection of poems by Carol Graser. “As a longtime home schooling parent of three, this work is inspired and informed by the many mothers I’ve spent afternoons with, talking about and observing the incredible strength and creativity it takes …
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One of the Three Guys From Albany, Charles Rossiter, has a brand new book of poetry from FootHills Publishing. Here is the info from the press release: FootHills Publishing is pleased to announce the release of The Night We Danced With the Raelettes Occurrences In and Around College Park Maryland in the 1960s For the …
Albany Public Library and the NYCLU Celebrate Your Right to Read! Banned Books Week is September 29 to October 6 On Saturday, October 6, at 2:00 pm, Albany Public Library, in partnership with the New York State Civil Liberties Union, Capital Region Chapter, celebrates America’s freedom to read! Local actors and community leaders will read …
James Kilpatrick has an opinion piece up on Yahoo! News talking about the newest US Poet Laureate Charles Simic. Kilpatrick touches on the fact that he had never heard of Simic or his poetry until last month, even as a poet and poetry lover himself. “The United States has a new poet laureate. He is …
Here is what is going on at the Albany Public Library in September. These events take place at the main branch of the library, located at 161 Washington Avenue, Albany. Friday, September 7 – 9:30 am to 5:30 pm Reverse Business Fair: Held by the National Association of Minority Contractors. Sunday, September 9 – 2:00 …
Five books, including three works of fiction and two works of non-fiction, were announced as finalists for Schenectady County’s popular One County One Book (OCOB) program at the Schenectady County Public Library on Wednesday, August 15. For the first time in the program’s three-year history, non-fiction books placed in the final five. The books are: …
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On Sunday, September 9, starting at 3:00PM hosts Teresa Marta Costa and Olga Kronmeyer present The Alchemy Club’s book signing and reading at the Bohemian Book Bin with poetry by Ruth Green West, Mildred Barker, Marylin Barr, Gloria Bernstein, Barbara Boncek, Kathryn Cloonan, Heddy T. Czerm, Mary Durham, Peggy Friedman, Gen Gia, Werner Jatzke, Olga Kronmeyer, John …
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The Hudson Valley Writers Guild supports the efforts of writers in all genres by sponsoring readings, workshops, and contests and providing a number of valuable resources for the entire literary community.
