There are a lot of great events this week in our regional literary community, including the Albany Book Festival, the Caffe Lena Poetry Festival, and so much more.

James H Duncan visits his hometown bookstore, Braveheart Books in Stephentown, as it prepares for its 8 year anniversary on September 23.

A prose poem - "Voluptuous Breakdown" - about body positivity and acceptance by former NYC English Teacher Shannon O’Neill.

Seven full days and nights of events in our regional literary community. Here’s a quick look at the book discussions, readings, open mics, and workshops coming up.

"Neighbors," a personal essay about a black wife and her white husband who leave their apartment in the city and purchase their first home in a nearby suburb, by Dari Reynolds.

Writers in the Mountains presents "Mini-Essays and Short Stories," a six-week workshop with Expressive Arts Therapist, writer, and teacher Jane Seitel.

Thom Francis welcomes Toledo, Ohio poet John Dorsey to the stage for a reading at The Linda, WAMC's Performing Arts Studio hosted by the Hudson Valley Writers Guild and literary journals Hobo Camp Review and Trailer Park Quarterly.

School is back in session, and we have another great week of literary events in the area to celebrate the writing and reading!

Another great week of literary events in the area as we step into September, so get out and support the arts!

The Hudson Valley Writers Guild asks members to submit proposals for a writing-related workshop they would lead.