Happy New Year, Poetry Readers! I am happy to welcome Christopher Spaide as the new co-curator of this monthly poetry round-up. This year promises new collections from poets such as Henri Cole, Shane McCrae, Allison Benis White, Mónica de la Torre, Harryette Mullen, Cedar Sigo, and Martin Espada. Rest assured, we will continue to seek […]
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To create Literary Hub’s inaugural list of the most anticipated children’s books of the year, we turned to the experts, asking authors and illustrators of books for young people to share which upcoming releases they’re most looking forward to reading. Here are their choices: a wonderfully eclectic range of books to keep readers of all
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To the members of the literary community we lost this year, we say a last thank you, and goodbye. You will be missed. * Poet, novelist, and critic Fred Chappell died on January 4 at the age of 87. Bestselling celebrity biographer Anne Edwards died on January 20 at the age of 96. Pulitzer Prize-winning Kiowa and American novelist
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The following is from Nancy Jensen’s In Our Midst. Jensen’s best-selling novel The Sisters was selected by the Independent Booksellers Association as a #1 Indie Next Pick. She has been awarded an Artist Enrichment Grant from the Kentucky Foundation for Women and an Al Smith Fellowship from the Kentucky Arts Council. Her first book, Window:
One person was likely on “Santa’s nice list” after dropping a special coin into a Salvation Army donation kettle on Christmas Eve. Local Salvation Army staff in Washington, Pennsylvania, were collecting donations with their Red Kettles in front of a Giant Eagle grocery store. A generous donor dropped in a gold coin wrapped in a
Photo: Shutterstock Many colleges and universities in California are currently expanding the ways students can receive credit for prior learning, which is the practice of awarding college credit to a student for knowledge they acquired outside a college setting. Proponents of the Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) program point out that Advanced Placement or International
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Ethan Nwaneri will look back fondly on his first two away trips to Brentford. In September 2022, he became the Premier League’s youngest-ever player at 15 when he replaced Fabio Vieira in added time. Back at the Gtech Community Stadium two-and-a-half years later, he became the third-youngest player ever to start a Premier League game
It was wrong of Manchester United fans to cheer when the board went up for Joshua Zirkzee to be substituted after 33 minutes of Monday’s defeat against Newcastle United, but it was not just about the Dutchman. He was struggling to hold the ball up and wasn’t exactly shining, but the same could be said
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Ruud van Nistelrooy was confirmed as Leicester City’s new manager on November 29, so has been in charge for just over a month. The 48-year-old replaced the sacked Steve Cooper and previously spent four games as interim manager of Manchester United earlier this season. The Dutchman did not oversee Leicester’s game against Brentford the day
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Lina Souloukou joined Olympiacos in 2016 as a legal advisor to Evangelos Marinakis but, within a little more than two years, she progressed to the role of general manager. That swift rise to effectively overseeing the running of the biggest club in Greek football — and the relationship of trust she forged with the Greek
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