May 2012
15 posts
Patrick Donnelly's "Cradle-Song" Yesterday's...
Patrick Donnelly, the author of Nocturnes of the Brothel of Ruin had his poem Cradle-Song as yesterday’s poem for Poetry Daily. Congratulations, Patrick!
Cradle-Song
When I signed for her ashes
I received her, as once she received me into her lyric hold and let me ride anchor there, smaller than the letter alif.
They gave her into my hands, seven...
"Publishers Weekly" Reviews "The Pretty Girl"
“Spark’s imaginative collection of stories (after the novel Good for the Jews) offers quirky surprises at every turn, as ordinary characters transcend their mundane lives. In the titular novella, “The Pretty Girl,” Midwesterner Andrea feels a special bond to her Great Aunt Rose and a painting, hanging in her aunt’s Spartan New York apartment, of a “laughing,...
Rigoberto Gonzalez Makes The Believer's Reader...
Black Blossoms by Rigoberto Gonzalez made The Believer’s list of READERS’ FAVORITE WORKS OF POETRY IN 2011, alongside many wonderful books!
May Four Way Books Author Readings
Happy May! We’re excited to say that there are quite a few readings set up this month for our authors. So if you’re around, you should go!
5/2 (tomorrow!): Four Way Books & Friends at the NYU Main Bookstore, Patrick Ryan Frank, Jonathan Wells, and Stephen Motika, 6:30pm
5/3: Patrick Donnelly with Carmen Giménez Smith at The Muse Times Two Series, Collected Works...
Spark Talks With "Lilith" for Blog Tour
As she continues her blog tour for her latest book The Pretty Girl, Debra Spark was interviewed by Lilith, a magazine and blog that is “independent, Jewish & frankly feminist”.
“I am married to a painter, and I have spent much of my life in the company of artists—writers, painters, photographers, graphic novelists, playwrights, actors, etc. There’s an artist friend or...
April 2012
48 posts
May 14th Event at Asian American Writers' Workshop...
On Monday, May 14th at 7pm, at the Asian American Writers’ Workshop on West 27th Street in New York City between 6th and 7th avenues, there will be a “salon-style multimedia show-n-tell, where your favorite authors and artists present the images that have been haunting their writing.”
To learn more about this event and others at the Asian American Writers’ Workshop,...
Rigoberto Gonzalez Talks About "Letras Latinas"...
“As our poetry month (and time on Harriet) comes to a close, I wanted to reflect on an important program that continues to influence the visibility of Latino poetry in this country.
If the poetry community at large seems tiny, imagine the Latino poetry community–it’s no degree of separation. Though ours is a virtual community that stays in touch via social media (and comes together at least...
Monica Youn Writes Poem on NPR
Four Way Books author Monica Youn went on NPR’s All Things Considered and wrote a great poem after a day in the newsroom.
”Today at All Things Considered, we continue a project we’re calling NewsPoet. Each month, we bring in a poet to spend time in the newsroom — and at the end of the day, to compose a poem reflecting on the day’s stories.”
Read the rest of...
Kindle Edition of The Pretty Girl
We’re excited to announce that you can now order The Pretty Girl for your Kindle! So regardless of whether you like books in print or in digital form, you can get your copy of The Pretty Girl today. Visit our site to see what books we have for you this spring.
Debra Spark's Blog Tour: "The Quivering Pen"
For Spark’s third blog tour stop, she wrote about her virgin experiences as a writer for The Quivering Pen’s column, “First Time”.
“So my first story publication quickly became my first book publication.
I was 24 when the book came out. I had one of the best agents in New York. The New Yorker actually wrote me back then and asked me to submit work. When I did...
Debra Spark's Blog Tour Stop Two, "The Arty...
Four Way author Debra Spark makes her blog tour’s second stop at The Arty Semite (The Jewish Daily Forward).
“My siblings are kind (though not uniformly) about my work. There are a few comments, over the years, that hurt at the time, that pain me less in retrospect. Here’s one that just interested me. My mother read a few stories of mine (in draft) and then asked, “Why do all your...
Interview with Four Way Author, Collier Nogues
Chris Miller in Conversation with Collier Nogues
CHRIS MILLER: I love how you begin your book, On the Other Side Blue, with an observation from an airplane. Can you explain the challenge of “distance,” and maybe even “proximity,” when trying to write about the loss of a parent? And would you mind sharing a little about your mother and your relationship with her? Did...
Debra Spark Begins Blog Tour with...
Debra Spark, the author of The Pretty Girl, has begun her blog tour for her book at MyJewishLearning.
“In literature, as in life, you may go looking for one thing, only to find another. Several years ago, I decided to go to London to do research for a novel I was planning to write. I had written a short story about Victorian toy theatres — it’s in my most recent book, The Pretty Girl — and...
"The Potomac" Reviews "Bad Daughter"
Four Way Books author, Sarah Gorham, gets another great review for her latest book, Bad Daughter from The Potomac.
“Gorham is truly one of those poets you don’t want to have to “explain” so much as simply “show,” bring to the reader’s attention. Look at this! And this! It’s the overall tone, a sort of Dickensonian playfulness, that’s really enchanting about her verse. Her poetry can pop...
C. Dale Young in "The Collagist"
C. Dale’s poem, What is Revealed, was published in The Collagist. Congratulations, C. Dale!
Read the poem here. To learn more about C. Dale Young and our other authors, visit our website.
"New England Review" Congratulates C. Dale on his...
Big congratulations to C. Dale Young, NER’s Poetry Editor, on his 2012 Guggenheim Fellowship in Poetry!
NER contributor Christian Wiman, Editor of Poetry magazine, was also awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship this year.
Read more about this year’s Fellows at Jacket Copy.
For more information, click here. To get a copy of C. Dale’s latest book, Torn, visit us online. And while...
A guide to this weekend's L.A. Times Festival of... →
Stop by the Poetry Stage on Saturday at 11:30am to hear FWB poet Kevin Prufer read from his newest collection, In a Beautiful Country.
