Literary Arts
39 Weeks Pregnant During a Pandemic — TODAY (41 weeks) IT’S A BOY !!
With all of the potential fears that I considered throughout my pregnancy, a global pandemic wasn’t on my radar.
read moreCarolyn Forché: Poet, Author, Educator
CAROLYN FORCHÉ is a celebrated American poet, editor, professor, memoirist, essayist, translator, and a human rights advocate. She has produced poetry since her early 20s and has won several awards for her work.
read moreA Conversation with U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera
U.S. Poet Laureate JUAN FELIPE HERRERA was born in Fowler, California, in 1948. The son of migrant farmers, Herrera moved often, living in trailers or tents along the roads of the San Joaquin Valley in Southern California.
read moreBari Weiss: New York Times Editor / Writer + Author
BARI WEISS is an Op-Ed staff editor and writer for the New York Times. Ms. Weiss’s first book, “How to Fight Anti-Semitism,” was published by Crown in September 2019.
read moreDaniel Okrent: Author, Journalist, Editor, & Inventor of Fantasy Sports
DANIEL OKRENT is the award-winning author of six books; the first Public Editor of the New York Times; the former Editor-in-Chief of Sports Illustrated and Life Magazine; and the inventor of fantasy sports.
read moreAlastair Gordon: Author, Journalist, Publisher, Artist
ALASTAIR GORDON is an award-winning critic, curator, cultural historian and author.
read moreDennis Lehane: Author, Screenwriter, Producer
DENNIS LEHANE has written 12 international best selling novels. Four of his novels – “Live by Night,” “Mystic River,” “Gone, Baby, Gone,” and “Shutter Island” – have been adapted into films. A fifth, “The Drop,” was adapted by Lehane himself into a film starring Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, and James Gandolfini in his final role.
read moreMary Gordon, Author
From fiction to memoirs to essays, MARY GORDON has been writing for as long as she can remember, and has written 17 books. Her 2017 novel, “There Your Heart Lies,” tells the story of an American woman’s experiences during the Spanish Civil War and its influence on her granddaughter’s life.
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Bob Eckstein: Cartoonist, Illustrator, Writer
BOB ECKSTEIN is an illustrator, cartoonist, writer and snowman expert.
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