Erin McGraw will read from and talk about her new story collection Joy: and 52 Other Very Short Stories. "This quintessential collection of stories serves as an homage to the form while showcasing McGraw’s stunning talent and deep empathy for the idiosyncrasies, small joys, and despairs of human nature." ―Publishers Weekly (starred review) Erin McGraw is also the author of six novels and story collections, including Lies of the Saints, The Baby Tree, and Better Food for a Better World. She...

Sabrina Orah Mark is the author of the poetry collections The Babies and Tsim Tsum. Wild Milk is her first book of fiction. She lives in Athens, Georgia with her husband, Reginald McKnight, and their two sons. About the Book: Wild Milk is like Borscht Belt meets Leonora Carrington; it’s like Donald Barthelme meets Pony Head; it’s like the Brothers Grimm meet Beckett in his swim trunks at the beach. In other words, this remarkable collection of stories is unlike anything else you’ve read....

ROUND #2 Hosted by Rescue Press & Monsters of Poetry @White Rabbit (112 S. Linn St.) Marc Rahe, Lauren Haldeman, Brandon Taylor, Abraham Smith, Kathleen Maris Paltrineri, Kam Hilliard, & Kristin Lueke Hosted by Make Magazine & Ninth Letter @RSVP (140 N. Linn St.) Anne Yoder, Kyle Beachy, Andre Perry, Susan Steinberg, Jane Huffman, Max Neely-Cohen, & Ari Braverman Hosted by Lit Hub & The Rumpus @Revival (117 E. College St.) Jennifer S. Cheng, Mesha Maren, Carl Napolitano, Alexia Arthurs...

New Yorker poetry editor Kevin Young will read from and talk about his work, in conversation with Tameka Cage Conley. The New York Times wrote “Keeping up with [Kevin Young] is like trying to keep up with Bob Dylan or Prince in their primes.” Kevin Young is the Director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. He is the author of thirteen books of poetry and prose, most recently Brown, a New York Times Notable Book. His collection Jelly Roll: a blues was a finalist for both the...