by Vern Fein In his poem “How To Be A Poet,” Wendell Berry tells me to sit down and be quiet. Let my mind breathe. He lists everything I might bring— affection, inspiration, patience, growing older—and says we should doubt any reader who likes our work. Write without air-conditioning. Communicate slowly—there are only sacred places, nothing unsacred, but some desecrated…
by Rebecca LeBoeuf Julie Buntin debuted her first book, “Marlena: A Novel,” in April. Buntin explores weighty topics including love, addiction and loss in the lives of two teenage girls. “‘Marlena’ slayed me,” bestseller Anton DiSclafani said in response to the book. “Gorgeously written, with a sense of place so…
by Pamme Boutselis New author Michael Alden is the CEO and founder of Blue Vase Marketing. He has taken the lessons learned in his own hardscrabble climb to success and developed a book to help others move forward in their own lives. Alden’s book, “Ask More, Get More,” will be…