When was Lucky Jefferson Founded? We’d like to think that Lucky Jefferson was spiritually born during a text message conversation with a good friend of ours. In that conversation, a typo occurred and the words Lucky Jefferson was born. Our founder saved the typo in a note on her phone and little did she realize, […]
Looking for a spooky read? A cozy mystery? Something historical? Otherwords Press is an award-winning independent press with a love of history, mystery, and more. Otherwords was originally founded as Dark Ink Press in 2016, launching authors such as Sheena MacLeod (Reign of the Marionettes), P.A. Turner (Comes the Dark), and Conner McAleese (The Goose […]
Activist and author Frederick Joseph speaks directly as a friend to the teen or young adult reader in his new book The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person. This book, published by BBF sponsor Candlewick Press, is for white readers who are committed to furthering anti-racism action and thinking by providing them with […]
For the past two years, it’s been wonderful to collaborate with the Museum of African American History and the MAAH Stone Book Award on a BBF session featuring the scholarship of award winners and nominees. This year’s session, set for Saturday, October 17 at 3pm ET, features four notable historians—Vincent Brown, Jelani M. Favors, Garrett […]
We are pleased to profile fellow Wagner Foundation grantee More Than Words on our blog this week! The following Q&A was conducted with Jazz, a Partner on the youth team at More Than Words (MTW), a social enterprise that empowers youth ages 16–24 who are court-involved, in the foster care system, out-of-school, or homeless to […]
Four Way Books is thrilled to publish 14 new, amazing books of poetry and fiction this year: You Don’t Have to Go to Mars for Love by Yona Harvey (September 2020) The poems of award-winning poet Yona Harvey’s much anticipated You Don’t Have to Go to Mars for Love follow an unnamed protagonist on her multidimensional, Afro-futuristic journey. […]
This week, we had the opportunity to speak with Sailaja Joshi, founder of Mangold & Marigold Press. Could you tell us about why you started Bharat Babies? What gap did you see? With the impending birth of my first child, I was searching for books about my Indian culture. Upon reading the few stories that […]
In this Q&A, we spoke with Meg Kearney, Founding Director, and Quintin Collins, Assistant Director, at Solstice Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing Program. What exactly is a Master of Fine Arts degree, and why do I need one? It’s the terminal degree necessary for those who wish to teach at the college level. Most of […]
Game Over Books is a small Boston-based press run by nerdy artists. Our mission? Print unique books from diverse voices that push creative writing forward into the Next Level. From acceptance to publication, we give continual guidance to emerging writers as they continue to gain experience points, grow their craft, and navigate the world of […]
Today’s blog post was contributed by Leora Zeitlin, co-director of Zephyr Press. Towards the end of her life, Anna Akhmatova wrote: What is lurking in the mirror? Grief. What is stirring beyond the wall? Calamity. Having lived through the violent upheavals of the Russian Revolution, two world wars, and the Stalinist terror, she had […]
