New in September: Holding Pattern, All of It Singing, and Burning Down the House

Holding Pattern by Jeffery Renard Allen
“Subtly otherworldly, each tale is electric with the rising tension that proceeds stormy weather; each tale is a veritable boxing match, as characters trapped in impossible situations feint, jab, and retreat.”

—Booklist (starred review)

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All of It Singing: New and Selected Poems by Linda Gregg
The first retrospective collection by Linda Gregg, one of the most "impressive, generous, and wise of today's front-line poets" (Library Journal)
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Burning Down the House: Essays on Fiction by Charles Baxter
An expanded reissue of a classic book on writing, now with two new essays and a new introduction
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Upcoming Events

Mon, Oct 6th, @7:00pm
Brian Culhane Reading at McNally Jackson Booksellers (New York, NY)
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Book: King's Question >>

Mon, Oct 6th, @7:00pm
Linda Gregg Reading at McNally Jackson Booksellers (New York, NY)
Author: Linda Gregg >>
Book: All of It Singing >>

Wed, Oct 8th, @7:00pm
Jeffery Renard Allen reading at University of Maryland (College Park, MD)
Author: Jeffery Renard Allen >>
Book: Holding Pattern >>

Thu, Oct 9th, @7:30pm
Lewis Buzbee Reading at Booksmith (San Francisco, CA)
Author: Lewis Buzbee >>
Book: Yellow-Lighted Bookshop >>

Mon, Oct 13th, @12:00am
Linda Gregg Reading at Unterberg Poetry Center (New York, NY)
Author: Linda Gregg >>
Book: All of It Singing >>

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