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IMAGE PROVIDED.Before Canandaigua native Will Perkins became a successful illustrator of the graphic novel series “Goblin,” published by -
Photo provided"High Yella" tells the story of a WNY native who grew up questioning his identity. Steve Majors calls his book “High Yella: A Modern Family Me... -
PHOTO BY JACOB WALSH“The Dug-Up Gun Museum” is not your typical poetry book peppered with reflections of the past and personal loves and losses.The collection ... -
PHOTO BY JACOB WALSHAnderson Allen, a yoga teacher and poet, stands with his heels grounded to the floor and arms stretched toward the sky, as if reaching for the sun...
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James Longenbach, a poet and longtime University of Rochester professor whose prolific writings on poetry for mainstream media publications helped...
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Writers & Books has named Jason Mott’s 2021 National Book Award-winning novel, “Hell of a Book,” as the 2022 selection for its annual Rochester Reads ... -
I was working as a literary arts coordinator when the pandemic hit, and a huge part of the job was recommending books to customers and working w... -
Customers of John’s Tex-Mex in the South Wedge typically get their tacos and burritos with a side of refried beans or mashed potatoes. On a recent Sat... -
Hanif Abdurraqib left Connecticut in the spring of 2017 after a painful breakup. Now he was back in his hometown of Columbus, Ohio, a wounded writer. ... -
As Amanda Gorman reminded the world with her performance at the inauguration of President Joe Biden, good poets have the power to speak intimately and... -
On Thursday, Feb. 4, Writers & Books is presenting a virtual reading by best-selling poet and essayist Maggie Smith, followed by a conversation w... -
If you’re one of those people who thinks winter is just awful and you’re immovable on the point, I’ve got news for you: you’re boring. Somehow, you be... -
We live in a time when so many of us are fatigued by the news. We worry that we can’t donate to all of the causes that beg for our attention. It’s got... -
For an artist who has never been interested in creating autobiographical comic books, Rochester graphic novelist and musician Dave Chisholm toes that ...
