Poets & Writers Magazine - July - August 2019

In this issue

Our Literary Agents issue features an in-depth look at the business of books as seen through the eyes of five agents; a profile of poet Ocean Vuong on the publication of his first novel, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous; interviews with the summer’s best debut novelists; a guide to the financial realities of a career in book publishing; Courtney Maum on copy editors; James P. Blaylock on the writer's library; a Q&A with Alice Quinn; writing prompts; and more.

Poetry To The People Tour

For the past two years, the literary nonprofit House of SpeakEasy has been bringing books to neighborhoods in and around New York City in the back of its bookmobile, a festive maroon box truck outfitted with bookshelves and movable side panels that serves as a pop-up bookstore and donation center wherever it’s parked.

3 mins

Prize For Thrillers Sparks Debate

Be it Stieg Larsson’s The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo or Paula Hawkins’s The Girl on the Train, novels that feature violence toward women have dominated the thriller market in recent years, selling millions of copies and leading to major screen adaptations.

3 mins

Alice Quinn Bids Farewell To PSA

This summer Alice Quinn will step down as the executive director of the Poetry Society of America (PSA), a position she has held for the past eighteen years.

3 mins

My Life In Books

A MEDITATION ON THE WRITER’S LIBRARY

10+ mins

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Poets & Writers Magazine Description:

For more than twenty years, Poets & Writers Magazine has been a trusted companion to writers who take their vocation seriously. Within its pages, our readers find provocative essays on the literary life, practical guidance for getting published and pursuing writing careers, in-depth profiles of poets, fiction writers, and writers of creative nonfiction, and conversation among fellow professionals.