THE TIDE KING Giveaway (and reading tonight!)

Jen Michalski’s prizewinning novel The Tide King can be yours for free via Goodreads–enter here. It’s a delicious book. Also, Jen reads tonight in NYC at 7pm in the East Village. Don’t miss it!

Tomorrow: LA Reading with Sarah Suzor

The lovely and brilliant Sarah Suzor, author of the prizewinning poetry collection The Principle Agent, will read tomorrow as part of the “This Side of the 405″ exhibit at the Ben Maltz Gallery in Los Angeles. All readings will also be streamed online here. (And keep an eye out for her forthcoming collaboration with Travis Cebula, due out next year…)

New Poems from Russel Swensen and Matthew Gavin Frank

The new issue of The Carolina Quarterly is especially awesome, featuring poems by Russel Swensen (Santa Ana) and Matthew Gavin Frank (The Morrow Plots). It’s a BLP double-dip!

Brent Goodman’s Prizewinning Poem in PUERTO DEL SOL

Brent Goodman’s poem “One Eye Will Never See the Other” has been awarded 2nd place in Puerto del Sol’s 2013 Poetry Contest: “This poem has the satisfying quality of a Koan – its brevity, the open-endedness, and whisper of something important just beyond its edges.”  Congrats, Brent! Celebrate with a copy of his brand-new (and spectacular) collection Far From Sudden here.

New Poem by Laura McCullough

Laura McCullough’s gorgeous poem “Out of the Blue, Who” is featured in the new issue of Tab. Savor it, and then get excited for her almost-here new collection Rigger Death and Hoist Another, available here.

B.C. Edwards’ THE AVERSIVE CLAUSE Makes Frank O’Connor Longlist

Some well-deserved, super exciting news: The Aversive Clause by B.C. Edwards made the 2013 Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award longlist! This collection is getting nothing but rave reviews, and is so much fun to read. See for yourself and buy a copy here.

This Sunday: Jen Michalski Reads in NYC

Jen Michalski’s Big Moose Prize-winning novel The Tide King drops this week, and if you’re lucky enough to be in New York on Sunday night, you’ll get to hear her read! She’ll join Joshua Henkin, Scott Nadelson, and Rachel Sherman at Jimmy’s No. 43 at 7pm. More details here. Don’t miss out; this book is stunning. (If you can’t make it, you can buy a copy here.)