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It’s Women’s History Month, and here at BOA we’d like to take this opportunity to celebrate our phenomenal women authors! Since our start in 1976, we’ve been a proud publisher of women, from Lucille Clifton, Dorianne Laux, and Brigit Pegeen Kelly, to the present day, with books from Alicia Mountain, Margaret Ray, Jessica Q. Stark, Mahtem Shiferraw, and Jeannine Hall Gailey publishing this spring. We’re so excited to celebrate their work, and we’re not alone! Take a look at some recent buzz for our women authors and treat yourself to some good books: Barbara Jane Reyes, author of Letters to...

BOA will be tabling at AWP’s Conference & Bookfair this year in Seattle, Washington! The 2023 AWP Conference & Bookfair takes place March 8–11 at the Seattle Convention Center, Seattle, WA. More information and updates can be found on AWP’s website. You’ll find BOA at Booth #1232! Below we’ve compiled lists of all signings, panels, and offsite events featuring BOA writers. We'll keep updating this list as we learn of new events, so check back later for more! Author Book Signings at the BOA Booth (#1232) Thursday, March 9 Alicia Mountain, author of Four in Hand at 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Matt Donovan, author of The Dug-Up...

We're closing out Black History Month with one last feature from our Spring intern Robin! We asked each of our spring interns to write a short piece and select a poem from a recent or backlist BOA author. Robin chose to read Alien Stories by E. C. Osondu and Tenderness by Derrick Austin. Alien Stories by E. C. Osondu  The title of Alien Stories grabbed me immediately. I love science fiction and fantasy, especially when the writer has something to say with it, and this collection did not disappoint. There are stories about alien adoption, abandoned spaceships, and strange discoveries. Some are tragic and some are whimsical. Some...

Here at BOA, we're celebrating Black History Month by highlighting the work of our Black authors! We asked each of our spring interns to write a short piece and select a poem from a recent or backlist BOA author. In Part 2 of 3, spring intern Justine shares about Luther Hughes' A Shiver in the Leaves and Dustin Pearson's A Season in Hell with Rimbaud! A Shiver in the Leaves by Luther Hughes  Luther Hughes' debut poetry collection, A Shiver in the Leaves, really caught me off guard. It has been a long, long time since I’ve read something as brutally honest and it restored...

At BOA, we're celebrating Black History Month by highlighting the work of our Black authors! We asked each of our interns to write a short piece and select a poem from a recent or backlist BOA author. To start off the series, spring intern Kathryn writes about Renia White's Casual Conversation, Geffrey Davis' Revising the Storm, and Janice Harrington's Even the Hollow My Body Made is Gone. Casual Conversation by Renia White  The poems of Renia White’s debut collection Casual Conversation immediately bring us front and center to the conventions of speech, conversation, and what remains tucked behind the tongue. This...