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The queen of literary memoir releases an exquisite collection of poems on May 8. Best known for the memoirs “Lit” and “The Liars Club,” Karr displays her formal mastery and heartfelt innovations in this collection that looks at the commingling of ribald humanity and the potentialities of God. The first half collects poems on Karr’s usual themes—Texas memories, comic carnage, […]
Pioneer Works’ ample floor was covered in Red Hook luminaries Tuesday night for the launch of The Good Fork Cookbook, a collection of Chef Sohui Kim’s recipes hitting the shelves on November 1. ”Seeing this amazing turnout, it’s obvious that my children were right when they said, ‘mom’s a famous chef – dad’s a waiter that drinks beer,’” said Kim’s […]
We Were Never Here tells the story of a teenage girl with a stigmatized disease Being 16 is already difficult, let alone being 16 with a devastating disease with a shameful stigma. In her upcoming novel We Were Never Here, renowned Carroll Gardens author Jennifer Gilmore tells the fictional story of Lizzie, a 16-year-old girl who is hospitalized with ulcerative […]