M.J. edited So Spoke the Earth: Coming out this fall! STORIES AND POEMS IN ENGLISH Yveline Alexis/ Jerrice J. Baptiste/ Cynthia D. Bertelsen/ Nathalie Cerin/ James E. Cherry/ Edwidge Danticat/ Karyn Exilus/ Mimi Ferebee/ M.J. Fievre/ Nathalie Foy/ Joanne Hyppolite/ Fabienne … Continue reading The anthology’s contributors
Read my Beautiful View on The Nervous Breakdown. I wrote an essay in TNB Books’ new collection, The Beautiful Anthology, “about [my] beautiful mother and [my] father’s unpredictable and violent mood swings.” Continue reading Beautiful Views: M.J. Fievre
The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It is the best, most gorgeous coming of age story ever written. So Long, See You Tomorrow, by William Maxwell. It captures grief in a way no other book does. Anna Karenina, by Leo Tolstoy. It is one … Continue reading Ann Hood on her 5 Favorite Books
The talented artist of Haitian descent, Ayiti Coles, talks about her roots, her singing career, and all of her influences. Who is Ayiti Coles? I’m 19 years old. I consider myself a real artist at heart whether it’s singing, writing, … Continue reading Meet Artist Ayiti Coles
I’m editing this very cool anthology. See the trailer here: NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER! Why this book? On January 12, 2010, there was “a terrible noise of earth shaking and houses cracking. And then: the cries of men and the … Continue reading So Spoke the Earth
From Joe Clifford: My five favorite books. In no particular order. Sort of. Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger. The order for the rest of the list is debatable. Not this one. This will always be my favorite book. I … Continue reading Joe Clifford on his 5 favorite books