Books, Events

Bringing the Literary Midwest to NYC: Two Events with Curbside Splendor

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This September, we’ll be teaming with acclaimed Chicago publisher Curbside Splendor for a pair of events–one in Manhattan, and one in Brooklyn. They’ll feature some of our favorite writers, including Megan Stielstra, Dmitry Samarov, Sarah Gerard, and D. Foy. On Tuesday, September 16, at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe: Jason Diamond D. Foy Dmitry Samarov Megan Stielstra Erika Wurth Housing Works Bookstore Cafe is located at 126 Crosby Street in Manhattan. This event will begin at 7:00 pm. Facebook RSVP here. On Thursday, September 18th, at […]

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Books, Featured, Interviews

“It Collides With Your Life”: A Conversation With Megan Stielstra

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I first met writer, performer, and teacher Megan Stielstra in the summer of 2007 during my performance audition for 2nd Story, a Chicago-based live storytelling series for which she serves as literary director. In the years since, she and I have worked together as performers, as producers, and also as co-editors of Briefly Knocked Unconscious By A Low-Flying Duck, a multi-author anthology of highlights from that series. Her essay collection Once I Was Cool was recently released via Curbside Splendor, […]

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Columns, tobyreads

#tobyreads: Short Works, Plus the End of the World

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Writing this column poses something of a conundrum, as nearly all of the reading I’ve done this week has been for upcoming freelance assignments. So expect to see more of a focus on shorter works this time out: stories and essays I’ve encountered in publications in print and online. Plus one novel about attraction, a declining Iowa town, and giant bugs.

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