Carl Phillips
Washington University professor Carl Phillips is a poetry finalist for this year’s National Book Awards.
“Speak Low,” published by Farrar Straus & Giroux, is one of five titles in the poetry category, the National Book Foundation announced today. The awards…
Barnes & Noble is buying hundreds of college stores, including one at Washington University’s medical school and one at St. Louis University.
Those stores already go by the B&N name but were privately owned by a company called Barnes & Noble…
Poetry reminders:
Observable Readings has its monthly free event at 8 p.m. tonight at Schlafly Bottleworks in Maplewood. Featured are Michael Dumanis and Jericho Brown.
Dumanis is a professor at Cleveland State University; Brown teaches at the University of San Diego.
Observable will…
Fans of the movie “To Kill a Mockingbird” can meet the actress who played Scout when she comes to St. Louis next month in connection with The Big Read.
Mary Badham, who was nominated for a best supporting actress Oscar, will be at Washington…
Donald Finkel in 2003
Longtime St. Louis poet Donald Finkel died Saturday. See the Post-Dispatch obituary for more information, although a memorial service has not yet been set.
In April, dozens of poets, fans and former students gathered to pay tribute to Mr. Finkel.…
Gerald Early
Washington University professor Gerald Early is editor of two new book series: “Best African American Fiction” and “ Best African American Essays.” Both go on sale Jan. 13.
Advance Reading Copies sent to the Post-Dispatch show the Essays with a…
