Sun Tzu’s Art of War has been read mostly as a book of war strategies that teaches us how to beat our opponents on the battlefield. The Modern Art of War presents a new interpretation: it isn’t about conquering your enemies, devising strategies to overtake armies, or getting ahead against your competitors. Instead, the real […]
Join the Jewish Activists for Immigration Justice of Western Massachusetts for a book launch and reading from Here in Sanctuary--Whirling by D. Dina Friedman (Fiction, January 2016), a collection of poems taken from the author's journey to the Brownsville/Matamoros border and her work in the immigration justice movement.
Join Arrowsmith Press for a reading with Steven Cramer (Poetry, MFA Writing Faculty), Diane Mehta and Christopher Merrill with an introduction by Askold Melnyczuk. This event will be available both in-person and online.
Books aren't just blocks of text. They're also physical objects, and in some cases they become art themselves. Hand-sewn chapbooks (from "cheap-book") are a simple and timeless way to preserve words and even art. Join Frances Donovan (Poetry, June 2019) and peruse a collection of chapbooks that show the various techniques used to make them. […]