Congratulations to Deanna Nese. Her cozy mystery Tee Time Tragedy, the second book in her Snowy Plover Inn series, was published last month by Secret Staircase, an imprint of Columbine Publishing. Visit her website for all the books in the series.

Congratulations to Walt Madigan. His memoir A Day in the Life: 7th Cavalry (Dorrance Publishing, 2023) won a Global Book Award in January. Walt says, "Since then I have been invited as a guest speaker by organizations such as The Daughters of the American Revolution and The Mayflower Society as well as veterans' groups." Visit his website to find out more about the book and speaking engagements.

Congratulations to James K. Zimmerman. His fifth poetry collection, Unbroken Circle, Unending Thread, was published in March by Fernwood Press. He describes his inspiration as follows: "The focus is on the changing seasons and the passage of time—beginning in winter and returning there in an epilogue—with a subtext of attunement to both the subtle joys of experiencing the evolving and revolving of the year and to the sense of loss inherent in the inevitability of impermanence. Embedded in the subconscious of these poems is the centrality of climate change and its disorienting and deleterious effects on all inhabitants—human and otherwise—of planet earth." His upcoming readings include: Saturday, April 18, at 4:00 pm, at Hudson Valley Books for Humanity, 67 Central Ave., Ossining, NY, with Phylisha Villanueva; Sunday, April 19, at 3:00 pm, at the Florida Public Library, 4 Cohen Circle, Florida, NY; and Wednesday, April 28, at 6:30 pm, at The Poet's Place at the Worcester Public Library, Worcester, MA.

Congratulations to Eileen P. Kennedy. Her poetry collection Dread and Splendor: Paintings and Poems for a New Earth, an ekphrastic response to works by Norwegian artist Irene Christensen, was published in January by Shanti Arts. She will be reading with Cheryl J. Fish on Saturday, April 25, at 2pm EDT at Jones Library, 101 University Drive, Amherst, MA. Cheryl's latest book, also from Shanti Arts, is an expanded edition of her poetry collection Crater and Tower, which juxtaposes reflections on 9/11 and the eruption of Mount St. Helens.

Congratulations to Chen Du and Xisheng Chen. Their English translation of award-winning contemporary Chinese poet Yan An's collection Rock Arrangement is now available for pre-order from Carnegie Mellon University Press, to be released in October. From the book description: "Akin to eco-poetry in their core themes, characterized by surrealism, mythical elements, and high abstraction, and even abstruseness, these poems integrate regional culture, surrealist poetics, and philosophical reflection."

Congratulations to Judy Juanita. Her memoir California Fever Dream will be published this month by Aquarius Press/Willow Books. From the book description: "As the editor-in-chief of the Black Panther newspaper in the 1960s, she played a major role in history. Judy helped to create the nation's first Black Studies Department. Her memoir shows how she contributed to the Black Arts Movement, the BPP, and the Black Student Union at SFSU. It traces the path from a California childhood to her development into a full-fledged novelist, essayist, dramatist, and poet." She will be reading from the book on Tuesday, April 21, at 2 pm Pacific time, at San Francisco State University, School of Ethnic Studies, 1600 Holloway, San Francisco, CA; and on Saturday, May 2, at 6 pm, at Nomadic Books, 326 23rd Street, Oakland, CA.

Recent Publications

John Ollom will premiere his movement art piece "Brujo" at 3:00 pm on Saturday, April 18, during Ollom Movement Art's "Zones of Transformation" weekend. See the full schedule of multimedia creative workshops for April 17-18 and buy tickets here. All programming takes place at Moving Body Resources, 112 West 27th St, Suite 402, New York, NY.

Charles Sartorius's story "Luck of the Irish" was published on March 17 in the speculative fiction webzine Metastellar. His story "Ache" appeared in AntipodeanSF.

Koss's poetry collection Dancing Backwards Towards Pluperfect (Diode Editions, 2024) was favorably reviewed by Jenny Wong for Sinister Wisdom: "Words sparkle and spark with color, painting surreal scenes that bring to life human moments through a queer lens."

Susie Helme's North London writing group Bounds Green Book Writers will launch their short story anthology All Points Imagination on Saturday, April 18, at 7:00 pm UK time, at All Good Bookshop, 35 Turnpike Lane, London N8 0EP. Susie will also have a launch event for her historical novel Dreaming of Jerusalem, also published by Bounds Green, at the same bookshop on Saturday, April 25, at 7:00 pm UK time. Dreaming of Jerusalem imagines a romance between a young swordswoman and a former odalisque as they have adventures along the Pilgrim Road to Constantinople in 1342. Watch the book trailer on YouTube. Visit her website to be notified when the book is available.

Gail Thomas and Deb Lohmeyer will launch their collaborative book This World on Saturday, April 18, at 4:00 pm, at the Calvin Coolidge Museum in Forbes Library, 20 West Street, Northampton, MA. The event will also be livestreamed on YouTube. The book features Gail's poems and Deb's black-and-white photographs that reflect on immigrants, the houseless and invisibility, as well as perspectives on grief, love and hope. Proceeds will be donated to the Center for New Americans and Manna Community Kitchen. Visit the event page.

Harris Gardner will be reading from his latest poetry collection No Time for Death (Cervena Barva Press) on Wednesday, April 29, at 6:00 pm, at the Boston Public Library, North End Branch, 25 Parmenter Street, Boston, MA. There will be an open mic following the reading.