This month, we’re featuring Lillian Yvonne Bertram alongside AC spotlight, @patriciacoral.bsky.social, and nine local writers in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Come for the pizza, stay for the community, and leave with a new favorite author (or several)! RSVP at the link in our bio! #DMVEvents

I had an amazing time recording this episode. Thank you @artwife.bsky.social !

Thank you @theinnerlooplit.bsky.social and @wirobooks.bsky.social for your support!

The DMV writing community has been incredibly welcoming. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/fin... @theinnerlooplit.bsky.social @ohiostatepress.bsky.social @patriciacoral.bsky.social #BookSky

Introducing our April Author's Corner spotlight, Patricia Coral (@patriciacoral.bsky.social), author of WOMEN SURROUNDED BY WATER! Learn more about her at the link in our bio! @ohiostatepress.bsky.social #Booksky #Writersky #DMVWriters #DMVEvents

Join us for a virtual craft chat with April Author's Corner spotlight, Patricia Coral (@patriciacoral.bsky.social), and Chet’la Sebree! They'll dive into the craft of nonfiction and Coral's memoir, WOMEN SURROUNDED BY WATER. RSVP at the link in our bio! @thewriterscenter.bsky.social #Writersky

Congratulations to my press mate @patriciacoral.bsky.social for making the NBCC longlist for autobiography! And shoutout to @ohiostatepress.bsky.social for consecutive nominations for their innovative memoirs (@thesusanito.bsky.social was nominated in 2023)! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Um, what’s this? Patricia Coral’s WOMEN SURROUNDED BY WATER is longlisted for a @bookcritics.bsky.social award? This is two years in a row we’ve had a book on the autobiography list—Susan Ito’s I WOULD MEET YOU ANYWHERE was a finalist last year! @patriciacoral.bsky.social @thesusanito.bsky.social

I’m thrilled and honored to be included on this incredible longlist. Thank you @bookcritics.bsky.social!

"Whatever you think you know about Puerto Rico, think again. This gorgeous memoir is intimate, profoundly feminist at heart, and one of the most loving books you’ll read this year." washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7548... @patriciacoral.bsky.social @kristener.bsky.social #PuertoRico #memoir

“With all the garbage talk from 45 about the beautiful island of Puerto Rico, it’s imperative to learn the truth about it from the people themselves.” — @karlajstrand.com includes @patriciacoral.bsky.social’s new memoir in her November roundup! msmagazine.com/2024/11/05/b...

Thank you, @marthaannetoll.bsky.social ! 🩵

A little peek at Patricia Coral's WOMEN SURROUNDED BY WATER, out Nov. 1st! www.pw.org/content/page... @patriciacoral.bsky.social @kristener.bsky.social #essays #PuertoRico #memoir

I’ll be facilitating a workshop on June 1 followed by a panel with an amazing group of DC writers. If you’re in town, I hope you can join us! writer.org/event/americ...

It'll make you smile, I promise Preorder #CityOfDancingGargoyles today at www.CityOfDancingGargoyles.com @sfwp.bsky.social

I’m thrilled to share my book cover!

Writers! The @barrelhouse.bsky.social conference is 4/13 at American U in DC! Registration is open & just $75, and we're 1/3 sold out already. Our program is all set & looking great, and we'll have some of your fave litmags & presses there too. Hope you'll join us! www.barrelhousemag.com/conference

Been getting a lot of notes like this… preorders of The Translator’s Daughter are already being shipped ahead of March 5 pub day!!! Order from your local independent bookstore and you too can receive awesome bookmail 📚💌🥰

I’m thrilled to share that my memoir Women Surrounded by Water will be published this fall in the Machete series of Mad Creek Books/ @ohiostatepress.bsky.social!

If you’re in DC hope you can join!

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