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Interview w Renee Gladman

Former SPD intern Zack Friedman recently interviewed SPD author Renee Gladman over at BOMBLOG (the blog for Bomb Magazine).  We think it's a great interview, check it out!

Selected SPD Titles by Renee Gladman:

The Ravikians (Dorothy)

Event Factory (Dorothy)

Newcomer Can't Swim (Kelsey St.)

A Picture-Feeling (Roof)

The Activist (Krupskaya)

Stacy Doris
(1962 - 2012)

We at SPD are terribly saddened to hear of the loss of Stacy Doris, who filled so many roles for so many of us: friend, mother, teacher, translator, thinker, and supremely gifted writer. Some of Stacy's books are listed below. A new book of poetry, Fledge, will be published this Spring by Nightboat Books.

SPD Titles by Stacy Doris:

Cheerleader's Guide to the World (2006)

Conference (2001)

Paramour (2000)

Kildare (1995)

Nicanor Parra Awarded Cervantes Prize!

Congratulations to Nicanor Parra, who has just won the Cervantes Prize, the Spanish-speaking world's highest literary honor.  SPD carries his book After-Dinner Declarations (Host Publications), which is also available in cloth.

SPD Books at the BAM!

Starting January 15th, SPD and some key Bay Area SPD publishers are collaborating with the Berekely Art Museum on their new project, The Reading Room.  The Reading Room will feature a Take A Book / Leave A Book library which will be initially seeded by Kelsey Street, Atelos and Tuumba overstock.  So bring a book from your collection and pick up one of the terrific titles that will be on hand!  Schedule of related readings and events will be announced soon...