Tag: books
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Best Fall Movie Recommendations
By: Taylor Cook As we enter the best season of the year, there are so many things to start doing. If you haven’t already, go ahead and start decorating. Maybe have a Halloween costume in the works, and start watching all the fall-themed movies! In crafting this movie watchlist, I have revisited many of my…
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Author, Nghi Vo, Visits Salem
By: Keri Matthews Held in the Reading Room in Gramley Library, students and faculty were given the opportunity to meet esteemed author Nghi Vo. Coming to Salem on Sept. 26, Vo had the perfect chance to speak about the upcoming release of her new novel, A Mouthful of Dust, which was released on Oct. 7.…
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English and Writing Studies Dinner
By: Emma De Noble Students and faculty eat dinner and converse with each other before the presentation formally begins. Photo Credit: Rebecca Davis On Sept. 24 in the Gramley Library Reading Room, the English and Writing Studies department held its annual “State of the Program” dinner. This event serves as an opportunity for faculty to…
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The Center for Women Writers welcomes Natalie Eilbert and Mecca Jamilah Sullivan
NATALIE PATTERSON Salem professor Metta-Sáma Melvin and the Center for Women Writers hosted poet Natalie Eilbert and author Mecca Jamilah Sullivan on Friday, March 1st, as a part of the Beverley Pritchard Lecture Series. The writers were each informally introduced by Metta-Sáma before presenting a short lecture on their work and on writing and performing…
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What’s New Book Review
SAM SHAW The Night Tiger By Yangsze Choo pp. 384 Flatiron Books Published Feb 12, 2019 “The Night Tiger” by Yangsze Choo is a highly acclaimed fantasy novel that National Geographic so aptly called “A lushly detailed novel imbued with folklore, mystery, and romance.” It was dubbed one of the Best Books of the Year…
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The New Poetry Review: Oculus by Sally Wen Mao
NATALIE PATTERSON Oculus Sally Wen Mao 2019 Sally Wen Mao’s second poetry collection, Oculus, is a meeting of past, present, and future, at once a work of historical imagination and speculation for the digital age. Mao, born in Wuhan, China and raised in northern California, crafts an immense undertaking with Oculus, weaving together contemplations of…
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Roshani Chokshi’s “The Gilded Wolves” Launch Party at Bookmarks Winston-Salem
DENAE RABINETTE On January 15th, Bookmarks, the independent bookstore in downtown Winston-Salem, hosted a book launch event to celebrate the release of author Roshani Chokshi’s latest novel, “The Gilded Wolves.” Bookmarks is a literary non-profit organization that uses community outreach to connect people with books and authors through the annual Bookmarks Festival of Books…
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What’s New Book Review
SAM SHAW This is How It Always Is By Laurie Frankel pp. 338 Flatiron Books Published January 4, 2017 #1 New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth George said about “This is How It Always Is” by Laurie Frankel that, “This is a novel everyone should read. It’s brilliant. It’s bold. And it’s time.” She could…
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The New Poetry Review: New Poets of Native Nations
NATALIE PATTERSON New Poets of Native Nations Ed. Heid E. Erdrich 2018 What is the purpose of a poetry anthology? Merriam-Webster defines “anthology” as merely “a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music.” Truly, the compiling and editing of an anthology goes much deeper than this—the text must offer…
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What’s New Book Review: “Amidst This Fading Light” by Rebecca Davis
SAM SHAW Amidst This Fading Light By Rebecca Davis pp. 224 SFK Press Published August 28, 2018 Written by Salem College’s own Creative Writing Professor Rebecca Davis, “Amidst This Fading Light” is a debut novel written in eleven short stories. Set in Germantown, a small Southern town dominated by several old, founding families where everybody…
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