Dorothy Allison talks about her biting point of view in Bastard Out of Carolina and her latest book, Skin.
January/February 1995
Features
The Writers of Oxford Mississippi
Thirty years after William Faulkner's death, writers still gather in his hometown.
New Chinese Literature
As the marketplace confounds the censors, innovative Chinese writing is colliding with state-sanctioned storytelling.
Bonfired by the Vanities
Despite lawsuits and criminal investigations, authors pay expensive vanity presses to publish their books.
Novelist Out of Carolina
Dorothy Allison talks about her biting point of view in Bastard Out of Carolina and her latest book, Skin.
An Interview With Luis J. Rodriguez
Gangs, labor, and the literary life in East L.A. shaped the author of Always Running.
The Only Mzungu Afoot: In Search of Maria Thomas's Dar Es Salaam
A writer travels to Tanzania's principal city, Dar es Salaam, where late Maria Thomas set novel, Antonia Saw the Onyx First.
News and Trends
NEA Ends Grants for Local Writers
The National Endowment for the Arts eliminates grants to local organizations that regrant individuals.
Congress Fails to Pass Home Office Deduction Act
Writers decide whether to risk taking the home office deduction after Congress fails to pass the Home Office Deduction Act.
Black Presses Form Alliance
The National Association of Black Book Publishers, Inc. has been formed to address issues of concern in the field of black-interest publishing in the United States.
Sarabande Books to Publish Poetry and Fiction
A group of book lovers in Kentucky launches new press to nurture good writing.
Book Club Buys Small Press Poetry Titles
Quality Paperback Book Club buys two volumes of poetry originally published by Hanging Loose Press: The Business of Fancydancing and The First Indian on the Moon, both by Sherman Alexie.