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At Seven Stories and at our children’s imprint, Triangle Square, we believe in talking *up* to young readers, not down to them. That’s why you’ll always find works on our children’s list that both challenge and inspire. 

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Today we mourn the passing of the masterful and elusive novelist Aharon Appelfeld.

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Things to Do When You're Goth in the Country, Chavisa Woods's incredible new book of short stories, is out this week. Among those taking notice are Lambda Literary's Sara Rauch, who describes the book as "nuanced and provocative, heartfelt and funny and wise."

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Harriet Hyman Alonso, author of Martha and the Slave Catchers, a book for middle school readers, speaks with Catherine A. Franklin an education professor who created the Martha and the Slave Catchers curriculum guide. They discuss some of the aspects of Martha and the Slave Catchers that relate to history and teaching, William Llyod Garrison's unruly but ethical children, and some questions for today, including: "Who are the modern abolitionists?" and "How do we resist unfair laws?"

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There’s no greater chronicler of the despair and hysteria of America in the late twentieth century than Gary Indiana. A novelist, playwright, photographer, poet, and former art critic at the Village Voice, Indiana has set down a generation’s pathologies for posterity. Now, exclusively for the Seven Stories Blog, he takes on the case Jann Wenner, the impresario behind Rolling Stone. Check out Indiana’s review of Sticky Fingers: The Life and Times of Jann Wenner and Rolling Stone Magazine here!

February 22

What does it mean to have, or to love, a black body? Taking on the challenge of interpreting the black body's dramatic role in American culture, Nana-Ama Danquah's anthology The Black Body asks thirty black, white, and biracial contributors—award-winning actors, artists, writers, and comedians—including voices as varied as President Obama's inaugural poet Elizabeth Alexander, actor and bestselling author Hill Harper, and former Saturday Night Live writer Anne Beatts.

As part of our celebration of Black History Month, we're publishing Danquah's introduction to The Black Body here on the blog. It's a wise and thoughtful piece that delves into complex questions of bodies, blackness, and perception. We hope you'll enjoy.

March 09

Comedian, activist, and author Barry Crimmins died last month at the age of 64. One of the legends of the Boston comedy scene, as well as a childhood abuse survivor and a vigilante anti-pedophilia watchdog who helped expose the prevalance of child pornography on early AOL chatrooms, Crimmins was as influential as he was inimitable. In 2004, he published his personal and political memoir Never Shake Hands with a War CriminalBelow are two representatively eclectic chapters from a very funny and yet very serious book: the first is about starting Boston's first true comedy club, the Ding Ho, while living homeless on the outskirts of town, and the second is about snubbing the "satanic" architect of the United States government's atrocities in Vietnam. 

August 27

In this excerpt from The America Syndrome: Apocalypse, War, and Our Call to Greatness, new in paperback this autumn, Betsy Hartmann discusses what has come to be called "the greening of hate"—that is, the fusion of environmentalism with anti-immigrant bigotry, an ideology which was shared by both the Christchurch and El Paso gunmen. She also touches on modern eugenics in the U.S., and stresses the need to avoid simple dualities in discussing questions of population and environment. 

August 13

June17toJune18
Meryl Danziger will be selling copies of Sing It!, the first biography of Pete Seeger for young adults, at the Clearwater festival this June.
Croton-On-Hudson, NY
9.00am
Croton Point Park
April11
Vecchione with Alice Tao, Ellen Bass, Monica Sok, Shirley Ancheta on Ink Knows No Borders
Santa Cruz, CA
7.00pm
Bookshop Santa Cruz
April13

Develop your poetry writing skills with the highly respected local poet and teacher Patrice...

Monterey, CA
2.00pm
Monterey Public Library
April23

Join Patrice Vecchione as she reads from the newly published YA poetry collection, Ink Knows No...

November16

An Evening of Poetry Celebrating the Power of Voice

November 16, 2023 at 7:00pm CST

Two...

Columbus, OH
7.00pm
Two Dollar Radio
March30
Storytime with Susan Robeson!
Jersey City, NJ
11.00am
WORD Bookstore
February02
Susan Robeson will be a featured author at the 27th Annual African-American Children’s Book Fair
Philadelphia, PA
1.00pm
Community College of Philadelphia
April02

With authenticity, integrity, and insight, this collection of poems addresses the many issues...

Seaside, California
6.00pm
Alumni & Visitors Center Main Room
August07

100 Times: A Memoir of Sexism (Seven Stories Press)

Lambda-nominated and Shirley Jackson...

Los Angeles, CA
7.30pm
Skylight Books
March15

For those interested in border issues, teens will want to attend “Power, Truth & Lies:...

Tucson, AZ
2.30pm
The University of Arizona Campus
November06
On his first East Coast book tour, best-selling children’s author (A is for Activist and others) and activist Innosanto Nagara shares his new picture book, The Wedding Portrait, a celebration of civil disobedience that speaks directly to
Jamaica Plain, MA
7.00pm
Jamaica Plain Branch of the Boston Public Library
November15

Join Innosanto Nagara, author of the bestselling A is for Activist, and Hal Schrieve, author of...

New York, NY
7.00pm
Bluestockings Bookstore
January19

Join Khodi Dill at McNally Robinson for the Saskatoon (Saskatchewan, Canada) launch of...

Saskatoon, Saskatoon
7.00pm
McNally Robinson Saskatoon