Jill Alexander Essbaum is the author of three full-length collections of poetry: Heaven (2000, University Press of New England), Harlot (2007, No Tell Books), and Necropolis (2008, NeoNuma Arts). Her first book, Heaven, won the 1999 Bakeless Prize in Poetry. Her poems have appeared in many journals including Poetry, The   Read More ...

I spoke with Tod Goldberg over meat sandwiches in the back section of the Bookfair. (The pulled pork is not bad, but is very, very messy. Recommended.) Tod is the author of Living Dead Girl, finalist for the LA Times Book Prize, and is the director of the MFA Program   Read More ...