Marly Youmans's Blog, page 54
November 13, 2014
late-November events, upstate New York
The butter cream book.
Cake for a double launch reading
with Luisa Igloria in Norfolk, Virginia.
September 2014, Café Stella
Reading in Delhi
Tuesday, 5:30 p.m.
November 18
Delhi Women's Club
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Delhi, New York
Reading in Saratoga
Thursday, 7 p.m.
November 20
Northshire Bookstore
424 Broadway
Saratoga Springs, New York
Book Signing Event With Twelve Regional Authors
Cake for a double launch reading
with Luisa Igloria in Norfolk, Virginia.
September 2014, Café Stella
Reading in Delhi
Tuesday, 5:30 p.m.
November 18
Delhi Women's Club
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Delhi, New York
Reading in Saratoga
Thursday, 7 p.m.
November 20
Northshire Bookstore
424 Broadway
Saratoga Springs, New York
Book Signing Event With Twelve Regional Authors
November 12, 2014
Caleb Seeling reviews Glimmerglass
from Notes from the Publishing Underground
(November 12, Conundrum Press newsletter.)
"In 2011, Conundrum press was acquired by Samizdat Group, LLC, owned by Caleb Seeling... Conundrum Press is a stand-alone, traditional model literary press.
Future plans include a Rocky Mountain Poetry Series, the details of which are forthcoming, and a philanthropic plan to support literary endeavors from
(November 12, Conundrum Press newsletter.)
"In 2011, Conundrum press was acquired by Samizdat Group, LLC, owned by Caleb Seeling... Conundrum Press is a stand-alone, traditional model literary press.
Future plans include a Rocky Mountain Poetry Series, the details of which are forthcoming, and a philanthropic plan to support literary endeavors from
November 9, 2014
Review plus post, the Star (NC)
Art by Clive Hicks-Jenkins for Glimmerglass.
A novel turn, rich and strange
Review, Ben Steelman, StarNews
(Wilmington, North Carolina)
9 November 2014
3-page review begins here
Clip: "Fantasy and myth mix with classic whodunit in “Glimmerglass,” the latest novel from poet and South Carolina native Marly Youmans. This is only detective fiction, though, in the sense that “
A novel turn, rich and strange
Review, Ben Steelman, StarNews
(Wilmington, North Carolina)
9 November 2014
3-page review begins here
Clip: "Fantasy and myth mix with classic whodunit in “Glimmerglass,” the latest novel from poet and South Carolina native Marly Youmans. This is only detective fiction, though, in the sense that “
November 6, 2014
Questions from a young artist and writer (answers from a young crone!)
Chapter header vignette
by Clive Hicks-Jenkins
for my new novel, Glimmerglass
I always imagine that if one person asks questions, there are others who would like to find out more. Here are questions I received today, followed by glances at possible answers... I claim no more than "possible answers" because I am just one small person on the face of the planet, and every artist would have a
by Clive Hicks-Jenkins
for my new novel, Glimmerglass
I always imagine that if one person asks questions, there are others who would like to find out more. Here are questions I received today, followed by glances at possible answers... I claim no more than "possible answers" because I am just one small person on the face of the planet, and every artist would have a
Home
Home after many weeks and a final Glimmerglass reading-and-signing event at The Doylestown Bookshop, plus a romp through Henry Chapman Mercer's Fonthill castle! Thanks to my generous Doylestown hosts, David and Karin Svahn. Here's a snip from the somnium or dream-vision passage in the book:
In a sunbeam, the angel's tree glittered, bare and silver. Going to it, she found glistening leaves
In a sunbeam, the angel's tree glittered, bare and silver. Going to it, she found glistening leaves
October 31, 2014
Next up: NC / PA readings
Glimmerglass readings
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3:00 p.m. Saturday, November 1st
City Lights Bookstore
Sylva, North Carolina
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6:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 4th
The Doylestown Bookshop
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
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Special thanks to Chris Wilcox and the City Lights staff, Krisy Paredes and The Doylestown Bookshop staff, Mary Bullington, and David and Karin Svahn.
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And another thanks
Thank you to
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3:00 p.m. Saturday, November 1st
City Lights Bookstore
Sylva, North Carolina
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6:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 4th
The Doylestown Bookshop
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
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Special thanks to Chris Wilcox and the City Lights staff, Krisy Paredes and The Doylestown Bookshop staff, Mary Bullington, and David and Karin Svahn.
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And another thanks
Thank you to
October 28, 2014
Heart-in-hand
Thanks to First Things for picking up
"The Mineral Night"
and
"A Child in the Likeness of God"
for First Links. Both poems appear in print and online editions of Books and Culture, edited by John Wilson. The piece of music by Eric Whitacre in "The Mineral Night" can be found here. "A Child in the Likeness of God" was written after reading a report on the condition of unjustly
"The Mineral Night"
and
"A Child in the Likeness of God"
for First Links. Both poems appear in print and online editions of Books and Culture, edited by John Wilson. The piece of music by Eric Whitacre in "The Mineral Night" can be found here. "A Child in the Likeness of God" was written after reading a report on the condition of unjustly
October 23, 2014
Two new interviews...
21 October 2014. Cullowhee, North Carolina.
Josie's Kaleidoscope
Here's a long interview conducted by writer Josie Cook... She bumped into me in Ohio when I was teaching at the Antioch Workshops last summer. Thank you, Josie!
Note: If you click on the link a .pdf file with pictures will be downloaded.
And here's another at Tor.com:
The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe... with me!
Josie's Kaleidoscope
Here's a long interview conducted by writer Josie Cook... She bumped into me in Ohio when I was teaching at the Antioch Workshops last summer. Thank you, Josie!
Note: If you click on the link a .pdf file with pictures will be downloaded.
And here's another at Tor.com:
The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe... with me!
October 22, 2014
Sylvan lights
I'll be reading from Glimmerglass. Art by Clive Hicks-Jenkins.
Next event: reading and signing
City Lights Bookstore
Sylva, North Carolina
Saturday, November 1st
3:00 p.m.
I'll post some pictures of Norfolk and Athens events soon. But I'm having a good time and doing lots of hiking around the mountains and visiting in the Cullowhee area. I'm probably going to take a quick trip to
Next event: reading and signing
City Lights Bookstore
Sylva, North Carolina
Saturday, November 1st
3:00 p.m.
I'll post some pictures of Norfolk and Athens events soon. But I'm having a good time and doing lots of hiking around the mountains and visiting in the Cullowhee area. I'm probably going to take a quick trip to
October 13, 2014
Drunk Bay & Athens reading
Art by Clive Hicks-Jenkins
"Drunk Bay"
A story of mine that originally appeared in Postscripts #13 (Winter 2007) is now up at Weird Fiction Review, reprinted with the permission of PS Publishing. It is the rather peculiar result of spending a few days on the island of St. John's, where I once hiked into and along the wild, strange beach of Drunk Bay. Thanks to David Davis and the staff of
"Drunk Bay"
A story of mine that originally appeared in Postscripts #13 (Winter 2007) is now up at Weird Fiction Review, reprinted with the permission of PS Publishing. It is the rather peculiar result of spending a few days on the island of St. John's, where I once hiked into and along the wild, strange beach of Drunk Bay. Thanks to David Davis and the staff of
