Antioch Review

CONGRATULATIONS TO BEST NEW POETS 2020 MAGAZINE NOMINEES Michael Fulop for "A Painting by Seurat", (review.antiochcollege.org/summer-2019) And Warren Slesinger for "Alone" (review.antiochcollege.org/winter-2019)

SEEKING SUGGESTED READINGS? The Antioch Review Top 100 includes The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Robert K. Merton (Summer, 1948) and Power and Authority: An Interpretation of Golding's "Lord of the Flies" David Spitz (Spring, 1970) review.antiochcollege.org/top-100-jan-1-…

KEEP CALM AND READ ON . . . Throughout history, the power of words have inspired us to “keep calm and carry on” in the best of times and in the worse moments. Read the entire post bit.ly/2vPdecP

ANTIOCH REVIEW CONTRIBUTORS NOMINATED FOR THE PUSHCART PRIZE: BEST OF THE SMALL PRESSES (45th Edition) > Maureen McCoy “Ghost Girl at the Polka Dot Cleaners” > Magie Dominic “On Waking in a Small Quiet Room” > Patty Seyburn “Everything Matters” rb.gy/rqcpyb

Vol. 77, No. 2 BOOK REVIEW CRUDE ANGEL BY SUZANNE CLEARY This chatty, inquisitive collection celebrates the eccentric and inventive, with subjects ranging from Lawrence Welk to Angela Kumpe, specialist in the fur-sculpting art of “dog topiary.” review.antiochcollege.org/book-review-cr…

DUOTROPE HIGHLIGHTS THE ANTIOCH REVIEW Thank you to Duotrope, an award-winning, online resource for writers of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction, as well as visual artists, who highlighted the Antioch Review in their social media facebook.com/Duotrope/

@Duotrope Thank you, Duotrope, for giving us a shout out so lovers of literature know where to continue to find the BEST words in the BEST order. Our current issue includes Heinrich Böll’s “Cause of Death: Hooked Nose” Poignant then. Pertinent today. review.antiochcollege.org/fall-2019

Today's listing of the day is: Antioch Review. duotrope.com/listing/238/an… #WritingCommunity

Congratulations to Antioch Review contributor Joan Frank whose new collection TRY TO GET LOST: ESSAYS ON TRAVEL AND PLACE has won the River Teeth Nonfiction Book Prize. joanfrank.org/works.htm review.antiochcollege.org/search/node/%2…. bit.ly/36ue5fm

review.antiochcollege.org/fall-2019 Heinrich Böll’s “Cause of Death: Hooked Nose” captures Nobel laureate Böll’s vivid imagery about the corollary of unfettered hatred, unchallenged propaganda, and fearful inertia for countries, communities, and consciences. Poignant then. Pertinent today."

Congratulations Michael W. Thomas (review.antiochcollege.org/spring-2002). The Stations of the Day, Thomas again justifies Alison Brackenbury’s commendation of his work: ‘His poems are rich with the details of past and present lives . . . blackpear.net/authors-and-bo…

Read about postmodernist African-American painter/printmaker Emma Amos; works are scheduled to go to the Smithsonian. Jay Tuck’s “Mankind’s Greatest Challenge: Artificial Intelligence” is a well-founded call for caution in the wild west of virtual reality review.antiochcollege.org/summer-2019

IN MEMORIAM: CAROLL SPINNEY (December 26, 1933 – December 8, 2019) We mourn the death of Caroll Spinney puppeteer and friend of the Antioch Review. Spinney’s spunky spirit, wise wit, and lively life lessons will be missed here and elsewhere. review.antiochcollege.edu/memoriam-carol…

December 3rd is “Giving Tuesday.” May we ask for your support of one of the oldest, independent, literary magazines that has published independent writers, exceptional poets, and brilliant thinkers for over 75 years? review.antiochcollege.org/contribute-75-…

Antioch Review contributor Marvin Kitman-finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism, '82-recent book is Gullible's Travels: A Comical History of the Trump Era (sevenstories.com/books/4208-gul…). Kitman’s contributions to the Antioch Review review.antiochcollege.org/search/node/Ma…

Congratulations to Magie Dominic who has been very busy and quite successful! > broadwayworld.com/off-off-broadw… > glreview.org/portrait-of-a-… > patch.com/new-york/chels… > mariandale.org/event/a-writer… Dominic’s contributions to the Antioch Review review.antiochcollege.org/search/node/ma…

Congratulations to Maureen Pilkington whose book “This Side of Water Stories” is the winner of the 2019 American Fiction Award in the short story category bit.ly/33txFrp See Pilkington’s contributions to the “Antioch Review” here review.antiochcollege.org/search/node/ma…

Antioch College archivist Scott Sanders sent us a fun find from 1941 that we think you, too, will enjoy. See the full image here review.antiochcollege.org/fun-find-1941

Looking for the perfect gift? May we suggest buying an issue that fits the personality of the gift recipient or giving a subscription to the Antioch Review. review.antiochcollege.edu Electronic & print subscriptions are available. Audio recordings for the visually impaired offered.

In Memoriam: Rick DeMarinis (May 3, 1934 – June 12, 2019) We mourn the death of a friend and contributor. His first piece, “The Flowers of Boredom” appeared in our “My Father’s Shoes” (Winter 1988; cover pictured) review.antiochcollege.edu/search/node/de…

Antioch Review contributor Joyce Carol Oates was recently interviewed by Deborah Treisman of The New Yorker in her piece "Joyce Carol Oates On Catastrophizing and Environmental Collapse" bit.ly/2IAe5RP review.antiochcollege.org/search/node/Jo…