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Join us on May 28 to celebrate the launch of Issue 50. We’ll hear from the issue’s authors live as they share their stories, essays, and poems.
Every week, we will be discussing a section of FIRE EXIT, the first pick of BLR’s Book Club. This week, Charles is visited by his childhood friend Gizos.
One of the great things about poetry is how open it is—epic poems can run…
Every week, we will be discussing a section of FIRE EXIT, the first pick of BLR’s Book Club. This week, we get an up-close look at what it’s like to care for a loved one with dementia.
Every week, we will be discussing a section of FIRE EXIT, the first pick of BLR’s Book Club. This week, we learn more about Charles’ past, including a pivotal event in his youth.
Our first BLR Book Club pick is FIRE EXIT, a novel by Morgan Talty. Named…
We’re excited to announce our first pick for the BLR Book Club: Fire Exit, a…
Meet our 2027 BLR Literary Prize judges: Natalie Diaz, Daniel Mason, and Meghan O’Rourke. Submit poetry, fiction and nonfiction from March 1 to July 1, 2026.
Writing the Body, part of BLR’s Conversations on Creative Writing in Healthcare series, brings together four best-selling authors whose work confronts illness as it is lived in the body.