From The Margins

book reviews & an Ada Limón writing prompt!

• Ari & I have only a couple of spots left for our writing retreat in Western New York this August! You can read our FAQ & apply here. If you’re from New York, Ohio, or Pennsylvania, this retreat is especially close to you!

• My upcoming poetry collection, Burning the Ghost Light, is now available to preorder! Email me proof of your preorder & your mailing address over to cgcpoems@gmail.com to be put on a list for a little thank you gift :) Don’t be shy!!!

• I’m sending out poems on postcards once a month over on Patreon. I’d love to send you some mail :)

• As always, The Surrender Theory is still available to purchase, wherever you get your books.

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Reader’s Corner

It’s been an audiobook-heavy couple of weeks for me! Three of these books are ones I listened to, and I thought the audio narration was great on all of them (which isn’t always the case).

The Liars’ Club by Mary Karr

This was recommended to me in the comment section of my reading list/brief essay on nonfiction.