This year, instead of publishing one massive exquisite corpse sometime early next year, we’ll be publishing it in chunks as we go along. Think of it as a semi-regular literary journal with contributions from both established authors and new voices.
Here are the entries for May-June. (Click here to see March & April)
First, where we left off at the end of April.
You realized you felt alive again.
Do you want to read about journalists boldly fighting corruption and lies in a dystopian nightmare? Cool, we have plenty of newspapers for you!
But okay, maybe you want a little escapism to go with our horrifying reality. Good news: there are journalists in fantasy and science fiction too! Meet some of my favorite fictional journalists.
The holidays are upon us and the rush to get the perfect book for everyone on your list is on. If you are ordering something for the holidays please let us know in the comments so we can prioritize your order. Here is more information about inventory statuses and online shopping for the holidays.
After one contest, several meetings, dozens of emails back and forth (including a long discussion about a particular punctuation mark), and consultation with our partners at Grub Street and other community members, we have named our new location at Grub Street, “Porter Square Books: Boston Edition.”
We received 133 suggestions from our community. Here are some of our favorites that didn’t get selected:
Porter Square Books is proud to announce our 2020 Writers in Residence.
Our Writer in Residence for Adults is Justin Chen and our Writer in Residence for Young Readers is Sacha Lamb.
Dear PSB Writer-in-Residence 2020,
Last spring, a writer-friend and I started a creative writing club at Pelham Academy, a high school for girls recovering from trauma. Our friend, Lindsay, who works there, prepared us for our first session. She said it would be best to do most of the talking ourselves, especially at the beginning; the students might be nervous and we shouldn’t expect them to open up much. I was grateful for the tips, since I was pretty nervous myself.
Writing is a strange job. Oftentimes, I'll spend a whole day thinking about my characters, outlining, and even drafting and come away feeling like I haven't accomplished anything. On more difficult days it feels impossible to start. I wake up, move through my morning, and sit down at my desk only to have the Big Fear land on my shoulders.
Around this time two years ago, my boyfriend would ask me things like “How’s writing going?” and “What’s your novel about?” and I’d feel the type of dread usually reserved for having multiple cavities filled.
