New Year, New Lists: Best Books of This Year and Last
I hadn’t realized how much I’d been craving modern company in my reading till I became more conscious of it; hadn’t realized how useful to my own writing reading super fresh literature could be.
Interview with Marianne Apostolides
Author Marianne Apostolides’s Deep Salt Water (see our recent review here) is a powerful and fearless memoir which weaves together the theme of abortion and climate change. This work combines strong individual recollections with the more global idea of the collapse of our natural environment. Eric Maroney: I see this work as having many layers. […]
How to Create a Purposeful Reading List
“Part of the beauty of literature is its great diversity, its weirdness, its ability to examine the human condition in new and authentic ways.”
The Boat Runner: A Review
Later in life, looking back on his involvement, he is overcome by guilt. However, despite the insight of old age, the true terms and consequences of his decision to join the Germans remain somewhat obscure to him.
December 2017 Podcast: Fall/Winter 2017 Poetry Features
In December’s episode, editorial assistant Danny Schonning joins podcast editor Meghan Pipe to read and discuss poetry selections from the new Fall/Winter 2017 issue. Listen to the podcast here: Episode 31. Featured poets include Adonis, Jackson Holbert, Jessica Reed, and Jess Williard. Become a subscriber to the Colorado Review podcast! Just search “Colorado Review” in […]
A Few Things to Consider Before Submitting Your Work
I care about the narrator and am curious about what happens next. I want to read the next sentence and then the next. I forget about stretching, or the room temperature, or the fact that I didn’t eat breakfast before arriving at work. I’m only thinking about the essay. For a few minutes, the whole world is this essay.
On Reading Globally
We maintain the false notion that literature must, or can somehow be completely original, pure, a work of genius, without questioning what exactly those terms mean, and how no writing is devoid of influence.
November 2017 Podcast: Fall/Winter 2017 Editors’ Chat
In November’s episode, editor-in-chief Stephanie G’Schwind and managing editor Katherine Indermaur join podcast editor Meghan Pipe to chat about the new Fall/Winter 2017 issue. Listen to the podcast here: Episode 30. Become a subscriber to the Colorado Review podcast! Just search “Colorado Review” in the iTunes store or follow this link.
Infiltration of the Master’s Student
During my time at the CLP, I not only get to see how the inside of a publishing house operates, but I also get to work alongside people producing content much like that submitted to the CLP for publication. I have learned just as much about the process of selecting a piece for publication as I have about the process that goes into making a publishable piece of work.
The Careful Adventures of a Copyeditor
The English language is a system, albeit a wonky and sometimes counterintuitive one. Writers can certainly choose to break the rules of that system, but it helps for us to first be aware of the rules from which we’re departing.