All Write Now: Writing for the love of writing
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Acclaimed author Julia Phillips to speak at library
Montclair High School graduate Julia Phillips, author of acclaimed debut novel "Disappearing Earth," will speak at Montclair Public Library.
Dot’s Desk: Hallmark movies are making me fat
Dorothea Benton Frank laments the way corny holiday movies layer on the pounds: "If they’re drinking hot cocoa, so am I," she writes.
Litfest: Winning poem from the Montclair Literary Festival speaks loudly
Owen Duncan, a rising freshman, won third place in the Succeed2gether/Montclair Literary Festival Poetry Slam this spring for his poem “Born a Winner.” At the time he was an eighth-grader at Buzz Aldrin Middle...
Photos: Love for all; ‘She’s My Dad’
Authot Jonathan Williams spoke about his transgender dad, Paula, and his book "She's My Dad," at First Congregational Church on March 26.
Culture in brief: Montclair’s Benjamin Selesnick wins runner-up Stony Brook Short Fiction Prize
Benjamin Selesnick of Montclair is a runner-up for the 2017 Stony Brook Short Fiction Prize for his story “Davidson Park.” This year, Amy Hempel served as the judge for the contest.
Hempel is author of...
A Montclair Tall Tale: “Howdy, Neighbor,” Part 2
In Chapter Two of 'Howdy, Neighbor," Katheleen Noland has a Jersey Devil sighting. What will happen in chapter three? Write it for us!
Montclair Literary Festival: Anna Quindlen says ‘Writing is an exercise in confidence’
This year's Montclair Literary Festival doubled its attendance from last year. A wrap-up, and recap of Anna Quindlen talk.
Local author debuts book in Montclair
Montclair resident Charles Joseph’s “Chameleon,” a collection of poems and stories, came out on June 21. To celebrate the release, Joseph is holding a poetry reading and open mic titled “Verses on Church Street”...