Andy Frazee and Andrew Ervin Reading

The Carr Reading Series continues today with U of I MFA alumni Andy Frazee and Andrew Ervin. The event starts at 4:30 in the Author's Corner of the Illini Union Bookstore. It is free and open to the public, so stop by if you're in or around Urbana-Champaign to hear Andy and Andrew read from their work. Hope to see you there!

John Warner Reading

Today is John Warner's (vol. 6, no. 2) reading as part of The Carr Reading Series. The event starts at 4:30pm in the Author's Corner of the Illini Union Bookstore. Everyone is welcome as it is free and open to the public.

Here's an excerpt from John's new novel, Funny Man.

Check out this interview with John.

It's sure to be a good time. Hope to see you there!

Contributor Round-Up

Next week is a busy week for The Carr Reading Series and by busy, I mean awesome! On Monday, October 17, John Warner (vol. 6, no. 2) will be reading from his novel, Funny Man. Then on Wednesday, October 19, two U of I MFA alums, Andrew Ervin and Andy Frazee, will be giving a joint reading. The events will be in the Author's Corner of Illini Union Bookstore at 4:30pm. Both are free and open to the public.

Best American Essays 2011 is out now and we are thrilled that T.A. Noonan's "The Trouble with Correspondence" (vol. 7, no. 1), Peter Orner's "Horace and Josephine" (vol. 7, no. 2), and " Margot Singer's "A Natural History of Small-Town Ohio" (vol. 7, no. 2) were all listed as notable essays of 2010! Congratulations to all three of them. The notice is very well deserved.

Rachel Richardson (vol. 3, no. 2) has new book of poetry, Copperhead, which is out now.

Also out now is Blake Butler's (vol. 5, no. 1) new memoir, Nothing: A Portrait of Insomnia.

Bookworm did an interview with Kevin Wilson (vol. 8, no. 1) about his new novel, The Family Fang. You can listen to it here.

Jensen Beach (vol. 8, no. 1) read at the most recent Stories & Beer and if you weren't able to make it, you can watch a video of his reading here.

Also don't forget that our October subscription special is still going on. You can get a two-year subscription for the price of one! To get in on the deal, pick the one-year subscription in the webstore and enter OCT241 in the special instructions box.

Alex Shakar Reading

Former 9L fiction editor, Alex Shakar is reading today in the Author's Corner of the Illini Union Bookstore to support his new novel, Luminarium. The event start at 4:30 and is free and open to the public!

October Special

Happy October everyone! This is one of our favorite months around here, so to celebrate we're offering a two-year subscription for the price of one! To get in on this month long deal, pick the one-year subscription in the webstore and enter OCT241 in the Special Instructions box.

Also, you'll want to be sure to head over to the main site to check out the new Featured Artist - Jensen Beach. Jensen's story, "Water Festival" is featured in our currentspring/summer 2011 issue (vol. 8, no. 1). In the Featured Artist section you can read an interview with Jensen and 9L staffer, Laura Adamczyk, about mixing fiction and nonfiction. You'll also find a pdf of "Water Festival". Enjoy!

As always, thanks for reading!