buy from HFS Books buy from Bookshop.org Dancing between lyric and narrative, Hafizah Geter’s debut collection moves readers through the fraught internal and external landscapes—linguistic, cultural, racial, familial—of those whose lives are shaped and transformed by immigration. The Nigerian-born daughter of a Nigerian-Muslim woman and a Black man born into a Southern Baptist family in…
buy from HFS Books buy from Bookshop.org The Grand Union was a leaderless improvisation group in SoHo in the 1970s that included people who became some of the biggest names in postmodern dance: Yvonne Rainer, Trisha Brown, Steve Paxton, Barbara Dilley, David Gordon, and Douglas Dunn. Together they unleashed a range of improvised forms from…
The Pulitzer Prize winning Broadway sensation Hamilton, along with the recently released Disney film version, has sparked renewed interest in historical figures Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr. Interview in Weehawken: The Burr-Hamilton Duel as Told in the Original Documents, first published in 1960, is a closely annotated thread of documents that provides a riveting account of the…
The topic of monuments and memorialization of historical figures has been a point of contention in the United States. We recall the removal of confederate statues in Charlottesville, Virginia in 2017, resulting in retaliation from violent white supremacist groups. In more recent news, the removal of similar statues has swept the nation after the murders of Ahmaud…
HUMAN SIGNS is a series of audiovisual ensembles created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Its creator, Yuval Avital, describes its premise: “HUMAN SIGNS unites great protagonists of the contemporary dance and Ballet scene, vocal soloists from all around the globe, including carriers of ancient traditions, contemporary and experimental pioneers, religious representatives from every faith.…
On June 19, 1865, the Emancipation Proclamation was read by General Gordon to Texas, the last state to free enslaved people. Known as Juneteenth, this day marks the official end of slavery in the United States. President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation almost two years before Juneteenth on January 1, 1863. However, at the time…
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Abigail Chabitnoy’s debut poetry collection, How to Dress a Fish, was shortlisted for the 2020 International Griffin Poetry Prize. The prestigious award is given by The Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry. In addition to the Griffin Poetry Prize, the Griffin Trust initiates and supports projects and ventures consistent with the mandate of the prize…
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Quarantining may be giving you a little extra time to catch up on reading, or maybe you have a child or teenager looking for a new book to read? Looking for something to distract you from the news and day-to-day life? Bookstores across the country are offering online ordering and shipping of books, as well…
