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Jessi Lewis

Jessi Lewis has her MFA in fiction and an MA in Writing and Rhetoric. She was one of the founding editors of Cheat River Review and now works to bring her own fiction, poetry and essays to eyes each month.     Twitter: @jessiwrit

4 Online Poetry Readings You Need to Watch

Famous poets read their own work. Watch for a spell.

Nonfiction To Read If You’d Like to Follow Owls Around

Have you seen NPR video about snowy owls yet? Here are books to read if you loved it.

Sunburn: A Pessimistic View of Beach Reading

What could go wrong if you're reading at the beach? Everything.

Addicted?: I Have Officially Spent Too Much Money on E-Books

One Rioter talks about her addiction to buying e-books.

It’s Louise Erdrich’s Birthday, and She’s the Master of Backstory

Happy birthday to Louise Erdrich, whose prolific writing shows the value of considering backstory in a book.

Reading As A Cure for The Weary

One Rioter talks about how reading is a cure for being weary, sharing some of her favorite comfort reads.

Quick Magic: The Art of the Short First Line

A reader shares her favorite short first lines and asks for yours.

Book Inscriptions As Evidence of Love

When I was gifted books as a kid that featured inscriptions inside the cover, I didn’t pay much mind to ...

On Asking “When Will You Write Another Book?”

I’ve wanted to track down Gil Adamson and ask her when her next book will appear in a store near ...

7 Reasons Why More Adult Books Should Be Illustrated

Some of the most unforgettable elements of our childhood books are the images, so why don’t we see images in ...