Dale Smith Considers the Voice of Diane Di Prima for the LA Review of Books January 29, 2013: Dale Smith begins his lengthy essay on Diane Di Prima with an acknowledgement of this "78-year-old Beat legend"s recent serious health problems--including Parkinson's disease, as well as efforts by numerous individuals and institutions to raise funds for her continued treatment. But Smith's interest in Di Prima goes beyond these important but [...] by Harriet Staff

Special Issue of American Book Review Focuses on Arab-American Literature January 11, 2013: We'd highly recommend this special issue, just out, of American Book Review, edited by Philip Metres, with a focus on Arab-American literature. Among a truckful of good reads are reviews by Dale Smith on Farid Matuk's This Isa Nice Neighborhood, Katie Farris and Ilya Kaminsky on Ghassan Zaqtan and Fady Joudah's Like a Straw Bird It Follows Me; [...] by Harriet Staff