What SAL’s Reading: Favorite Love Stories
February 12, 2016
When we asked the different folks at SAL about the best writing on love, it was hard to know what to expect. The topic is so widely written about and so subject to cliché.
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SAL Comics: Geraldine Brooks at McCaw Hall, by Greg Stump
February 11, 2016
Greg Stump is a WITS Writer-in-Residence at SAL and has been a regular contributor to The Stranger for more than a decade. He is the co-creator of the comic book series Urban Hipster, a former ...
A Fashionable Literary Evening with Geraldine Brooks
February 8, 2016
By Christina Gould, Patron Services Manager As a SAL staff member, I usually have the privilege of catching a glance at the celebrated author prior to opening the house for our events—the moment whe...
WITS Voices: I Am – Self-Portrait in Objects and Personal Geographies
February 4, 2016
By Rachel Kessler, WITS Writer-in-Residence “The function of art is to do more than tell it like it is – it’s to imagine what is possible.” –bell hooks How do we present ourselves to the...
Introductions: Geraldine Brooks
February 3, 2016
On January 28, Geraldine Brooks brought her powerful and moving words to McCaw Hall for SAL’s 2015/16 Literary Arts Series. SAL Executive Director Ruth Dickey introduced her talk and moderated ...
“Where I’m From,” by WITS Student Ahlam Khaleefa
February 2, 2016
Where I’m From I come from Ding Dong, Beep Beep Beep, Sponge Bob Squarepants. I come from the comfy gold sofa, sitting at a brown desk and putting on lipstick. Where I come from the clock goes b...
WITS Voices: Page as Garden
January 28, 2016
By Samar Abulhassan, WITS Writer-in-Residence “It is like writing my eyes instead of hands.” “You know how when you go into the wilderness you are expected to bring out your trash, l...
Book Club Inspiration: The Bushwick Book Club at SAL
January 27, 2016
By Erin Langner, Sonder Editor & WITS Program Associate The Bushwick Book Club‘s ambition is something to be admired. As a subpar member of a standard kind of book club that meets monthly an...
SAL’s Literary Resolutions for 2016
January 25, 2016
Knowing your resolutions for a new year is generally the easiest part of these annual aspirations. The real work invariably comes in executing them, though when we asked SAL staff and WITS Writers to ...
Overheard at a View Ridge Elementary School Poetry Reading
January 22, 2016
Last week, as I sat in the back of the View Ridge Elementary School library, several classes of fourth graders began to file into the room, prompting me to consider the most appropriate attire for an ...