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In 'Ecstasy', having everything isn't everything

Nicole Elyse Feldman — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0700

We’d like to think that gender relations have improved significantly in the last 2,600 years, but Ivy Pochoda’s new book “Ecstasy” shows how some forms of oppression have stood the test of time. A modern retelling of the Greek tragedy “The Bacchae,” the book shines light on the cages we build for ourselves — women in particular.

ELECTIONS: What Americans still have in common

Sandra Baltazar Martinez — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700

Author Susan Straight identifies 1,001 novels that highlight the American experience across generations and cultures.

Juan Felipe Herrera receives MacArthur Fellowship

Sandra Baltazar Martinez — Fri, 04 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700

The poet, educator, and writer is a UC Riverside emeritus professor of creative writing.

UCR celebrates 4 Guggenheim fellows

Sandra Baltazar Martinez — Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0700

With three current faculty and one alum, UC Riverside tied for the most fellows among all public universities

Conference to explore surge in Latino activism after California’s Prop. 187

Sandra Baltazar Martinez — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0800

Nearly 30 years later, experts will discuss why this short-lived law sparked change within Latino communities. Conference will be March 1-2 in downtown Riverside.

Writers Week to honor Dave Eggers, Rigoberto González, and Quincy Troupe

Tue, 06 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0800

Free literary festival is set for Feb. 10 and Feb. 12-16.

47th Writers Week coming to UC Riverside in February

Thu, 14 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0800

The event includes 52 authors and will honor literary giants Dave Eggers, Quincy Troupe, and Rigoberto González.

Tod Goldberg’s fictional crime world feels so real

Tue, 31 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0700

On Sunday, Nov. 5 the author of “Gangsters Don’t Die” will be in conversation with authors Lee Goldberg and Susan Straight at UCR ARTS in downtown Riverside.

UC Riverside faculty and alumni at this year’s LA Times Festival of Books

Annie Cao — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 00:00:00 -0700

This year’s Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, the annual literary event in Los Angeles, includes a stellar lineup of UC Riverside authors. UCR faculty and alumni will be participating in this literary festival, which takes place at the University of Southern California April 22-23. More than 500 authors, poets, artists, chefs, celebrities, and musicians will participate in this year’s festivities. Tickets: events.latimes.com

Kid Kongo Powers: Post-punk, culture, and identity

Wed, 18 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0800

Richard T. Rodríguez, UC Riverside professor of English and media and cultural studies, will host a joint reading and conversation with Kid Congo Powers, an author and musician widely known for being part of bands such as The Gun Club, The Cramps, and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, as well as for leading his own group, The Pink Monkey Birds.

Writers Week honors authors Percival Everett and Mike Davis

Wed, 04 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0800

The 46th annual UC Riverside event is scheduled for Feb. 13-17. Writers Week is free and open to the public.

Remembering Mike Davis, an agent for social change

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0700

The author and distinguished professor emeritus with UCR’s Department of Creative Writing died on October 25

New book by Allison Adelle Hedge Coke, ‘Look at This Blue,’ is a tough love letter to California

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0700

Poetry collection captures the author's own life, as well as many of the golden state’s overlooked truths: genocide, environmental degradation, and climate change.

Susan Straight releases new novel, ‘Mecca’

Sandra Baltazar Martinez — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0700

Set in the Inland Empire, her tenth novel, weaves together people, history, and scenery.

Authors, schedule announced for 45th Writers Week

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0800

The February 2022 festival will be virtual. Lifetime Achievement Awards and Costo Medals will be presented to literary giants Sandra Cisneros, Linda Hogan, and Ishmael Reed.