The Pool

Here it is, the Fringe Pool! After reviewing publication dates and writers’ backgrounds, I compiled this list from suggestions tendered by the Fringe staff, several Emerson Professors, and my mother’s book club. Folks often suggested several books by one author, so I chose a single work as necessary. Got suggestions for additional books? [...]

Every Kiss Begins with Slavery

My boyfriend and I recently became engaged, and now we are preparing to purchase an engagement ring for me. (Who knew I’d want one so badly?) The only problem is that we don’t want to begin our marriage by feeding the bloody and violent diamond trade.
John Ruskin said it best about glass beads [...]

Best 25 Novels of the Last 25 Years, Fringe-Style

Remember the New York Times list of the top twenty five books of the last twenty five years? I decried it for being racist, sexist, and a few other ists in this blog post.
Well, I’ve never been one to criticize without taking action. I am pleased to announce that we here at Fringe have decided [...]

Summer Reading!

Remember those summers you spent trekking your little pink backpack to the public library in town, filling it with as many Sweet Valley High books as you could carry, and then reading those books like it was your one and only summer job? Okay, so the details may vary, but I can bet that everyone [...]

In memory of Sarah Hannah

Emerson poetry professor Sarah Hannah took her own life on May 23rd. The Boston Globe wrote a beautiful obituary, highlighting Dr. Hannah’s life and work. Tupelo Press of Dorset, Vt., has moved up publication of her new book, Inflorescence, from November to September, and Jeffrey Levine promises that Tupelo Press will hold a memorial for [...]