Mr. Bear's Violet Hour

Mr. Bear reads from THE FACT OF MEMORY, Aaron Angello’s lyrical book with Rose Metal Press. A daily meditation on each i... Read more

Mr. Bear reads stories from Ursula Villarreal-Moura’s dazzling MATH FOR THE SELF-CRIPPLING, a dreamy equation of a self ... Read more

Mr. Bear reads the brilliant work of Gabrielle Griffis and Corey Farrenkopf, who both explore the intertwined lives of p... Read more

Mr. Bear reads from Mona Arshi’s iridescent novel SOMEBODY LOVES YOU, a poetic and piercing look at the beauty and viole... Read more

Mr. Bear celebrates the double new moon and May Day by reading from THE VIOLET FAIRY BOOK. Also featuring a live mini-in... Read more

Mr. Bear reads the dazzling poetry of courtney marie: ghosts and dancing and gardens and revolution and despair and hope... Read more

Mr. Bear reads luminous work by Melissa Llanes Brownlee, stories rich in Hawaiian language and life with characters who ... Read more

Mr. Bear celebrates the spring equinox by reading from Poetry Forge founder Holly Wren Spaulding’s gorgeous FAMILIARS an... Read more

Mr. Bear reads from AND IF THAT MOCKINGBIRD DON'T SING: PARENTING STORIES GONE SPECULATIVE, a riveting collection of fla... Read more

Mr. Bear reads the deeply moving, visceral work of Star Su, stories of family and blood, of loss and memory and longing,... Read more