by Gabriella DePinho, Senior Writer The special thing about poetry is that no matter who you are, what your life story is, or where you’re going, poems hold a universal truth within them, […]
MARS Hosts Poet Richard Blanco
MARS Welcomes Jia Tolentino: Discussions on the Internet and Journalism
by Kyle Guilfoil, Staff Writer Manhattan College’s Major Author Reading Series (MARS) returned last Thursday with guest speaker Jia Tolentino, a staff writer for “The New Yorker.” MARS is an event held once a […]
Author Laura Sims Hosted at Second MARS Reading
by Katie Heneghan & Madalyn Johnson, Features Editor and Asst. A&E Editor The Major Author Reading Series (MARS) welcomed its second author of the semester, Laura Sims, to read from her thrilling novel, Looker. […]
Major Author Reading Series Begins Semester with Álvaro Enrigue
by Nicole Rodriguez, Asst. Production Editor Álvaro Enrigue, a Mexican novelist, short story writer, and essayist, kicked off this semester’s Major Author Reading Series, otherwise known as MARS. The Manhattan College English Department’s own […]
Fiction Writer Meghan Kenny Visits MC for Second MARS Reading
by David Valentin Contributor Last Thursday night, Manhattan College had Meghan Kenny, high school teacher, short story writer and novelist, speak in Hayden 100 for a reading from her book of short stories […]
“Every Novel’s Voice is an Act of Imagination” MARS: Stephen Kiernan
by Adanna Carter Contributor A writer has the mentality to create their own fiction, the ability to conjure up their own characters, the power to create their own meaning, the skills to make […]
Erica Dawson Closes Fall 2014 MARS Season
Outside the window, a cold and inconstant rain pours over Hayden Hall. Dominika Wrozynski talks about a special ability some writers have that permits them to move easily from Chopin to Descartes […]
Ben Marcus at MARS: Addicted to Literature
“It’s just too dangerous now to take a lot of drugs. I got a job, I got kids… I’m just too busy. I can’t take those amazing drugs because I know I […]
Poet Jen McClanaghan Kicks Off MARS Season
DANIEL MOLINA STAFF WRITER In an almost full Hayden Hall Auditorium, professor, poet and writer Jen McClanaghan kicked off the Major Authors Reading Series (MARS), presenting her last book, “River Legs” in […]
Not Shakespeare, Not Whitman, but Jane Springer
Poet Jane Springer Reads at Second MARS Event When Assistant Professor of English Dominika Wrozynski stood in front of an almost full room in Hayden 100 to introduce poet Jane Springer, she […]