Grid Books / Off the Grid Press

Tonight in Beacon NY!

Next Friday, April 17, Editor in Chief of Grid Books Liz Murphy will reader her poetry, as part of the upcoming LiveWriting event at the Howland Cultural Center, featuring four poet-publishers from the New York area.

The reading also includes 2026 Off the Grid Prize judge John Yau as well as poets Stephen Motika and Michael Broder. The event begins at 7:30, with doors opening at 7:00.

Reserve your spot by getting a ticket from the Howland Cultural Center website today!

https://www.howlandculturalcenter.org/events_whats_happening.html

Next Friday, April 17, Editor in Chief of Grid Books Liz Murphy will reader her poetry, as part of the upcoming LiveWriting event at the Howland Cultural Center, featuring four poet-publishers from the New York area.

The reading also includes 2026 Off the Grid Prize judge John Yau as well as poets Stephen Motika and Michael Broder. The event begins at 7:30, with doors opening at 7:00.

Reserve your spot by getting a ticket from the Howland Cultural Center website today!

https://www.howlandculturalcenter.org/events_whats_happening.html

Congratulations to Elaine Sexton, whose first opera, developed in collaboration with composer Laura Kaminsky, debuts at BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) this spring. This week's shout-out in the New Yorker helps kick things off! Grid Books is excited to be publishing the libretto in book form--𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑃𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑂𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑒: 𝐴𝑛 𝑂𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑎 𝑖𝑛 𝑃𝑜𝑒𝑚𝑠 (May 2026). Preorder your copy today!!

To preorder your copy of 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑃𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑂𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑒, head to the Grid Books website today: https://www.grid-books.org/post-office

And to buy tickets to the opera at BAM, head to their website: https://www.bam.org/opera/2026/the-post-office