Featured Titles for 2026

Children of Obscura

Dane Cervine

Binding: Perfect-bound paperback
Price: $20
Page count: 106
Publication date: April 2, 2026
ISBN: 978-1-939639-43-1

Random Universe

Carolyn Miller

Binding: Perfect-bound paperback
Price: $20
Page count: 96
Publication date: April 2, 2026
ISBN: 978-1-939639-44-8

Afterimages

Lenore Myers

Binding: Perfect-bound paperback
Price: $20
Page count: 124
Publication date: April 21, 2026
ISBN: 978-1-939639-45-5

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Helen Wickes with Troy Jollimore at Ravenswood

Helen Wickes, whose fourth collection World As You Left It will be published by Sixteen Rivers in 2015, will be reading on September 7 with Troy Jollimore at Ravenswood historic site in Livermore, 2pm. See flier for more information.

Murray Silverstein at Modesto Architecture Festival

Sixteen Rivers poet Murray Silverstein, who is both an architect and a poet, will speak on the relationship between the two at the Modesto Architecture Festival, 3 p.m. on Sept. 13. The event is supported by Poets & Writers, Inc. through a grant from The James...

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