The Common is pleased to be a part of the Amherst College Press. Learn more about the Amherst College Press here.
It's that time of year again: bid for a personalized, handwritten postcard from your favorite author through The Common's annual postcard auction! The personalization of the postcards makes them fantastic gifts, and they'll even be written and delivered to you or your loved one just in time for the holidays.
We'd love for you to join us in Amherst to celebrate the launch of Issue 18. The Common's student interns will be reading briefly from their favorite pieces in the new issue, and there will be wine, cheese, and great conversation.
Amherst College's fourth annual LitFest will be hosted on February 27 – March 2 of this year. Co-hosted by The Common, this year's events feature panels with 2018 National Book Award Fiction Finalists Jamel Brinkley and Brandon Hobson, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Jennifer Egan, Pulitzer Prize-winning nonfiction author Elizabeth Kolbert, award-winning science writer Charles C. Mann, and more.