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Poet Jen Bervin. Credit: Florian Holzherr
Mar/Apr 2010
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City Lights Wins Bookseller of the Year, Authorship of Shakespeare's Work Questioned Again, and More
by Staff
Online Only, posted 3.15.10
City Lights Bookstore wins Bookseller of the Year; the question of authorship is raised yet again regarding Shakespeare's work; a John Grisham novel gets a stage adaptation; South by Southwest Interactive takes place this week in Austin; and other news.
National Book Critics Circle Award Winners Announced, the Top 40 Bad Books, and More
by Staff
Online Only, posted 3.12.10
The Chronicle comes to the defense of humanities departments; the Top Forty Bad Books list stirs up controversy; an Australian writer is refused a visa because he is HIV positive; the National Book Critics Circle Award winners are announced; and other news.
National Magazine Award Finalists Announced, Advocacy Group Calls for Amazon Boycott, and More
by Staff
Online Only, posted 3.11.10
A Colorado advocacy group calls for an Amazon boycott; an indie book collective in Paris starts an online bookselling portal; Hatchette Book Group reports a stellar sales year in 2009; Google signs an agreement to scan books for the Italian government; and other news.
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Agents & Editors: A Q&A With Agent Molly Friedrich
by Jofie Ferrari-Adler
Feature
September/October 2008
Known as a heavy-hitting agent willing to go to bat for her clients, Molly Friedrich discusses how an author should choose an agent, what she looks for in a manuscript, and what separates great agents from merely good ones.
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The Top Fifty MFA Programs in the United States: A Comprehensive Guide
by Seth Abramson
Special Section
November/December 2009
In this excerpted version of his article from the November/December 2009 issue, contributor Seth Abramson reveals the methodology behind his ranking of the top fifty MFA programs in the United States, plus a ranking of the additional eighty-eight full-residency programs. For the full article and additional data for each program, including size, duration, cost of living, teaching load, and curriculum focus, see the current issue.
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Agents & Editors: A Q&A With Four Young Literary Agents
by Jofie Ferrari-Adler
Feature
January/February 2009
Four young literary agents meet for an evening of food, wine, and conversation about the writing they’re looking for, how they’re finding it, what they love, what they hate, and ten things writers should never ever do.
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McSweeney’s to Champion Print by Adopting Newspaper Format
by Staff
Daily News
McSweeney’s founder Dave Eggers says his quarterly’s next issue intends to prove the viability of print by adopting a newspaper format. Eggers made the announcement at an Authors Guild gathering in New York City last month, where he was being feted for his charity work with the nonprofit 826 National.
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You Are Not Alone: Postcard From New York City
by Suzanne Pettypiece
Postcard
On a warm, breezy Saturday evening, hundreds of people who had spent the past three days at the annual BookExpo America took a break from the hubbub to attend You Are Not Alone, a celebration featuring comedy, music, and, of course, some top-notch literature.
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Q&A: Twichell Passes Ausable Torch
by Kevin Larimer
News and Trends
September/October 2008
Poet Chase Twichell talks about the decision to end her ten-year run as publisher and hand over her independent press to the nation’s largest poetry publisher, Copper Canyon Press.
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Poets & Writers Turns 40!
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