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Tom Hanks to Star in Dave Eggers Adaptation, Unpublished James Joyce, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
Tom Hanks will star in a film adaptation of Dave Eggers’s Hologram For the King; a study at the University of Toronto indicates reading literary fiction encourages an open mind; an unpublished James Joyce collection is due out this year; and other news.
Sherman Alexie’s Sparks Twitter Deluge, Charlotte Brontë’s French Homework, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
One page of Charlotte Brontë's French homework fetched almost eighty thousand dollars; Sherman Alexie sparked a Twitter deluge with one Tweet; Charlie Savage looks at the prison library at Guantanamo Bay detention camp; and other news.
Stage Adaptation for Katherine Boo, Forty Free E-Book Excerpts, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
The Writers’ Union of Canada will soon decide whether to admit self-published authors; playwright David Hare will adapt Katherine Boo's Behind the Beautiful Forevers for the London stage; a long-lost journal composed by poet W. H. Auden has been discovered; and other news.
Jennifer Egan Discusses Gatsby With Colbert, Poets on Mother's Day, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
Jennifer Egan appeared on the Colbert Report to discuss The Great Gatsby; Ilia Blinderman recounts time stuck in a crowded elevator with Salman Rushdie; Michael Kammen looks at the life and letters of Jack Kerouac; and other news.
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