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New J. D. Salinger Letters, Neil Gaiman's Author Advice, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
Truman Capote's marked-up Breakfast at Tiffany's manuscript is up for auction; Colorado-based Mud Luscious Press has shuttered; Rumpus managing editor Isaac Fitzgerald has been named publicity director for McSweeney’s; and other news.
In Difficult Moments People Reach for Poetry, Recording of Flannery O’Connor Essay, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
Novelist Chuck Palahniuk recently reminded fans that Fight Club was originally a failure; a lawmaker in West Virginia has proposed a bill to make science fiction compulsory reading in schools; recent Pulitzer winner Sharon Olds composed a poem after a Vogue photo shoot; and other news.
Saving Venice's Bookshops, Ben Dolnick's Writing Tricks, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
A free app to help navigate the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books; authors in Venice, Italy, have mobilized to save the city's bookshops; novelist Ben Dolnick reveals the writing tricks he's used and ones he's discarded; and other news.
Authors Discuss Boston Marathon Tragic Bombing, Walter Benjamin’s Tips for Writers, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings, authors share their thoughts, including Susan Orlean, Jill Lepore, and Dan Chiasson; Jeva Lange details her quest for Melville's Moby-Dick at the 2013 New York Antiquarian Book Fair; essayist Walter Benjamin's thirteen tips for writers; and other news.
Actor B. J. Novak Lands Seven-Figure Book Deal, Go the F**k to Sleep Movie, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
The Los Angeles Times reports e-books helped increase overall United States book sales; David Haglund explains the fabricated claim that Dostoevsky met with Charles Dickens; Wendy Francis pens a letter to an aspiring author; and other news.
New York City Pays for Destroyed OWS Library, Mary Jo Bang on the Tetris Effect, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
Joshua Henkin reveals the most vulnerable moments in a man’s life; Mary Jo Bang explains the Tetris Effect; eight collages of poet Bill Knott's rejection letters; and other news.
Lauren Grodstein on Amazon User Reviews, Maurice Sendak’s Last Book, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
Author Lara Santoro discussed gender disparity in literary fiction; Volume One Brooklyn views the exhibit Marcel Proust and Swann's Way: 100th Anniversary on display at New York City's Morgan Library; novelist Lauren Grodstein reveals what she's learned from an onslaught of Amazon user reviews; and other news.
J. M. Coetzee's and Paul Auster's Correspondence, Self-Publishing at SXSW, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
Apple CEO Tim Cook may testify in the DOJ's e-book price-fixing lawsuit; Alex Mar examines how Internet access is reshaping the experience of an artists' colony; poet Lisa Russ Spaar investigates the source of her insomnia; and other news.
Q&A: Levin Expands Idea of Writing Space
by Melissa Faliveno
March/April 2013
Melissa Levin of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council discusses how the nonprofit organization, which was displaced both by the September 11 attacks and more recently Hurricane Sandy, continues to provide office and studio space to writers and artists in lower Manhattan.
F. Scott Fitzgerald's Seven Fiction Writing Tips, Amazon Kindle App Warning, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
Amazon warns Apple handheld users there's a bug in the current update of its e-reader app; Open Culture features F. Scott Fitzgerald's tips for writing fiction; Paris Review Daily visits the venerable Grolier Poetry Book Shop in Cambridge, Massachusetts; and other news.