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Amazon and the CIA, Vivian Gornick on Mary McCarthy, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
Wired considers the implications of the reported cloud services deal between Amazon and the CIA; Vivian Gornick discusses the life and work of Mary McCarthy; a new project from Eliza Griswold and photographer Seamus Murphy documents the oral folk poems of the Afghan people; and other news.
Ira Silverberg Departing NEA, Apple Executive Testifies, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
Ira Silverberg is stepping down as director of literature programs for the National Endowment for the Arts; Apple executive Eddy Cue testified in the DOJ's e-book pricing lawsuit; the origins of eight famed author's pen names; and other news.
Amazon Kindles in China, Jonathan Safran Foer on Technology and Compassion, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
Novelist Jonathan Safran Foer examines how technology is shaping our humanity; the first photos have surfaced of Paul Thomas Anderson's screen adaptation of Pynchon's Inherent Vice; Amazon made its Kindles available in China; and other news.
Good News for Writers Who Drink Coffee, Secret Poet of Lynn, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
Shelf Awareness reports Amazon has made Kindle sales pitches to independent bookstores; swimwear maker Orlebar Brown has partnered with the Paris Review; a secret poet is posting positive words all over the town of Lynn, Massachusetts; and other news.
Gersh Agency and Diversion Books Launch Imprint, Actual Cost of E-Books, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
The Gersh Agency and Diversion Books have launched an imprint to publish titles by Gersh's clients; John Dvorak examines the actual cost of e-books; A. N. Devers looks at autographed first-edition book clubs; and other news.
Don Share Named Editor of Poetry Magazine, New Details of Roque Dalton Assassination, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
Don Share has been named editor of Poetry; Hector Tobar reports new details have arisen concerning the 1975 assassination of Salvadoran poet Roque Dalton; Macmillan CEO John Sargent's candid thoughts about the DOJ lawsuit; and other news.
Scarlett Johansson Helms Capote Adaptation, Layoffs at Village Voice and Pearson, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
Pearson has terminated nineteen employees; actor Jeremy Irons revealed his love for T. S. Eliot; the New Yorker surveyed novelists Margaret Atwood, Donald Antrim, Rivka Galchen, and others, asking them to discuss character likeability; and other news.
Jill Bialosky on the Tools of Poetry and Memoir, E-Mail Steve Jobs Sent to Murdoch, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
E-book sales almost doubled in 2012; Ruth Graham investigates the roots of the ubiquitous wedding poem; Benjamin Lytal looks at the close relationship between the novels of F. Scott Fitzgerald and Willa Cather, and other news.
Easton Ellis on David Foster Wallace Remarks, Writing Habits of Famous Authors, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
Bret Easton Ellis answered questions about his disparaging remarks about David Foster Wallace; Bill Morris revisits the life, work, and childhood home of Henry Miller; Michael Saler examines the philosopical origins of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein; and other news.
William Zinsser's Writing Advice, Literary Rules for Social Media, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
Michael Bourne suggests it's time to dispense with the typical book review; the New York Times sits down with William Zinsser, author of the classic On Writing Well; January Gill O’Neil explains why we need poetry more than ever before; and other news.