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A Novelist's Wikipedia Revenge, Roberto Bolaño's Popularity, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
Andrew Leonard exposes the identity of a vengeful Wikipedia editor is novelist Robert Clark Young; Stephen King will publish his next book Joyland only in print; Hector Tobar considers the newfound popularity of the late author Roberto Bolaño; and other news.
Deborah Copaken Kogan Versus the Establishment, Performance Poet Kate Tempest, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
Deborah Copaken Kogan details the obstacles she's encountered in her storied career as a journalist and author; Christian Science Monitor features Robert Frost's ten favorite books; the Guardian looks at the work of Kate Tempest, the first person under forty to win the Ted Hughes award for innovation in poetry; 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.
Langston Hughes's Collection of Rent Party Cards, Anne Carson Profile, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
Warner Brothers has filed a countersuit against Tolkien's estate, which sued Warner last year for eighty million dollars over unapproved Lord of the Rings merchandise; a University of Texas student discovered writing composed by Jupiter Hammon, the earliest published African-American poet; The Tragedy of Mister Morn, a previously unpublished play by Vladimir Nabokov is out next week from Knopf; and other news.
Richard Nash Examines Business of Literature, Fifty Million Dollar Gift, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
Helen Zell will give fifty million dollars to the writing program at the University of Michigan; Siddhartha Mitter reports from the Congo Literary Festival; the Telegraph ranks the worst sex scenes in contemporary literature; and other news.
Authors Protest Keystone Pipeline, T. S. Eliot Letter Discovered, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
Poets Brenda Hillman and Robert Haas are risking arrest today in protest of the Keystone XL extension pipeline; Kera Bolonik reports that a letter written by T. S. Eliot in 1957 has been discovered; Kate Bolick looks at the life and work of Edna St. Vincent Millay; and other news.
State Investigation Orders Pablo Neruda Autopsy, Date Set for Donna Tartt's Third Novel, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
Little, Brown will publish Donna Tartt's much-anticipated third novel, The Goldfinch, on October 22, 2013; Chilean authorities have ordered the exhumation of Pablo Neruda to investigate the poet’s death; novelist Sam Lipsyte discusses the awkwardness of writing about sex; and other news.
Richard Blanco Selected Obama Inaugural Poet, Patricia Cornwell Suing Manager, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
Poet Richard Blanco will read an original composition for president Barack Obama’s second inauguration; novelist Hari Kunzru reports on the political climate in Hungary, and how it's shaping Hungary's cultural institutions; Patricia Cornwell is suing her former financial manager for upwards of one hundred million dollars; and other news.
Prison Diaries of Famed Greek Poet Yannis Ritsos, Tony Earley Discusses William Maxwell, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
Over the holidays, Barnes & Noble experienced a decline in retail revenues compared to last year; David L. Ulin looks at the prison diaries of the late Greek poet Yannis Ritsos; Michael Johnson reveals his obsession with Alexander Pushkin, and other news.
Visiting Julian Fellowes, Banned Chinese Writers, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
Simon & Schuster reports its sales were down last quarter, yet earnings rose; Vanity Fair visits with novelist and Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes; crime writer Nancy Mancuso Gelber was recently imprisoned for contracting to murder her husband; and other news.