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Creating local reading spaces for young Black boys.
Agent Gillian MacKenzie on her new partnership with lawyer Kirsten Wolf.
The teams behind debut authors Jordy Rosenberg, Nafissa Thompson-Spires, Aja Gabel, Rachel Z. Arndt, and Ruth Joffre.
An entrepreneur self-publishes a book about the failure of his business. An editor and publicist weigh in.
“I’m still amazed by the decisions that get made that can make or break a book before it even hits the shelves.” —Lee Martin, author of the story collection The Mutual UFO Network, published today by Dzanc Books
Simon Van Booy puts inspiration and the writer’s realm of possibility into perspective.
“There’s no such thing as writer’s block.” —Akil Kumarasamy, author of the debut story collection Half Gods, published today by FSG.
“Write the truth according to the character.” —A. M. Homes, author of the story collection Days of Awe, published today by Viking.
New York City–based independent press Four Way Books celebrates twenty-five years.
The author of Still Life With Two Dead Peacocks and a Girl talks about her formative time at Hedgebrook, the relationship between poetry and the Internet, and more.
The novelist talks about his first essay collection, How to Write An Autobiographical Novel; how to keep working during bouts of self-doubt; and more.
Two novelists discuss the pleasures of reading and writing quiet books.
The vice president and editorial director of Riverhead Books on the art of editing.
The first lines of a dozen new books, including The Dream of Reason by Jenny George.
A defense of books that whisper in an increasingly noisy world.
Library of America editorial director John Kulka on the importance of publishing classic American literature.
The iconic Seattle literary arts organization plans for the opening of a new space for writers.
A Missouri-based publisher of poetry and fiction allows authors more creative control over their books.
A new graphic novel out from Montreal comics publisher Drawn & Quarterly.
Poet, publisher, editor, and activist Carmen Giménez Smith, whose fifth book, Cruel Futures, is out from City Lights, has some advice for other hardworking poets: We make art to reach readers, not to win a race.
A new anthology from Haymarket Books celebrates Black Girl Magic.
A poet discusses five journals that published poems from his second collection, Pardon My Heart.
An investigation into a common, and complicated, practice.
A novelist and critic discusses the book reviewing process, the role of social media in literary criticism, and much more.
With publishers both large and small leading the way, literary vinyl makes a comeback.