Ten Questions for Okezie Nwọka
“What does it take for any of us to change our core beliefs?” —Okezie Nwọka, author of God of Mercy
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Honorees and Finalists for Publishers Weekly Star Watch, Oxford Languages Reveals Word of the Year, and More
Hannah Oliver Depp takes the helm at the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association; Entertainment Weekly announces Emma Straub’s next novel; Publishers Weekly recaps Astra Publishing House’s first two years; and other stories.
Craft Capsule: Bisexuality on the Page
The author of I’m Not Hungry but I Could Eat shares the evolution of his thinking on how to represent bisexuality and queerness in fiction.
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This Year’s Kirkus Prize Winners, Alex Gino’s Beloved Middle Grade Novel Receives New Title, and More
Cofounder Rebecca Fitting closes out her time at Greenlight Bookstore; Shawn Welcome begins his tenure as poet laureate of Orlando, Florida; Five Nigerian writers express both hope and despair about their country’s current state of affairs; and other stories.
Cover Reveal: Fighting Is Like a Wife
A first look at Eloisa Amezcua’s Fighting Is Like a Wife, which is forthcoming from Coffee House Press on April 12, 2022.
Magazine Personnel Announcements, Barnes & Noble Book of the Year Shortlist, and More
Penguin Random House shares new data on workforce demographics; Ed Park writes on the new film adaption of Dune; Lincoln Michel considers the prevalence of baseball in literature; and other stories.
How to Navigate Rights in Book Contracts, Demand for Abdulrazak Gurnah’s Catalogue, and More
Poet Jonah Mixon-Webster delves into the meaning of the N-word; Ron Charles decries Republican politicians in Virginia who are attempting to control what literature is taught in schools; Colm Tóibín explains his fascination with Thomas Mann; and other stories.
Pitt Poetry Series Editor Ed Ochester Retires, Raven Leilani’s Luster Picked Up for Television, and More
Mellon president Elizabeth Alexander writes about the value of the arts; Derrick Austin discusses celebrating friendship in Tenderness; James Hannaham champions flexibility when it comes to form; and other stories.
Ten Questions for Shayla Lawz
“I was using the text as a future image of what my own life could be.” —Shayla Lawz, author of speculation, n.
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux Names Mitzi Angel President, No Shortcuts for Susan Orlean, and More
Irma McClaurin archives the lives and work of Black women; Samantha Rose Hill calls attention to the lesser-known sides of Hannah Arendt; Melissa Lozada-Oliva reflects on the impetus behind her novel in verse; and other stories.
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