Ten Questions for James Hannaham
“Thinking is really about 90 percent of the work.” —James Hannaham, author of Pilot Impostor
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A Busy Long Weekend for Indie Booksellers, NPR Shares Annual Reading Guide, and More
Deesha Philyaw writes in praise of Daddy Was a Number Runner by Louise Meriwether; Talya Zax considers the state of Egyptian fiction in the wake of the Arab Spring; Electric Literature seeks to determine the best book cover of the year; and other stories.
Craft Capsule: On Google Maps
The translator of Migratory Birds and Permafrost uses Google Maps to immerse herself in the settings of her translation projects.
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New York Public Library Names Best Books of the Year, Hervé Le Tellier’s The Anomaly Lands for U.S. Readers, and More
Poet Kevin Goodan reflects on how fire has shaped his life; Salt Lake Community College hosts events to mark Native American Heritage Month; the New York Times Book Review seeks reader input to determine the best book of the past 125 years; and other stories.
Authors Signal Support for Sally Rooney, Looking Back at Representations of Racism by Black Comic Artists, and More
Poet Robert Bly has died at age ninety-four; Niki Herd unpacks the writing process behind her poem “Bird”; Beth Morgan discusses conjuring the world and characters of her debut novel; and other stories.
Literary Prizewinners From Africa and the Diaspora, New York Times Names Notable Books, and More
The Washington Post picks top ten books of the year; a new design has been revealed for the Paris Review; Roxane Gay and Elizabeth Uviebinené address issues of gatekeeping; and other stories.
Ten Questions for Truong Tran
“I wrote this book with the constraint of honesty.” —Truong Tran, author of book of the other
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The Physicality of Poetry, the Sensation of Holding a Shark, and More
Understanding a surge in attempts to ban books; Hannah Howard endorses better writing through smell; Sara Lippmann’s review of Lily King’s debut story collection; and other stories.
Winners of the 2021 National Book Awards, David Treuer Joins Pantheon, and More
Michele Kirichanskaya writes on Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are; Randon Billings Noble discusses editing an anthology of lyric essays; John Warner writes in praise of Graywolf Press director and publisher Fiona McCrae; and other stories.
Inaugural Cohort of Letras Boricuas Fellows, Booksellers Treu and Lukes Honored by Publishers Weekly, and More
Oprah Daily announces the cover of Douglas Stuart’s Young Mungo; nonfiction writer Rebecca Flowers finds solace in the world of sharks; Jonathan Lee describes the archival research that informed The Great Escape; and other stories.
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