Two Archival Arrivals: Bellow and Bukowski
The University of Chicago recently acquired valuable archival material from the estate of the late Nobel laureate Saul Bellow.
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University of Rochester Acquires Archive of BOA Editions, Ltd.
The Special Collections Library at the University of Rochester recently acquired the archive of BOA Editions, Ltd., a nonprofit press that was founded in 1976 and has published more than 170 books of poetry.
T. S. Eliot's Letters Sold at Auction
A collection of T. S. Eliot’s unpublished correspondence with members of the Faber publishing family was recently sold at a London auction for $436,725. The collection included a set of 50 letters addressed to Tom Faber, the son of publisher Geoffrey Faber (and Eliot’s godson), which sold for $82,300.
Jonathan Lethem Receives $500,000 "Genius" Fellowship
The MacArthur Foundation recently announced that novelist Jonathan Lethem is among the 25 recipients of this year's "genius" fellowships. Each award is worth $500,000.
Authors Offer Chance to Name A Character in Ebay Auctions
A group of sixteen authors, including Michael Chabon, Andrew Sean Greer, Jonathan Lethem, Stephen King, and ZZ Packer, have joined together to auction opportunities to name characters in their forthcoming books on eBay.
Booker Prize Shortlist Announced
Six authors were recently shortlisted for the 2005 Booker Prize. The prize, sponsored by the Man Group investment company, is given for the best novel of the year by a citizen of the British Commonwealth or Ireland.
Booker Prize Longlist Announced
The 2005 Booker Prize longlist of 17 semi-finalists was recently announced. The £50,000 (approximately $90,600) prize, sponsored by the Man Group investment company, is given for the best novel of the year by a citizen of the British Commonwealth or Ireland.
Massachusetts Family Sues Author Augusten Burroughs
A lawsuit recently filed in Massachusetts accuses author Augusten
Burroughs of defamation, invasion of privacy, emotional distress, and
fraud. The lawsuit, filed by the Turcotte family, contends that
Burroughs’s memoir, Running With Scissors ( St. Martin’s Press,
2002), includes false information about themselves and the late Dr.
Rodolph Turcotte, a psychiatrist who took custody of Burroughs at age
9. Also named in the lawsuit are Burroughs’s editor, agent, and
publisher. The Turcotte family (changed to Finch in the book) is asking
that the book no longer be published as a work of nonfiction. They are
also requesting a public statement that it is not a memoir. Burroughs
has not commented on the lawsuit. A movie adaptation of Running With Scissors, featuring Annette Bening and Gwyneth Paltrow, is set to be released next year.
Washington Post Apologizes for Negative Book Review
The Washington Post recently published an Editor’s Note apologizing for its negative review of John Irving’s novel Until I Find You (Random House).
Frank O'Connor Prize Shortlist Announced
Six fiction writers were recently named to the 2005 Frank O’Connor International Short Story Prize shortlist.
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