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New casting platform launches for voiceover industry; Patricia Engel discusses “the interior world of immigration”; Jakob Guanzon reflects on formal constraints; and other stories.
Ashley C. Ford’s Somebody’s Daughter, forthcoming from Flatiron Books on June 1, 2021.
Jami Attenberg writes about discarded manuscripts; Lily Houston Smith finds redeeming qualities in Slapstick, or Lonesome No More! by Kurt Vonnegut; Brit Bennett reflects on the tragic humor in Passing by Nella Larsen; and other stories.
Mensah Demary to lead Soft Skull Press as editor in chief; Courtney Maum writes about the pressure to develop a social media presence; Book Industry Charitable Foundation opens applications for higher education scholarship program; and other stories.
Marieke Lucas Rijneveld withdraws as Dutch translator for Amanda Gorman books; Sophia Stewart celebrates the National Stuttering Association; Jonathan Lethem reflects on writing science fiction; and other stories.
“I write four hours or one thousand words a day, whichever comes first.” —Viet Thanh Nguyen, author of The Committed
Parul Sehgal looks back at 125 years of the New York Times Book Review; Viet Thanh Nguyen on his follow-up to The Sympathizer; Astra Publishing House announces new literary quarterly; and other stories.
The author of I Know You Know Who I Am recalls his first attempt at writing a braided narrative.
Ibram X. Kendi shares his reading habits; the New Yorker profiles Dickinson creator Alena Smith; One World launches podcast; and other stories.
Joss Lake’s Future Feeling, forthcoming from Soft Skull Press on June 1, 2021.
