Agents & Editors: Sarah McGrath
The editor in chief of Riverhead Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House, talks about her start in publishing, acquiring books, editing as a creative process, and more.
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Inaugural PERIPLUS Fellows, Kiki Petrosino Wins Rilke Prize, and More
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Ten Questions for Alex Dimitrov
“I hate saying goodbye.” —Alex Dimitrov, author of Love and Other Poems
Amanda Gorman Reads at the Super Bowl, Hachette Fires Center Street Editorial Director, and More
Urvi Kumbhat writes on mangoes in South Asian diasporic literature; Dantiel W. Moniz celebrates the physical power of the sentence; Te-Ping Chen explains how working as a journalist helped inspire her fiction; and other stories.
National Endowment for the Arts Announces Literary Fellows, Analyzing Japanese Wordplay, and More
Lisa Lucas acquires new book from Jose Antonio Vargas; Poetry Northwest establishes prize for Indigenous poetry; Lauren Oyler shares her “Grub Street Diet”; and other stories.
GalleyCrush: The Renunciations
Donika Kelly’s The Renunciations, forthcoming from Graywolf Press on May 4, 2021.
Ibram X. Kendi Introduces “The Renaissance Is Black,” Petition Calls on Poetry Magazine to Apologize to Victims of Sexual Violence, and More
Louise Bernice Halfe named parliamentary poet laureate of Canada; Teen Vogue reports on the movement to remove police officers from public libraries; NAACP announces 2021 Image Award nominations; and other stories.
United States Artists Fellows, Poetry Magazine Draws Criticism, and More
Elizabeth Bernstein advises on reading during the pandemic; classicist Dan-el Padilla Peralta scrutinizes whiteness and racism in his field; Danielle Evans names the books that were essential to the writing of her latest book; and other stories.
Updates From Barnes & Noble Press, Thirty Influential Figures in Publishing, and More
Randa Jarrar reflects on writing about traumatic memories; Cherie Jones discusses building complex characters; Jackie Wang explains how her dreams inform her poetry; and other stories.
Ten Questions for Randa Jarrar
“Commit to completing a scene each time you write” —Randa Jarrar, author of Love Is an Ex-Country
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