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Publishers Weekly checks in with the owners of Book Club in New York City; Irish poet Derek Mahon died on Friday; editors Motoyuki Shibata and Ted Goossen relaunch Monkey; and other stories.
In a continuing series on international writing communities, contributing editor Stephen Morison Jr. spends time with writers in the capital city of Bulgaria.
The author of Each of Us Killers shares strategies for reinventing folktales and myths for contemporary times.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has eliminated 525 positions in its education group; editor Bill Kartalopoulos reflects on the discontinuation of the annual Best American Comics anthology; Patrick Bassett named CEO of Powell’s Books; and other stories.
Brontez Purnell’s 100 Boyfriends, forthcoming from MCD x FSG Originals on February 2, 2021.
The shortlists for the 2020 National Translation Awards in Poetry and Prose; Jamia Wilson to join Random House as vice president and executive editor; Gary Younge considers the enduring relevance of Richard Wright’s Native Son; and other stories.
Kimiko Tobimatsu complicates traditional narratives of cancer; Juan Felipe Herrera reads poems on NPR; Joanna Scutts examines the legacy of poet Alice Dunbar-Nelson; and other stories.
Marilynne Robinson reflects on the future of America; Tiffany McDaniel discusses staying true to her narrative; Charles Finch shares his approach to literary criticism; and other stories.
“Write with yourself and your own healing in mind, before you think of anyone else.” —Cicely Belle Blain, author of Burning Sugar
Fariha Róisín on the debut novel that took her eighteen years to write; the Los Angeles Public Library system adapts to the pandemic era; Nicole Dennis-Benn celebrates the work of Lambda Literary; and other stories.
