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#ShareYourRejections, Paris Review Announces Guest Poetry Editors, and More
Tracy K. Smith announces tour for her forthcoming American poetry anthology; Rebecca Solnit’s favorite books; the hundred best horror stories; and other news.
Poets With Disabilities, Poets of Partition, and More
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American Book Awards Announced, the Sentimental Library, and More
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Sing Sing Book Reviewer Identified, Library Snakes, and More
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The $30,000 book about Ferrari; on balancing a job with multiple writing projects; Crazy Rich Asians author Kevin Kwan developing original Amazon series; and other news.
AWP and University of Maryland Part Ways, Flipback Books, and More
22 percent of women report being sexually harassed in the publishing industry; Astrid Holleeder’s blockbuster true-crime novel translated into English; dictionary controversy; and other news.
National Student Poets Announced, Amazon Removes Racist Literature, and More
Former clients of fraudulent children’s literary agent Danielle Smith speak out; a dark library in Taiwan offers unconventional way to select books; Nicole Sealey on the poetry of Ellen Bass; and other news.
New Hemingway Story, Min Jin Lee on Minor Characters, and More
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BookTubers, Arundhati Roy on Listening, and More
Abrams acquires Overlook Press; Morgan Parker on her new poetry collection, Magical Negro; why doctors should read fiction; and other news.
Bob Woodward to Publish Book on Trump, Don Lee on Persevering as a Writer, and More
Children’s book literary agent Danielle Smith accused of forging offer letters; the power of Forugh Farrokhzad’s poetry; app NoveList offers book recommendations; and other news.
Emily Brontë’s Bicentennial, Thomas Jefferson Books Found in Dumpster, and More
Publishing guru Judith Appelbaum has died; why we reread childhood books as an adult; a look back on the Penguin Group–Random House merger; and other news.
Missing Malcolm X Writings, the Pop-Up Lady, and More
Jesmyn Ward on moving back to the South; Publishers Weekly’s most anticipated fall books; Lauren Groff on the wit of Elizabeth Hardwick; and other news.
The Believer Launches New Website, Anna March’s Many Identities, and More
José Olivarez on poetry and failure; Lily Cole makes film inspired by Wuthering Heights; Graywolf releases anthology of indigenous poetry; and other news.
Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize Finalists Announced, Murakami Novel Deemed “Indecent” in Hong Kong, and More
Two men charged in one of the largest library thefts in history; an interview with Laura Van Den Berg; Whitman Neighborhood Project; and other news.
Man Booker Prize Longlist, Poetry in Blindspotting, and More
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Russo on Empire Falls, Replacing Libraries With Amazon Stores, and More
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Hanif Abdurraqib on writing something bigger than yourself; lunchtime poetry; Min Jin Lee on Han Kang’s fiction; and other news.
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A day in the life of indie publisher Akashic Books; House of Representatives rejects amendment to cut funding from NEA and NEH; Lauren Groff of novels versus stories; and other news.
Fore-Edge Paintings, Neil Gaiman’s Writing Prayer, and More
John Irving wins lifetime achievement award; longlists for National Translation Awards in Poetry and Prose announced; Lin-Manuel Miranda to publish book of inspirational tweets; and other news.
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