Obama’s Proposed Presidential Library, Oscar-Worthy Reading Lists, and More
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s “Friday Black” optioned by Universal; the inaugural Sue Grafton Memorial Award; Nebula Awards finalists; and other news.
Daily News from Poets & Writers
Writers’ Day Jobs, Lethem’s Legends, and More
The finalists for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the Aspen Words Literary Prize; the DNA of parchment; and other news.
Tayari Jones on Becoming a Writer, MacDowell Colony’s New Director, and More
Rereleased work by Tomi Ungerer; Elias Khoury on the truth of the moment; Don Winslow challenges Donald Trump to a debate; and other news.
The Play Between Poetry and Basketball, Voices of the “Poetry Boom,” and More
Cheesy reading in the University of Michigan library; small-screen book adaptations; Tana French’s thrilling new direction; and more.
Arundhati Roy Headlines World Voices Festival, Patricia Lockwood’s Internet Diary, and More
Andrea Levy has died; Dan Mallory accused of plagiarism; twenty-three unforgettable last lines; and more.
Dave Cullen on Student Activism, Glory Edim on Finding Her Voice, and More
Prince William County residents receive letters from their poet laureate; the Authors Guild survey; Valentine’s Day reading lists; and other news.
NEA Fellowships Announced, Meg Wolitzer’s Writing Routine, and More
Heidi Toffler has died; Verso announces fiction imprint; book burglary in Chester County; and more.
Haruki Murakami Goes Down the Well, Kazuo Ishiguro Knighted, and More
Spring program for NBF Presents; Valeria Luiselli unpacks her archive; Erica Dawson debunks the assumption of “single story spun on a single tongue;” and other news.
Where Black Literature Is for Keeps, Neil Gaiman’s Writing Rules, and More
A new science fiction university in New Hampshire; the poetics of married life; Joyce Maynard back at Yale; and other news.
Kathleen Fraser Has Died, Ross Gay’s Writing Practice, and More
The British Council apologizes for rejecting a George Orwell essay; the human hands still turning the pages of Google Books; expert advice on keeping a notebook; and other news.
Lisa Lucas on the Future of Books, Jill Abramson Accused of Plagiarism, and More
Responding to social media backlash; Believer announces festival lineup; Becoming as a motherhood memoir; and other news.
Morgan Parker on Not Being Charming, When Thriller Writers Are Good Liars, and More
Marlon James and Victor LaValle on fantasy; the Wellcome book prize longlist; Mira Jacob’s memoir to be adapted as a comedy series; and other news.
Sandra Cisneros Wins PEN/Nabokov Award, the Great Grift of Dan Mallory, and More
Upcoming international titles; when not to tag an author; Dan Chiasson’s political signage stands tall; and other news.
J. D. Salinger’s Unpublished Work, Black Ocean and Gramma Join Forces, and More
Stephen King announces new novel; Esmé Weijun Wang on writing about schizoaffective disorder; Valerie Stivers cooks from Iris Murdoch; and other news.
Black History Month Reads, Dylan Thomas Prize Longlist, and More
A new story in Angie Thomas’s Garden Heights; Behrouz Boochani wins Victorian Prize; Amélie Wen Zhao postpones debut novel amid social media controversy; and other news.
Real Writing Habits, Translating Humor, and More
Chigozie Obioma on learning Turkish; clearing space in oppressive utterances; the bond between authors and audiobook narrators; and other news.
Barnes & Noble Discover Awards Finalists, Poetry as Confrontation, and More
Juliet Lapidos on the age of the screen adaptation; Sally Wen Mao on hope; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt restructures; and other news.
American Library Association Awards, Erica Jong on Writing the Body, and More
Emma Cline in this week’s New Yorker; Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on the state of the world via Delta’s customer service; remembering Diana Athill; and other news.
Spiegel & Grau Shuttered, Man Group Withdraws From Booker Prize, and More
Jamil Jan Kochai on the elasticity of stories; debut writers to watch; Jay Asher sues Society of Children’s Book Writers; and other news.
Tufts Poetry Awards Finalists, Wattpad to Publish Books, and More
Mellon Foundation grants $1.2 million to diversify publishing; furloughed workers find relief in books; Joyce Carol Oates on survival; and other news.
PEN Literary Awards Finalists, United States Artists Fellowships, and More
John Ashbery’s library; Jane Austen’s portrait; MacKenzie Bezos’s fictional women; and other news.
Sam Savage Has Died, Charles Bernstein Wins Bollingen Prize, and More
Edgar Award nominees; National Book Critics Circle finalists; new imprint Celadon Books; and other news.
The Discrimination of Comp Titles, Reading Sacred Texts Today, and More
U.K. poetry sales on the rise; Penguin moves uptown; poets keep language honest; and other news.
Remembering Mary Oliver, Sally Wen Mao on Giving Up the Gaze, and More
Hilton Als on James Baldwin; Akil Kumarasamy wins Story Prize Spotlight; federal shutdown affects D.C. booksellers; and other news.
Mary Oliver Has Died, Atria Launches Signal Press, and More
Carmen Maria Machado’s memoir; Emily Jungmin Yoon on memory; Sherrilyn Kenyon accuses husband of attempted murder; and other news.