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Letter From the NBCC President, Two Hundred Years of Walt Whitman, and More
Artificial intelligence in Ian McEwan’s new novel; women writers republished in Modern Library Torchbearers series; at home with the Comma Queen; and other news.
Pulitzer Prize Winners, Los Angeles Times Book Awards, and More
The book that rebuilt Notre Dame; Persephone’s twenty years of publishing women; six hundred stolen books returned to the University of Bonn; and other news.
Stanley Plumly Has Died, Translating Emily Dickinson, and More
A profile of E. L. James; Sarah Blake on writing weirdness in her new novel, Naamah; Julian Assange sends a message with a book; and other news.
AWP’s New Executive Director, Tayari Jones Wins Aspen Words Prize, and More
The Young Lions Fiction Award finalists; a protracted tug-of-war with Bret Easton Ellis; the book Julian Assange carried to court; and other news.
Guggenheim Fellowships Announced, Curbside Splendor Under Fire, and More
Robert Caro’s best tips for journalists; the lost catalogue of the sixteenth century’s biggest library; Susan Choi on writing teenage life; and other news.
Man Booker International Prize Finalists, Rachel Cusk’s Archive, and More
The Poetry Bot returns to the New Yorker; political mood versus the poetry of the internet; Sam Lipsyte on writing while parenting; and other news.
Griffin Poetry Prize Finalists, the Most Challenged Books of 2018, and More
Computers confirm a single author behind Beowulf; Hachette Books names Mary Ann Naples new publisher; Emily Chang on exposing misogyny in the tech industry; and other news.
Ann Beattie’s Novel Struggle, Vonda N. McIntyre Has Died, and More
Kickstarter launches publishing conference; poet Edward Hirsch on insomnia and civility; the digital catnip of the Seven Day Book Cover Challenge; and other news.
Nicole Sealey Leaves Cave Canem, Anisfield-Wolf Award Winners, and More
Fighting racism in romance fiction; Carolyn Forché on the voice of trauma; Seven Stories Press spearheads Indie Playlist, and other news.
Grace Schulman Joins American Academy of Arts and Letters, Hugo Finalists, and More
New Long Island University low-residency MFA; Scribd debuts new content program; the $2,250 bag to match your current reading; and other news.
London’s Storied Commuters, a Poetic April Fools’ Prank, and More
Baltimore mayor’s too-good-to-be-true book deal; sexuality and overwhelm at AWP; Alice Walker and Tayari Jones win NAACP Image Awards; and other news.
Tracy K. Smith on Listening, the Communal Palace of Public Libraries, and More
Brenda Shaughnessy’s prophylactic imagination; Robert A. Caro’s approach to biography; why book editors should ask for better working conditions; and other news.
National Poetry Month, Four Quartets Prize Finalists, and More
Hemingway center opens in Havana; poets on when their verse goes viral; Colson Whitehead’s AWP keynote address; and other news.
Claudia Rankine’s Conversation, Jennifer Eberhardt on Bias, and More
Publishers Weekly names Literati bookstore of the year; Alex Holder on why writers shouldn’t keep their advances quiet; the software scripting our life stories; and other news.
Gabriel Okara Has Died, Supporting Disability Justice, and More
The Mueller Report audiobook; Jericho Brown on the utterance of shock and awe; the best bookstores in each of the fifty states; and other news.
The Best-Selling Memoir Ever, Escaping the White House, and More
Sales increase at Penguin Random House; Dorthe Nors on the psychology of translation; Oprah Winfrey launches book club with Apple; and other news.
Androids Write of Electric Sheep, Janet Mock Owns Her Story, and More
Melville House to publish Robert Mueller’s report; Leah Naomi Green wins Walt Whitman Award; reeling in an interview with Patricia Lockwood; and other news.
Ali Smith on Spring, Maggie Nelson’s Publishing Lessons, and More
Dan Mallory shortlisted for a British Book Award; Americanah to be adapted for the big screen; Morgan Parker on audacity; and other news.
Laila Lalami’s Reading List, YA Criticism Versus Cancel Culture, and More
The tools to start writing your book; Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s hundredth birthday; W. S. Merwin’s pattern of circularity; and other news.
Linda Gregg Has Died, Whiting Award Winners, and More
The Academy of American Poets launches new leadership awards; Dr. Tressie McMillan speaks to Roxane Gay; why journalists don’t make good protagonists; and other news.
Trump Calls to Close NEA, Tommy Orange Wins PEN/Hemingway Award, and More
American Booksellers Association CEO set to retire; the 2019 Lukas Prize winners; Naomi Cohn on poetic mess; and other news.
Carol Gilligan’s Radical Listening, Jerome Foundation Awards, and More
Wellcome Prize finalists, Walter Isaacson joins Arcadia Publishing, Miriam Toews on (Mennonite) women talking; and other news.
Remembering W. S. Merwin, Laurie Halse Anderson on Speaking Out, and More
Dave Eggers on the next generation; Apple to adapt Pachinko as drama series; climate change and the mandate of travel writers; and other news.
National Book Critics Circle Awards, F+W Media Declares Bankruptcy, and More
Alicia Keys is the first author of Oprah Winfrey and Flatiron Books imprint; Honoré de Balzac's love affair in letters, a not-very-chill audience at Be More Chill on Broadway; and other news.