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What Delia Owens Is Reading, Stephanie Burt Reviews Nine New Poetry Books, and More
Asian American Writers’ Workshop launches the Witness Program; adrienne maree brown on finding pleasure in activism; publisher Elsevier cuts off University of California access; and other news.
Langston Hughes’s Lost Essay, Samanta Schweblin’s Strange Truths, and More
The best-selling books of the year so far; the father writing a new children’s book every day for a year; student scholarships in limbo at the University of Alaska; and other news.
Sophomore Novels, Writing Daydreams, and More
The perils of publishing “heaven tourism” books; Emily Nussbaum’s “Bad Fan” theory; the rise of the critical interview; and other news.
Lesley Nneka Arimah Wins Caine Prize, Helen Phillips on Writing and Motherhood, and More
#BookstoresAgainstBorders raises more than $48,000; Microsoft closes e-library; Ayesha Harruna Attah on unearthing the stories of her ancestors; and other news.
Marie Ponsot Has Died, Samuel R. Delany on Queer Erasure, and More
Teju Cole on the value of literature and translation; Mary Gaitskill on writing about #MeToo; Yanyi on poetry as the archive of a mental universe; and other news.
Sara Borjas on Navigating Identity, Crime Writers Protest Staunch Prize, and More
National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman’s Independence Day poem; Elisa Gabbert on the “open mode” of longer projects; Garth Greenwell on Iris Murdoch’s gayest novel; and other news.
Libraries in Barbershops and Laundromats, Mary Miller’s Enormous Grouch, and More
Independent publisher Deep Vellum acquires two imprints; Rebecca Godfrey and Leslie Jamison talk female rage; a gay pulp fiction archive; and other news.
Bookstores Against Borders, Rachel Cusk on Yiyun Li, and More
Backlash to Angie Thomas’s request to not be tagged in negative reviews; Alaska governor slashes university funding; Meghan Daum’s Gen-X lens; and other news.
Isabel Allende on Refugees, Poet Jose Bello Detained by ICE, and More
The policies of self-help author and presidential candidate Marianne Williamson; Tracy K. Smith talks laureate-to-laureate with Scottish makar Jackie Kay; Asian American novelists respond to vintage photographs; and other news.
The Women of Sarabande Books, Michael Chabon Meets Captain Picard, and More
The Association of American Publishers speaks out against Amazon and Google; N. K. Jemisin on messing with people’s expectations; a handy guide to ancient Greek epitaphs; and other news.
The Fifty Best Memoirs, Colson Whitehead on Injustice, and More
A book recommendation for every age; Carmen Maria Machado to write horror comic; Emily Nussbaum on writing about television; and other news.
Iris Murdoch’s Legacy, Amazon Responds to Criticism, and More
Rita Dove honored; first-year sales for now famous books; the paradox of Lore Segal; and other news.
The Mueller Report as Graphic Novel, Emma Cline on Creative Characters, and More
How Jenna Bush Hager become the new book club queen; sharing a writing life with Toni Morrison; social media scrutiny in the young adult publishing world; and other news.
Joy Harjo’s Journey, Author Accuses Trump of Sexual Assault, and More
Lisa Taddeo on researching female desire; Octavia Butler’s birthday; the Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award longlist; and other news.
Literary Characters Join Tinder, Nicole Dennis-Benn on Writing Women, and More
Ariana Reines on becoming a Beat poet; a love story featuring Anne Sexton and a monk; the censorship of Vasily Grossman; and other news.
Petition to Cancel Good Omens Miniseries, the Case Against Book Tariffs, and More
Remembering Kevin Killian; PEN America condemns death of Uighur author; how to become a full-time poet; and other news.
Joy Harjo Named U.S. Poet Laureate, Elizabeth Acevedo Wins Carnegie, and More
Danez Smith pays tribute to Essex Hemphill; Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha on a disabled literary tradition; Amazon editors on the year’s best books; and other news.
Language Spats, Melissa Febos on the Female Memoir, and More
Sarah Manguso on writing about menopause; when Gloria Vanderbilt reviewed children’s books; Nicholas Sparks’s e-mails leaked; and other news.
A Secret Literary Fellowship, Dorothea Lasky on Dancers and Demons, and More
Paris Review publisher Susannah Hunnewell has died; Taffy Brodesser-Akner on reading Philip Roth instead of Sweet Valley High; writing a book with your father; and other news.
LSD Literature, Salman Rushdie on Kurt Vonnegut, and More
National student poets announced; the poetry and politics of El Salvador’s José Roberto Cea; Joanne Ramos on controlling the female body; and other news.
Arundhati Roy’s Anger, Emily Ruskovich Wins International Dublin Literary Award, and More
Maria Kuznetsova on creating a female misfit; day one of the Poetry to the People road trip; balancing fact and invention in fiction writing; and other news.
When Agatha Christie Disappeared, the Ups and Downs of Writing, and More
New publication ZORA celebrates women of color; the modernization of publishing offices; a new bidder for Barnes & Noble; and other news.
Min Jin Lee on Learning to Write, the Rebellion of Amelia Bedelia, and More
Reimagining the publishing world as a fantasy baseball league; the 2019 ASLE awards for environmental writing; widening the Booker Prize competition; and other news.
Elizabeth Gilbert on Female Desire, James Daunt to Lead Barnes & Noble, and More
Copyright dispute over Penguin Classics edition of John Okada’s No-No Boy; Kristen Arnett on not writing a coming out story; five commentators on whether Shakespeare was a woman; and other news.