First Novel Prize Shortlist, Joyce Maynard on #MeToo, and More
Leo Tolstoy’s vegetarian cookbook; Mark Twain’s writing advice; literary podcast recommendations; and other news.
Daily News from Poets & Writers
Bob Woodward’s Book on Trump, Merriam-Webster’s New Words, and More
National Book Festival breaks records; Little, Brown to reissue series of J. D. Salinger classics; Sonia Sotomayor on the power of books; and other news.
Fall Books, New Yorker Pulls Steve Bannon as Festival Headliner, and More
Han Kang joins Future Library project; a profile of Sally Rooney, the “Jane Austen of the precariat”; Jeanette Winterson considers Virginia Woolf’s Orlando; and other news.
Bookseller Job in Maldives, New Paris Review Editors, and More
Novels to read over Labor Day weekend; Sarah Schulman on her forthcoming novel; revenue down at Penguin Random House; and other news.
Poetic Joy, NEA Translation Fellowships, and More
Ron Carlson resigns from UC Irvine after being accused of sexual misconduct; four finalists for the alternative Nobel Prize in Literature announced; twenty years of Harry Potter memorabilia; and other news.
Ruth Lilly Fellows Announced, Former Barnes and Noble CEO Sues Company, and More
Former New York Review of Books editor launches new book review; Catherine Barnett and Kevin Young discuss Wisława Szymborska; men behind rare book theft at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh arrested; and other news.
2018 Rona Jaffe Awards, the Cost of the Writing Life, and More
Study breaks down the gender imbalance in the New York Times By the Book column; Paul Theroux remembers V. S. Naipaul; Craig Morgan Teicher interviews Deborah Eisenberg; and other news.
Murakami’s New Novel, Playwright Neil Simon Has Died, and More
Shelf Awareness solicits public nominations for new Barnes & Noble CEO; unpublished poem by haiku master Masaoko Shiki discovered; how two men stole thousands of rare books and prints in 1980; and other news.
Laura van den Berg on Writing, Lisa Brennan-Jobs’s Memoir, and More
Walmart gets into the e-book business; a new book recommendation app; Chronicle Books launches Chinese-language children’s book imprint; and other news.
Insta Novels, NBCC Launches Fundraiser, and More
Advice for an aspiring writer; Cynthia Cruz on her revision process; Michael Cohen’s canceled book deal; and other news.
High School Books, Syrian Novelist Hanna Mina Has Died, and More
Jason Reynolds named Indie First spokesperson; Ada Limón on writing without permission; Little Brown to publish Goodnight Trump parody; and other news.
Baldwin’s Picture Book, Ferrante on Change, and More
Eve L. Ewing to write Marvel series Ironheart; New York library starts lending out ties; poet Robley Wilson has died; and other news.
Obama’s Summer Reads, Women Dominate Hugo Awards, and More
Bhutan’s underground literary scene; British publisher John Calder has died; the 1920s cure for writer’s block; and other news.
Simon and Schuster Responds to Trump’s Legal Threats, Keanu Reeves’s Press, and More
Khaled Hosseini on staying engaged with the refugee crisis; Joshua Cohen interviews Harold Bloom; fictional snacks; and other news.
#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
Vogue visits the set of HBO’s adaptation of My Brilliant Friend; musician Jeff Tweedy to publish memoir in November; PBS’s search for America’s favorite novel; and other news.
American Book Awards Announced, the Sentimental Library, and More
Finalists for 2018 Dayton Literary Peace Prizes announced; chatbot has written more that twelve million poems; MacDowell Colony executive director Cheryl Young to retire next year; and other news.
V. S. Naipaul Has Died, Barnes and Noble in Trouble, and More
How poets of color are changing contemporary poetry; writers on whether you need a creative writing MFA; revisiting Gerard Manley Hopkins’s poetry; and other news.
Balloon Stories, James Baldwin’s Legacy, and More
Ilya Kaminsky on returning to his hometown; Anthony Bourdain fan fiction; a bank robber’s debut novel; and other news.
Sing Sing Book Reviewer Identified, Library Snakes, and More
Poet Anya Silver has died; Langston Hughes’s true birth year; the politics of erasure; and other news.
Bel Canto Trailer Released, Apple to Adapt Pachinko for Screen, and More
Poet Justin Phillip Reed on his debut collection; books written like television; fan fiction goes mainstream; and other news.
Far-Right Protesters Attack London Bookstore, Librarian Sleuths, and More
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
Russian writer Vladimir Voinovich has died; literary FOMO; Nation poetry editors apologize for publishing Anders Carlson-Wee poem; and other news.