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Stanford University Libraries adds two thousand cassette-tape recordings of Allen Ginsberg; how political books are dominating the publishing industry; Library of America editor and publisher to retire; and other news.
Keanu Reeves Cofounds Indie Press, Poetry of the Asian American Experience, and More
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Junot Díaz Picture Book, Rebecca Solnit on Libraries, and More
Jamia Wilson appointed executive director and publisher of Feminist Press; publishing books with gender-neutral names; an essay primer for adults; and other news.
Pitching Agents at Writing Conferences, Joe Biden’s Memoir, and More
U.K. Royal Mint puts Jane Austen on the £10 note; a poet travels the country in a “poetry wagon;” nominations open for the Guardian’s “Not the Booker” prize; and other news.
Comey Memoir, Liu Xiaobo’s Last Writings, and More
A web series reimagines Middlemarch through an LGBTQ lens; why Sherman Alexie canceled the rest of his book tour; Marginalia Books launches a series of annotated books; and other news.
Blind Dates With Books, Modern Love of Booksellers, and More
Dana Canedy becomes first woman and first African American to administer the Pulitzer Prizes; fans defend Seven Stories Press’s social media from trolls; a defense of strangeness in poetry; and other news.
Liu Xiaobo Dies at Sixty-One, Publishing Vets Launch New Imprint, and More
Center for Fiction announces the longlist for its first novel prize; an exhibit of Agatha Christie’s personal correspondence; why Akhil Sharma hates his most popular short story; and other news.
Thoreau’s Bicentennial, William Shakespeare TV Show, and More
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Denis Johnson Posthumously Awarded Library of Congress Prize, Bertelsmann Tightens Hold on Penguin Random House, and More
Bret Anthony Johnston named director of the Michener Center for Writers; biographer Kenneth Silverman has died; literal reading as the key to enjoying poetry; and other news.
Social Media for Writers, the Solace of Poetry, and More
Remembering poet Larry Fagin; the intersection of art, funding, and academia; major writers recommend summer books; and other news.
Jane Austen’s Word Choices, New Maurice Sendak Book Discovered, and More
Library designs for the future; National Book Foundation combats “book deserts”; the most anthologized stories of all time; and other news.
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Edward Albee’s Last Wish, Clues to the Voynich Manuscript Mystery, and More
Poetry Coalition receives $200,000 grant; on reading Hollywood memoirs; a history of the Beat Generation; and other news.
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Toni Morrison on the Holiness of Writing, a Murderer’s Debut Book, and More
Summer reads from small presses; poets write executive orders; Margaret Atwood and Junot Díaz discuss totalitarianism; and other news.
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The history of a hoax poetry movement; the ethics of cultural appropriation in art; Paddington Bear as refugee; and other news.
Writers and Their Wardrobes, Pack Horse Library Initiative, and More
Writers protest the presence of a far-right newspaper at the Swedish book fair; the eighteenth-century book club versus the modern day book club; Yale University’s Beinecke Library acquire lifetime writings of Robert Olen Butler; and other news.
Liveright to Publish Nelson Mandela’s Letters, Erasing Infinite Jest, and More
J. D. McClatchy steps down as editor of Yale Review; imprisoned writer and Nobel Peace Prize–winner Liu Xiaobo is being treated for liver cancer; the purpose of literary magazines; and other news.
Two Dollar Radio Opens Bookstore, Blue Rider Press Shutters, and More
Sarah Jessica Parker acquires first novel for her literary fiction imprint; Los Angeles Review of Books and University of Southern California kick off inaugural publishing workshop; the longlists for the 2017 National Translation Awards in Poetry and Prose; and other news.
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A twenty-year history of LGBTQ literature; Sherman Alexie on writing work that defies expectations; Colson Whitehead and Matthew Desmond receive Carnegie Medals; and other news.
New John Green Novel, Emma Watson Hides Books in Paris, and More
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LeVar Burton Reads, the Adaptability of Stephen King, and More
Neil Gaiman campaign raises $100,000 for refugees; the history of the Deseret, the phonetic alphabet invented by Mormons; a guide to raising kids as readers; and other news.
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