Poetry in Prisons, the Return of Olive Kitteridge, and More
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How the Internet Improved Our Prose, Rion Amilcar Scott on Ambition, and More
The literary longevity of Bruno Schulz; when Nabokov, Pynchon, and Vonnegut wrote book reviews; the mystery of a baby’s first words; and other news.
What Javier Marías Is Reading, Authors Demand an End to Inhumane Conditions at the Border, and More
Macmillan’s plan to limit library access to e-books; Geovani Martins on the voice of Brazil; Megan Rapinoe’s book deal; and other news.
The Faber & Faber Story, Center for Fiction First Novel Prize Longlist, and More
Raquel Salas Rivera on the protests in Puerto Rico; our changing use of the word racist; publisher shelves Boris Johnson’s biography of Shakespeare; and other news.
Booker Prize Longlist, Courtney Maum on Creative Sensitivity, and More
U.K. Booksellers Association launches environmental manifesto; at home with Herman Melville; why science and poetry go together; and other news.
Poetry to Combat Hatred, Neustadt International Prize Finalists, and More
Salman Rushdie on depicting corruption; New Hampshire poet laureate choice sparks controversy; Laura Lippman’s newspaper novel; and other news.
Audible Captions, N. Scott Momaday Wins Peace Award, and More
Colson Whitehead on humor and tragedy; the book that went to the moon and the poem that wasn’t impressed; comics against the Internet; and other news.
Carolyn Forché and the Great Work of Poetry, Lost Charles Dickens Portrait, and More
Hua Hsu on the stories we tell, and don’t tell, about Asian American lives; Chuck Klosterman’s approach to criticism; ACLU defends activist detained by ICE after reciting poem; and other news.
The 2019 Whiting Literary Magazine Prizes, Claudia Rankine on White Privilege, and More
Books about the Apollo 11 moon landing; Emilia Phillips on the dissociation of body and self; social workers at the library; and other news.
Translating With Arthur Sze, Fall’s Most Anticipated Books, and More
Mitchell S. Jackson on finding his style; the bully of Stranger Things has a poetry podcast; T. C. Boyle on the allure of altered consciousness; and other news.
Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowship Finalists, Dystopian Authors Against Detention, and More
Chia-Chia Lin on her job impersonating the rich; book and perfume pairings; a tool to analyze sentiment in books; and other news.
Hunter S. Thompson’s Cabin for Rent, Writers as Houseguests, and More
The art of the aphorism; David Berman on finding the right line; Charles Simic on James Tate; and other news.
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.