Pinsky's Rules for Reviewers, Catch-22 Turns Fifty, and More
AAP reports book sales figures for the first half of 2011; a compendium of literature of extraordinary debt; Keats's bullying reviewer; and other news.
Daily News from Poets & Writers
The End of Borders, L.A. Libraries Rally, and More
Borders reaches the end of the road; Los Angeles restores library hours; book typos on the rise; a peek inside Haruki Murakami's 1Q84; and other news.
Andrew Wylie vs. HarperCollins, Slam Poetry Is Twenty-Five, Gertrude Stein Gets an iPhone, and More
Andrew Wylie accuses HarperCollins of behaving badly toward authors; Slam Poetry celebrates twenty-five years; Gertrude Stein gets an iPhone; and other news.
Borders Deal Collapses, Google+ for Writers, and More
The Borders saga meanders to a close; Books, Inc., marks its one hundred sixtieth birthday; Austen's "The Watsons" sells for $1.6 million; and other news.
African Writers to Watch, Chinese Poet Finds Refuge in Germany, and More
Chinese poet Liao Yiwu makes safe passage into Germany; incarcerated Bahraini protest poet is released; ten young African authors to read now; the Forward Poetry Prize's potential gender bias; and other news.
French Coach Reads Poetry to Rally Players, A. S. Byatt's Sibling Rivalry, and More
The French women's soccer coach reads poetry to rally his team for World Cup; Margaret Drabble, sister of A. S. Byatt, speaks candidly about sibling rivalry; Google blocks publication of a former employee's book; and other news.
Google's E-reader Launches, Gertrude Stein as Children's Author, and More
Google prepares to launch its first e-book reader; Gertrude Stein speaks to children; Vendela Vida on the appeal of the unlikable female protagonist; why not go highbrow when it comes to beach reads; and other news.
Paul Auster Versus Philip Roth, Beck's Small Press Plans, and More
Paul Auster challenges Philip Roth on the state of fiction; Beck proposes a "sixties-style" indie press; the changing shape of the book industry; French novelists take on new realism; and other news.
Priceless Manuscript Stolen, Norton Revives Storied Liveright Imprint, and More
A priceless twelfth-century manuscript has been reported stolen from a safe in northern Spain; W. W. Norton revives its storied imprint; a Virginia Woolf photo album is digitized and made available online; and other news.
“As You Like It” Altered for New York Audiences, StumbleUpon Exceeds Facebook, and More
A British psychologist blames romance
novels for poor relationships; a new production of As You Like It—without the dead rabbits; StumbleUpon has exceeded Facebook in website referrals; and other news.
Most Anticipated Books, O'Connor the Cartoonist, and More
Novels by Murakami, Eugenides, and DeLillo among the most anticipated books for the second half of 2011; short-story master Flannery O'Connor's new book of cartoons; Joe Konrath on the wave of e-book titles hitting the marketplace; and other news.
French Author's Claims Against Strauss-Kahn, Brian Eno's Poetry Experiment, and More
Dominique Strauss-Kahn threatens to sue French author for slander; Brian Eno and poet Rick Holland collaborate on new album; China's banned books attract buyers in Hong Kong; Iowa City tweets a novel; and other news.
Lou Reed's Poe Fancy, Unfinished Book Becomes Best-Seller, and More
Twitter-happy author's unfinished novel tops best-seller charts; Borders prepares to sell itself; Lou Reed on Edgar Allan Poe; the mother of all summer reading lists; and other news.
Amélie Director to Adapt T. S. Spivet, Madoff Does Time Reading Michener, and More
Amélie director takes rights for T. S. Spivet adaptation; Kafka's The Metamorphosis gets gory; Madoff takes on Michener in prison; New York City libraries avoid budget cuts; and other news.
Amazon's Controversial Blurbing Process, Shakespeare the Stoner, and More
Amazon Publishing promises to promote authors who blurb their new titles; an anthropologist wants to exhume Shakespeare's bones to test for drug use; Nick Laird reviews poetry apps; and other news.
Writer Threatens Kidnapping as a Promo Stunt, the Final Hours of Lorca, and More
A Virginia writer treatens kidnapping as part of a promotional stunt; the final hours of the celebrated writer Federico García Lorca; Monica Ali reimagines Princess Diana; and other news.
FBI Investigates Borders Bombs, Philip Roth on Not Reading Fiction, and More
FBI looks into explosives planted at Borders store; Philip Roth gives up fiction; author Esther Broner remembered; U.K. Poetry Society shaken up after budget increase; and other news.
The Diets of Poets, Six Egyptian Writers You Should Know, and More
The Guardian examines the gay and lesbian literary canon; the diets of poets; Broke-Ass Stuart has a TV show; and other news.
Chabon Writes for Disney, Cloud Atlas Adapted for Film, and More
Byliner launches depository for narrative nonfiction; Michael Chabon writes for Disney; Cloud Atlas crosses over to film; Keanu Reeves crosses over to poetry; and other news.
Lying Novelists, Book Burning in Amsterdam, and More
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas comes out as an undocumented immigrant; A Dutch organization intends to burn Lawrence Hill's novel; James Franco's new film about Hart Crane, and other news.
Neko Case Sings for Poetry, 50 Cent Writes Against Bullying, and More
Neko Case gives free concert in Poetry Foundation's new home; rapper 50 Cent pens novel; British Library teams up with Google on digital book project; Yale announces major literary award; and other news.
Self-Published Author Sells a Million Kindle Copies, Barbed Author Insults, and More
John Locke is the first self-published author to sell a million copies of a book for the Kindle; Vancouver citizens save a bookstore from outraged hockey fans; an "amplified" On the Road, and other news.
The Future of Books, Meghan O'Rourke Speaks to Her Father, and More
The Guardian questions the future of books; after writing of the loss of her mother, poet Meghan O'Rourke speaks to her father; Ayelet Waldman and Michael Chabon collaborate for HBO; and other news.
Hallucinating Ginsberg, Cheap E-readers, and More
The NYPL acquires Timothy Leary's archive; Bill Murray hearts Poets House; PEN protests Bahraini poet's prison sentence; and other news.