A Student Remembers: Saying Good-Bye to Peter Matthiessen
Novelist Elizabeth Kostova pays tribute to her longtime writing mentor, the late National Book Award–winning author Peter Matthiessen.
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Industrious After Wisdom: Thoughts on the MFA as a Student and Teacher
Writer and teacher Jim Minick recalls his unique experiences as a student in one MFA program while teaching in another, and offers ideas about what an ideal full- and low-residency program might include.
Reginald Dwayne Betts on Poetry and Law, Stephen King’s Mixtape, and More
Neil Gaiman's Norse mythology; breaking taboos and loving the characters we fear; twelve essential American books; and other news.
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Stephen King on Teaching Writing, the Case Against Trigger Warnings, and More
Vook acquires Byliner; Peter Carey on refusing to ghost Julian Assange’s memoir; the campaign for independent bookstores expands; and other news.
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Authors Debate Poetry’s Relevance, Publishing Mergers in 2014, and More
BitLit partners with HarperCollins; Julia Turner named editor in chief of Slate; the burdens placed upon writers of color in academia; and other news.
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The Human Library’s Many Books
A Danish organization challenges library patrons worldwide to confront prejudices and change perspectives through conversations with “human books.”
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Teenage Poet Yahya Hassan, Class Divide Between Adjunct and Tenured Professors, and More
Vice magazine features Yahya Hassan, a teenage Danish Palestinian poet whose first collection is the most popular book of Danish poetry in history; NBC News spotlights the income disparity between adjunct and tenured professors in the United States; BuzzFeed wants to know if you can guess the identity of a classic novel after reading its first sentence; and other news.
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Randy Susan Meyers on Using an Outline, Speaking With Don Share, and More
Poet Charles Simic weighs in on the current state of American society; 2paragraphs speaks with Poetry magazine editor Don Share; Randy Susan Meyers examines the usefullness of an outline; and other news.
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A Massive Open Online Movement
Massive open online courses, which are offered for free online to anyone in the world, provide a new alternative to students looking for an education in the arts.
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Novelist Sonallah Ibrahim, Defending Higher Education, V. S. Naipaul, and More
Egyptian novelist Sonallah Ibrahim discusses writing and Egypt; UVA English professor defends higher education; the feuds and influences that define V. S. Naipaul; and other news.
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