Maya Angelou Dies at 86, Amazon Breaks Silence on Hachette Dispute, and More
BookExpo America begins amid charges of lack of diversity; Gillian Flynn takes on Hamlet; The Poetry Archive reboots; and other news.
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National Poetry Month, Poets on Twitter, and More
New York City’s Rare Book Week; the exploitation of Detroit’s decay; writers reflect on the portrayal of Appalachia; and other news.
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Simon & Schuster Rescinds Lefevre Contract, an App to Improve Reading Speed, and More
Helen Tartar, the editorial director of Fordham University Press, has died; coffee for making a deal with the devil; Tammany Hall’s good guys; and other news.
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Author Protests Anti-Gay Ruling, Live-Tweeting a Loved One’s Final Days, and More
McSweeney’s releases a Portlandia-themed activity book; a new biography of Louis Armstrong; novelist Eleanor Catton on the seasons of writing; and other news.
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Oyster Raises Fourteen Million Dollars, Benjamin Percy’s Novel Optioned by FOX, and More
Oyster, the Netflix-like service for literature, has raised fourteen million dollars in investments; Richard Nash will leave Small Demons and join Byliner; Benjamin Percy’s novel Red Moon has been optioned by FOX TV as a potential series; and other news.
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Amazon Workers Plan Holiday Strike in Germany, Bloomberg Layoffs, and More
Workers in Germany are planning a holiday season strike at Amazon’s fulfillment centers; Julie Bosman reports Thomas Pynchon will not attend the National Book Awards; Thin Reads editor Howard Polskin names the eight most influential players in the world of e-book singles; and other news.
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Twitter and the Literary Community, Kurt Vonnegut’s Birthday, Long Novels’ Big Comeback, and More
The Millions explores how Twitter connects writers and readers; Kurt Vonnegut would have been ninety-one years old today; long novels enjoy cultural resurgence; and other news.
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Controversial Emily Dickinson Archive, Thoughts on Neologisms, Arizona Lifts Book Ban, and More
Emily Dickinson online archive fuels debate; Ian Crouch discusses the proliferation of neologisms; Arizona approves Mexican-American studies books; ten scary novels for Halloween; and other news.
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Maria Popova on Dani Shapiro’s New Book, Emily Dickinson Archive, and More
Dustin Kurtz reports that the government of Iran may relax its literary censorship; Kenneth Goldsmith considers the connections between Internet culture and poetry; the Emily Dickinson Archive is now integrated and available online; and other news.
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Andrew Wylie on Amazon, Bay Area Literary Map, and More
Amazon intends to open at least three warehouses in western Poland; Ron Charles has the skinny on last night’s PEN/Faulkner gala; reading Dave Eggers’s new novel The Circle inspired Michele Filgate to give up social media; and other news.
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