August Wilson’s Pittsburgh, Poets Respond to Charlottesville, and More
Tao Lin on writing to feel less lonely; Amit Chaudhuri makes a case against the Booker Prize; why and where to publish work in literary magazines; and other news.
Genre: Fiction
Get a Clue
The Atlas Pursuit is David Wise’s debut novel in which a fictionalized version of actress Patricia Neal hires a private detective to help her unravel a mystery. The novel uses true details from Neal’s life, including the fact that she was once married to author Roald Dahl, who was a British pilot and spy during World War II. In order to solve riddles and unlock chapters of the interactive digital book, readers can use online research supplemented by visits to public New York City landmarks connected to Neal and Dahl’s lives. Think of several public landmarks located in your city, and integrate them as clues or red herrings in a short mystery story. How does zeroing in on the small, specific details of familiar landmarks imbue your story with a layer of suspense or tension?
Jo Nesbø’s Thirst
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Jo Nesbø describes how awkward Tinder dates and vampirism inspired his new novel, The Thirst (Knopf, 2017), the latest in his Harry Hole thriller series.
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Q&A: Lena Dunham’s Lenny Imprint
Girls creator Lena Dunham discusses her new feminist book imprint, Lenny Books, and its first title, Sour Heart, the debut story collection by Jenny Zhang.
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Rejection Slips: On Not Getting Into the New Yorker
Best-selling author Daniel Wallace (Big Fish) has been submitting short stories to the New Yorker for more than thirty years, and has yet to receive a letter of acceptance. What he did receive, however, was a surprising friendship...
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Epic: An Interview With Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie’s new novel, The Golden House, marks a triumphant return to realism for the titan of letters whose insights on everything from novel-writing and magical realism to identity and social media are as fascinating as the worlds he creates in his books.
The Written Image: Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere
Illustrator and U.K. children’s laureate Chris Riddell provides fantastical artwork for a new edition of Neil Gaiman’s first solo novel, Neverwhere, published this month in the U.S. by William Morrow.
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Writing as Redemption: Rewriting a Scene to Rewrite Your Life
For the author whose new novel, The Gypsy Moth Summer, is out now, it took over two decades of writing and rewriting the same scene from her childhood to fully understand—and make peace with—her past.
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Kakutani Book Deal, Poetry and the Male Identity, and More
Kiki Petrosino’s open letter to the president of the University of Virginia; Alberto Ríos named director of writing center at Arizona State University; thirty-one writer fantasies; and other news.
Women Dominate Hugo Awards, Bestselling Publishers, and More
Jorie Graham on how to live during environmental crisis; a survey of books on the power of political protest; Harriet Beecher Stowe’s disassembled house up for auction; and other news.
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