Reviewers & Critics: Carlos Lozada of the Washington Post
Carlos Lozada, a Pulitzer Prize–winning critic at the Washington Post, on his reading process, the role of social media in his work, and more.
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The Second Shelf
In a tiny bookshop in London, writer A. N. Devers spotlights women’s writing by only stocking rare books and modern first editions by female authors.
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Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin
The first lines of a dozen noteworthy books, including Grand Union by Zadie Smith and Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout.
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Small Press Points: Unnamed Press
Unnamed Press, an L.A.–based press, aims to publish story-driven books by underrepresented or marginalized voices.
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The Written Image: Heaven’s Vault
Heaven’s Vault, a video game by inkle, requires players to translate the runes of an ancient language.
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The Anthologist: A Compendium of Uncommon Collections
A round-up of four new anthologies, including Burn It Down: Women Writing About Anger edited by Lilly Dancyger.
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National Book Award Finalists, Revisiting John Updike, and More
Biblioasis publisher on the Ducks, Newburyport buzz; Michele Richardson raises copyright concerns with Jojo Moyes; Jess Row on the past and future of the MFA; and other news.
Joyce Carol Oates on Climate Catastrophe, Year-to-Date Book Sales, and More
Booker Prize finalists talk inspiration; anticipating the Nobel Prizes for literature; the pleasures and challenges of used bookselling; and other news.
The Pleasures of Writing, Surveillance Capitalism, and More
How gender figures in the work of Haruki Murakami; the risks of strict reading-level systems; an interactive comic at the Believer; and other news.
The 2019 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grants, D. H. Lawrence’s Obscenity Trial, and More
Four enduring publishers and literary magazines; the corrupt language of politics; a reissue for a feminist classic; and other news.
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