Narrative Psychology, Museums for Book Lovers, and More
Ukraine’s literary scene; early J. R. R. Tolkien story to be published for the first time; Florida high school removes book from summer reading list after parents complain; and other news.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates and Roxane Gay in Conversation, the Motive for Metaphor, and More
Authors reflect on the #BlackLivesMatter movement; Elizabeth Alexander on writing through grief; writers respond to works at Storylines Guggenheim exhibit; and other news.
Comma Queen
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Mary Norris, New Yorker copy editor and author of Between You and Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen (Norton, 2015), talks about commas in this episode of a new video series from the New Yorker.
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Murakami Onstage, Novelist Steph Cha on Writing Feminist Noir, and More
England marks thirtieth anniversary of Philip Larkin’s death; Lidia Yuknavitch on storytelling and violence; Astrid Lindgren’s WWII diaries to be released in U.S. next year; and other news.
The Science of Literature, Novels by Poets, and More
Finding meaning in the nonsensical; a farewell to a speakeasy bookstore; George Braziller’s memoir-in-vignettes; and other news.
Jon Stewart’s Book Bump, Immigrant Writing Prize Aims to Squash Stereotypes, and More
Bill Clegg on being an agent and an author; Ursula K. LeGuin shares her current literary preferences; author-hosted podcasts for your morning commute; and other news.
Experiment Reveals Publishing Gender Bias, Taking James Patterson’s Master Class, and More
Fred Moten interviewed; Shirley Jackson on fan mail; Jonathan Franzen’s ideological critique; and other news.
The Seventy-Five Minute Novel, Bloomsbury Group’s Mass Appeal, and More
New software streamlines authors’ e-mail archives; Mad Men book props up for auction; debut authors in conversation; and other news.
The Value of Difficult Fiction, Louisiana Literature, and More
An introverted writer’s lament; Alan Cheuse has died; Charlie Hebdo’s sudden extreme wealth; and other news.
Lost F. Scott Fitzgerald Story Published, Emily Dickinson Documentary, and More
A “gritty” TV adaptation of Little Women; a map of literary road trips; Michigan bookstore refunds purchases of Go Set a Watchman; and other news.
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