Hemingway Exhibit Opens Today, Borges’s Radio Conversations, and More
Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera’s global voice; Cave Canem cofounder Toi Derricotte retires; Alice Notley interviewed at BOMB; and other news.
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An Appreciation of Italo Calvino, Eileen Myles on Her Poetry Career, and More
Morrissey’s novel receives harsh reviews; Amazon announces pilot series about Zelda Fitzgerald; National Punctuation Day; and other news.
Ta-Nehisi Coates to Pen Black Panther Comic, William Blake’s Cottage Saved, and More
James Patterson receives lifetime achievement award; e-book sales dip this year; Scottish thesaurus project reveals 421 words for snow; and other news.
E-Book Service Oyster Shutters, the Rise of Literary Annotation, and More
Famed literary agent Carmen Balcells has died; the pleasures of reading forbidden books; writing programs and the lack of diversity; and other news.
Prizewinning Poet C. K. Williams Has Died, a Carnegie Library Quest, and More
Authors sign open letter to Chinese president calling for release of jailed writers; best-selling novelist Jackie Collins has died; Olive Kitteridge miniseries adapted from prize-winning novel wins six Emmys; and other news.
Juan Felipe Herrera’s Nationwide Poetry Project, Refugee Poets Speak Out, and More
The first “GIF novel”; Martin Amis on adapting novels for film; Alexander Chee on self-promotion and Elena Ferrante; and other news.
On Poetry and Social Media, Writing Through Grief, and More
New York Times hires new book critic; Salman Rushdie’s reading habits; the National Book Award in fiction longlist is announced; and other news.
Saul Bellow and the Academy, Joyce Carol Oates on her Childhood, and More
A history of writing in cafés; National Book Award in nonfiction longlist announced; U.S. author earnings fall below poverty level; and other news.
On Famous Last Words, #ActualAsianPoets, and More
Jonathan Franzen among new contributors to Chipotle’s “Cultivating Thought” series; Man Booker shortlist announced; an interview with poet laureate Juan Felipe Herrera; and other news.
George Saunders Interviews Ben Marcus, the Price of the Personal Essay, and More
The New York Times announces David Carr Fellowship; Thomas Pynchon conspiracy update; how crowdfunding is shaping avant-garde literary journals; and other news.
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