Ferrante’s “Fragments,” Nigeria’s Booksellers, and More
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International Translation Day, Folio Prize Suspended, and More
Book banned in New Zealand to be published in the U.S; an interview with Valeria Luiselli; National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35 honorees announced; and other news.
Writers Look Back at Their First Novels, Jane Austen App, and More
MacArthur Genius fellows announced; Daniel Handler and wife give $1 million to Planned Parenthood; confessional writing’s legacy; and other news.
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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.
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
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